Cholimex Food

What Cholimex Food does

Cholimex Food is a Vietnam-based, privately held food manufacturing company headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, founded in 1983. According to the firmographic record, it produces sauces, dips, spices, and frozen foods, and additionally offers supply chain services, indicating an integrated model spanning production through logistics. The company operates at mid-market scale with 1001-5000 employees, suggesting established production capacity and a multi-decade track record in the domestic Vietnamese packaged-food category.

Business model mechanics are not disclosed in the available input: no pricing model, revenue figures, customer segments, named accounts, distribution channels, or partnership details are present. The explicit inclusion of "supply chain services" in the company description suggests Cholimex generates revenue not only from branded packaged-food sales but potentially from third-party logistics or contract-manufacturing activities as well, though the split between these lines is not quantified. The company's website (cholimexfood.com.vn) is operational, confirming active business status, but the scraped content consists of a loading/verification page with no substantive product, pricing, or channel information.

Data limitations are material: ownership structure, parent/subsidiary relationships, regulatory standing, awards, patents, management team beyond a single CEO record (Diep Nam Hai), certifications, geographic footprint beyond Vietnam, and revenue figures are all absent from the input. As a result, this description reflects only what is directly supported by the available firmographic record and should be treated as a baseline portrait rather than a comprehensive company profile.

Name

Cholimex Food

Legal name

Cholimex Food

Website

https://cholimexfood.com.vn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Cholimex Food is a privately held Vietnamese food manufacturer founded in 1983 and based in Ho Chi Minh City, producing sauces, dips, spices, and frozen foods while also offering supply chain services, operating with 1001-5000 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sauce & Condiment Manufacturing

NAICS

Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing (311412)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Dips, Salsas, Relishes & Chutneys Manufacturing (AFAKADAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Salad Dressings & Vinaigrettes Manufacturing (AFAKADAC), Ethnic Groceries & Shelf-Stable Foods Wholesale (AFAIAIAA)

Keywords

• Sauce manufacturing
• Frozen food production
• Condiment manufacturing
• Spice processing
• Food distribution services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ho Chi Minh City

HQ country

Vietnam

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Core offering

Cholimex Food manufactures and supplies a diversified portfolio of branded food products including sauces, dips, spices, and frozen foods. The company also provides supply chain services to support distribution of its products to retail and food-service customers across Vietnam. Operations are anchored at its Ho Chi Minh City facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sauces Manufactured branded sauce products distributed to retail and food-service customers in Vietnam.
• Dips Manufactured branded dip products supplied to retail and food-service channels in Vietnam.
• Spices Manufactured branded spice products for retail and food-service customers in Vietnam.
• Frozen Foods Manufactured branded frozen food products distributed through retail and food-service channels in Vietnam.
• Supply Chain Services Logistics and distribution services supporting the delivery of Cholimex Food's branded products to retail and food-service customers.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Vinamilk: Vietnam's largest dairy and packaged-food company with diversified product lines and integrated national distribution — comparable in scale, vertically integrated FMCG model, and Vietnamese retail/HORECA relationships paralleling Cholimex Food.
• Thai Union Group: Leading Southeast Asian frozen food and seafood company with significant manufacturing and distribution scale — comparable in the frozen-foods side of Cholimex Food's portfolio and as a regional incumbent across SEA retail and foodservice.
• McCormick & Company: Global spice, seasoning, and condiment manufacturer — comparable on the spices/seasonings segment of Cholimex Food's portfolio and as a broad incumbent shaping flavor and foodservice trends in Asia.
• Kikkoman: World-leading soy sauce and Asian condiment manufacturer with a strong Asian and global foodservice footprint — comparable in sauces/condiments category, and an active competitor in Vietnam's HORECA and retail channels overlapping with Cholimex Food.
• Unilever Vietnam: Multinational FMCG giant with established sauces, seasonings, and frozen-foods presence in Vietnam — broad incumbent competing for the same condiment and frozen-food shelf space and HORECA accounts targeted by Cholimex Food.
• Nestlé Vietnam: Major multinational FMCG manufacturer in Vietnam with seasonings, sauces, and frozen prepared foods — broad incumbent competing for the same Vietnamese consumer and foodservice channels as Cholimex Food.

Direct peers

• Lee Kum Kee: Global sauces and condiments specialist (soy, chili, oyster sauces) operating in Vietnam and Asian markets — directly comparable product category, with comparable go-to-market through foodservice and retail channels that overlap with Cholimex Food's sauce and dip business.
• Masan Consumer (Masan Group): Vietnamese consumer goods leader with strong sauces, seasonings, and convenience foods portfolio, directly comparable to Cholimex Food's domestic sauces/dips/condiments offering and competing for the same Vietnamese shelf space and HORECA relationships.
• Ajinomoto Vietnam: Asian seasonings and food manufacturer with strong Vietnamese presence (seasonings, sauces, frozen foods) — directly comparable product mix and active competitor in Vietnam's condiment and frozen-foods market overlapping with Cholimex Food's offerings.

Emerging players

• Ching's Secret (Capital Foods): Emerging Asian-origin sauces and condiments brand with growing multi-region footprint — comparable product positioning (sauces, dips, ready-to-eat) and a useful model for Cholimex Food's potential regional expansion of its own branded sauces.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cholimex-food-joint-stock-company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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