The cooking oil market in Vietnam has become more competitive than ever, with many firms jumping into the industry.

After concluding successful transactions, large conglomerates now have trillions of dong in their coffers. And they have to think about how to use the money.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though the growth of the sweets market has slowed down, it is still attracting investors.

VietNamNet Bridge - The cooking oil market with annual revenue of VND30 trillion, a high growth rate and low average consumption per capita has become an attractive market.

VietNamNet Bridge - As Kinh Do has sold its sweets manufacturing division to the US firm Mondelez, Vietnam has no company that can compete with foreign manufacturers in the sweets market.

VietNamNet Bridge – Big-name Vietnamese brands have changed hands recently after finalizing major deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

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