Nearly 500 people in Dong Nai province were hospitalized after eating contaminated bread, highlighting the ongoing challenges of food safety in Vietnam.
According to Nielsen, Vietnam is the fastest-growing Asian market for snack consumption and ranks third in the world in terms of compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the market, with 19.1 per cent in 2021, after Argentina, with 25.8 per cent, and Slovakia with 20 per cent. Young Vietnamese spend up to VND13 trillion ($520.65 million) monthly on junk food, showing that quality and demand are increasing.