Vietnam Food (VNF) company specializes in processing shrimp co-products to create value-added ingredients for various industries whilst alleviating environmental burden.
VNF is currently both the pioneer and leading shrimp co-products processor in Vietnam, providing comprehensive eco-friendly solutions from both shrimp heads and shrimp shells.
VNF’s FOUNDATION
VISION
Today’s wastage is tomorrow’s resources
MISSION
VNF’s biotechnological ‘green’ orientation boosts the nutrient recovery and final value derived from shrimp co-products. Thus, breakthrough high-quality products can be sustainably offered to the market.
VALUE (3P’s MODEL)
- People: Safe, accessible, and sustainable nutrition solutions for the people
- Planet: Solutions to minimize environmental impacts, both from reducing landfill and lessening resource consumption
- Profit: Shrimp co-products industry is revolutionized as value-added product portfolio proves co-products as valuable assets, rather than liabilities
3P’s VALUE MODEL OF VNF
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
ADDED VALUE
60-80%
Water
Chemicals
60-80%
Wastewater treatment costs
CO2 Gas
Amount of shrimp co-products collected by VNF (that would’ve otherwise been directed towards landfills)
>60%
Resources recovered & reused during production
>10 times
Final product portfolio adds exponential value from raw materials
Revolutionize a new shrimp co-products processing industry where value is found and added to a previously discarded raw materials
Provide nutrition-rich products made more accessible to local and global communities and industries.
Solve “burden” of shrimp co-products. Last puzzle piece to help shrimp industry more sustainable and can contribute higher values to society.
SOLUTION FOR NUTRITION
Note:
(1) Compared to traditional chitin production practices which consumes a lot of water and chemicals
(2) Rate is calculated as a percentage of the original volume
(3) Added value = Output Value/ Input Value