THE SECOND CHOLIMEX FACTORY IS GRANTED AN EU CODE AND FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE

Having fully met the conditions and evaluation criteria, Cholimex Food's second food processing plant, located at Lots C3-19 to C3-24, VL7 Road, Vinh Loc 2 Industrial Park, Voi La Hamlet, Long Hiep Commune, Ben Luc District, Long An Province, has been granted EU code number (TS 1265) and a food safety certificate.

Specifically, on December 11, 2024, the Southern Region Quality, Processing and Market Development Sub-Department officially granted the EU code (TS 1265) and food safety certificate to Cholimex Food Ben Luc Food Processing Plant after conducting an assessment on December 5, 2024. The plant, covering nearly 4 hectares with a capacity of 10,000 tons per year, commenced construction at the end of 2022 with a total investment of 850 billion VND. In July 2024, the plant continued with phase 2 construction, including expanding the production area, storage facilities, and upgrading the wastewater treatment system. Upon operation, the plant will fully meet domestic and international food safety quality standards such as: ISO 9001:2015; ISO 22000:2018; The factory meets the global standards of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) for the food industry; it is eligible for export to the European Union with EU code (TS 1265) and also ensures HALAL standards for the Muslim market and KOSHER standards for the Jewish market. In addition, the factory also ensures sustainable and environmentally friendly production requirements. According to Cholimex Food's leadership, the investment and operation of the Cholimex Food Ben Luc factory is considered a new development aimed at increasing production, meeting market demand, and contributing to bringing Cholimex Food products closer to consumers worldwide . Cholimex Food Joint Stock Company (Cholimex Food) has made its mark on the market as one of Vietnam's leading producers, processors, and distributors of food in the sauces, spices, condiments, and frozen food sectors. With over four decades of development and a mission to "Bring the flavor of life to every delicious meal" and to "season" each dish with love through quality, responsibility, and creativity, Cholimex Food has increasingly affirmed its reputation in the domestic and international food industry with a diverse range of products from chili sauce, tomato sauce, black bean sauce, oyster sauce, dipping sauces: Cholimex fish sauce with 30, 35, and 40% protein content, Huong Viet Thanh Vi soy sauce, Hao Vi soy sauce, naturally fermented soybean soy sauce… to convenient marinades: BBQ marinade, char siu marinade, beef stew sauce, beef noodle soup sauce, black pepper sauce, Korean-style meat marinade, fish sauce fried chicken sauce, sweet and sour pork rib sauce, Thai hot pot sauce, seafood hot pot sauce, mushroom hot pot sauce, kimchi hot pot sauce… and frozen foods: spring rolls, dumplings, wontons, steamed buns, Japanese-style dumplings. All products fully meet national and international quality standards. Currently, in addition to the domestic market, Cholimex Food products are available in more than 30 countries worldwide and have entered supermarket chains in Europe and North America. With both factories achieving EU code certification, Cholimex Food is confident in continuing its journey of "Bringing Vietnamese flavors to the world." In the future, besides improving quality and production volume and meeting set standards, Cholimex Food will continue to innovate, constantly improve, and diversify its product lines to better serve the domestic and export markets.