Processing seafood for export at FXPT Seafood Import Export Company Limited.
The taste of the sea and human love lingers
In Sam Son coastal area, the traditional fish sauce making profession was formed hundreds of years ago. Carefully selected fish and salt sources are the conditions for local people to process delicious fish sauce, high nutritional content, and characteristic flavor.
Through a long journey with both ups and downs and sublimation, the traditional fish sauce making profession in Sam Son coastal area has been inherited and developed with dozens of large and small establishments and hundreds of small production and trading households. Sam Son fish sauce is not only a condiment favored by many Thanh Hoa people but also favored by domestic and foreign tourists, who buy it for use or as gifts for friends and relatives. Many fish sauce brands built from this land are gradually affirming their quality, spreading value, positioning memories in the hearts of diners, gradually finding a foothold in the market.
In recent years, the Bong Sen herring fish sauce product of Phuong Cuong Phuc Company Limited has increasingly affirmed its brand and quality. Currently, the company is producing and trading 3 main products: pure fish sauce priced at 220,000 VND/liter, concentrated fish sauce priced at 550,000 VND/liter, 5-liter jar of pure fish sauce priced at 750,000 VND/liter... It can be said that this is a dream price for traditional fish sauce products. Mr. Nguyen Tien Phuc, Director of Phuong Cuong Phuc Company Limited shared: “We price our products based on the differences and advantages we bring to customers through product quality. Fresh, clean ingredients are purchased from fishermen in Quang Dai and neighboring waters, ensuring that the time from when the boat docks to when the ingredients are put into processing is no more than 2 hours. The fermentation tools are made of unglazed terracotta jars purchased from Bat Trang. Before participating in the One Commune One Product (OCOP) Program, we already had a loyal customer base who were willing to spend money to experience Bong Sen herring fish sauce products from the beginning and have maintained that choice until today.”
To enhance the brand and value of the product, Phuong Cuong Phuc Company Limited has made efforts and actively participated in the OCOP program. It is known that in addition to Bong Sen herring fish sauce, the company also has Bong Sen anchovy fish sauce products that have been recognized as 3-star OCOP. Mr. Nguyen Tien Phuc, the company director, confided: "The Bong Sen fish sauce brand is the crystallization of local intelligence and labor, along with the traditional quintessence accumulated over hundreds of years to create a fish sauce product with a rich flavor, identity, and human soul to give to diners as a gift of the sea and the love of people here".
Exporting seafood
Not only meeting the domestic market demand, Sam Son sea area has been providing input materials for many seafood processing enterprises, including some enterprises participating in official seafood export. At Lach Hoi Fishing Port, units such as: FXPT Seafood Import-Export Company Limited, seafood purchasing facilities... are always bustling with activities of buying, selling, processing and exporting seafood.
FXPT Seafood Import Export Company Limited operates right in the Lach Hoi Fishing Port area with a seafood processing capacity of about 850-900 tons/year, creating jobs for about 185-190 direct workers. The company's main products are sushi and sashimi from squid, exported to the Japanese market. In addition, the company aims to process and export a number of new products such as: cuttlefish, octopus, sea goby... aiming to diversify products and expand export markets to countries: China, Taiwan, Europe.
In operation since 2022, FXPT Seafood Import-Export Company Limited is using two main sources of raw materials for seafood processing and exporting activities, which are: imported raw materials and domestic raw materials. Domestic raw materials account for about 30-40%, including raw materials purchased from Thanh Hoa sea areas in general and Sam Son sea in particular.
To be able to open the export door, bringing products to Japan - one of the most demanding and strict markets in the world, it is the effort, determination, dynamism, and creativity of the management team, staff, and employees of FXPT Seafood Import-Export Company Limited. Along with strong investment in facilities, machinery, equipment, promoting digital transformation, and applying science and technology, the most important factor is strict adherence to product processing procedures and techniques. Mr. Nguyen Hong Quan, advisor to the Board of Directors of FXPT Seafood Import-Export Company Limited, stated: “All processing stages are carried out in a closed room and processing area maintaining a temperature of 18 - 20 degrees. When entering the working shift, workers must strictly comply with labor protection regulations before entering the processing area to control microbial hazards leading to food safety and hygiene. Currently, the company is producing and maintaining a quality control system according to HACCP and ISO 22000 standards and has been granted an export code by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment ”. In the coming time, the company will continue to implement solutions to improve product quality, diversify products and expand export markets, reduce production costs, and increase competitiveness. From there, the processing and export activities of the enterprise will achieve high value; the lives of officers and employees will be improved; Vietnamese seafood products will increasingly be present in many world markets...
Not only the efforts in searching for and expanding the input material areas, improving the output and quality of products from processing and exporting enterprises, but also the attention and drastic and responsible participation of all levels, sectors and units in removing difficulties for seafood exporting enterprises regarding seafood raw material certification (SC), seafood exploitation certification (CC), and removing the "yellow card" warning of the European Commission are very meaningful. That not only encourages seafood processing and exporting enterprises to maintain stable operations, increase the value of seafood but also creates momentum for the development of the marine economy in general.
Mr. Le Van Thang, Director of Thanh Hoa Fishing Port said: “SC certificates play an important role in proving the origin and production and processing process of seafood, ensuring quality and compliance with international regulations and standards. This helps businesses enhance their reputation, meet the requirements of the export market and increase competitiveness. This is also one of the prerequisites for Vietnamese seafood processing and exporting enterprises to open the door to the world market. Deeply aware of that, since the beginning of the year, the unit has promoted the spirit, responsibility and flexibility in conducting appraisals, granting 20 SC certificates to seafood processing and exporting enterprises with an output of more than 120 tons”.
In recent years, with the attention of all levels, sectors, local authorities, the efforts of generations of fishermen to go offshore in difficult and challenging conditions, and the proactiveness and positivity of businesses and processing facilities, have contributed to effectively exploiting marine resources, promoting and enhancing the value of Sam Son seafood.
Article and photos: Thuy Huong
Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/nang-tam-gia-tri-thuy-san-sam-son-256639.htm
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