Tropical fruit and seafood will drive company’s export business from Vietnam
Cold chain specialist Seafrigo has opened its first office in Vietnam and appointed Fabian Hautiere to head up operations in the country as managing director.
The company said the move aligns with its long-term growth strategy to develop its own operations in key locations around the globe. The new office is in Ho Chi Minh City, the economic capital of the country with easy access to the main ports and airports and home to the leading exporters of seafood and fruit. It will handle both an air and ocean operations and cater to exports and imports.
Vietnam is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia with an average GDP growth rate of 6 per cent for the last 15 years (excluding the two years of Covid). The country also has free trade agreements in place with trading partners including the EU and Asia-Pacific countries.
Hautiere joins Seafrigo from Kuehne Nagel where he was national key account manager specialising in consumer goods. He also has extensive experience on the operational side of the business where he worked as a senior supply chain manager for a leading fine food import company in Vietnam where he has lived for the last 12 years.
Hautiere commented: “This is an exciting time to be setting up the Seafrigo business in Vietnam in its own right. There are many specialist products such as pangasius, shrimps, dragon fruit and mangoes etc, to name just a few, where we will be using our team’s cold chain logistics expertise to bring these goods to markets around the world both by air and ocean.
“With my long-standing experience in Vietnam, I already knew Seafrigo well. I used and approved their services as an importer in the past, so I am well versed in the company’s passion for excellence and its commitment to the highly specialised chilled and fine foods business, joining them was a natural choice”.
