Vietnamese tea honored in France

Ten Vietnamese tea products received awards from the French Organization for the Promotion of Agricultural Values ​​(AVPA), including 1 Gold prize, 1 Silver prize, 2 Bronze prizes and 6 Encouragement prizes.

According to a VNA reporter in France, within the framework of the Fair of hotel and restaurant products in Paris, on the afternoon of November 5, the French Organization for Increasing the Value of Agricultural Products (AVPA) held the award ceremony "Les Thés du Monde" ( World Tea).

Ten Vietnamese tea products received awards from this prestigious association, including 1 Gold prize, 1 Silver prize, 2 Bronze prizes and 6 Encouragement prizes.

Sense Memory Lemon Spice Tea (Gold Award), Be Better Flower and Honey Tea (Silver Award), Flying Red Dragon Gold Tea and Hoang Lien Son Memory Fermented Tea (Bronze Award) are 4 out of 10 Vietnamese teas honored at the AVPA award ceremony.

Nine of these awards went to Sobica Sodeli, bringing the total number of awards the company has received in world tea competitions to 45.

Six of the award-winning teas are the result of the company's collaboration with Artisan Nguyen Cao Son in an effort to promote Sapa ancient Shan tea from Lao Cai province and Moc Chau Oolong tea from Son La province.

This success affirms the solid steps of a Vietnamese enterprise in France on the journey of creating high-quality health tea products, and at the same time demonstrates the right direction of Sobica Sodeli in accompanying domestic tea production partners on the journey of spreading the reputation of Vietnamese tea to the world.

Artisan Nguyen Cao Son, the direct producer of this year's award-winning tea products. (Photo: VNA)

Sharing with VNA reporters in France about the secret to success, Ms. Vu Thi Thu Hang, Chairwoman of Sobica Sodeli Company, said that in order for Vietnamese tea to become a product with its own identity and reputation in the world market, it is necessary to change the production mindset, focusing on highlighting the special flavor of tea and combining flavors to create healthy products, suitable for the taste of consumers.

With the desire to create many different types of tea to serve French customers, Ms. Thu Hang has worked with artisans in Vietnam, testing small batches of tea to create brands such as Tay Con Linh of Hoang Lien Son, Cao Bo of Ha Giang and this year, products of Lao Cai with the cooperation of artisan Nguyen Cao Son, in fermented tea products and yellow tea, especially rare and good for health, loved by many French customers.

Determined to pursue the journey of quality, Sobica Sodeli always strives to contribute to promoting the dynamism of domestic tea markets in Vietnam, especially export activities to new international markets with strict requirements.

Expressing her desire to join hands with farmers and artisans in the country to help Vietnamese tea be appreciated and loved not only by Vietnamese people but also by the French, Ms. Thu Hang said: “The French have a lot of affection for wine, but not for tea. But if we together introduce special products with traditional flavors, with the hard work of farmers to highlight that flavor, and with businesses enthusiastically introducing tea products to French and European consumers, then Vietnamese tea will also become a precious product like French wine.”

Although unable to go to France to attend the award ceremony, as a direct producer of the award-winning tea products, artisan Cao Son, who has organized tea parties for the reception of high-ranking foreign delegations from Vietnam, expressed his honor to see Vietnamese tea products named at the AVPA Paris World Tea Competition 2024.

He wishes to “visit many new tea regions of Vietnam, make many special teas to introduce special Vietnamese tea products to tea lovers around the world.”

Sharing her impression of the richness and diversity of Vietnamese tea, Ms. Carine Baudry, Chairwoman of the Jury of the AVPA World Tea Competition 2024, expressed her wish to see Vietnamese tea continue to reap awards in the coming competitions.

She emphasized: “The richness of Vietnam creates a diversity of tea growing areas from the mountains to the plains, bringing richness from the colors to the types of tea. We Europeans appreciate the quality as well as the rich flavor of Vietnamese tea.”

For his part, Mr. Philippe Juglar, President of AVPA, said that Vietnam has given him wonderful experiences with tea and coffee. He expressed: “Your country has great products and I hope that there will be more Vietnamese products participating in the annual AVPA awards.”

Mr. Anton Tourtier, a guest at the event, said that the richness of Vietnamese tea is not yet widely known to the world, so bringing products to an international award like AVPA is a good idea to help Vietnamese tea products be introduced to a wider public and the award is a guarantee of the product's value.

First held in 2018, the AVPA “Les Thés du Monde” competition aims to recognize teas and herbal teas whose culinary value truly goes beyond the consumption of the conventional packaged product.

In addition to traditional teas from China, India, Sri Lanka, etc., the competition also allows tea drinkers to explore new, innovative products from Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia and even Europe.

According to research by Research and Markets, the growth of the tea industry is increasing due to changing lifestyles and increasing consumer awareness of the health benefits of drinking tea.

The global tea market is expected to reach 37.5 billion USD by 2025, far exceeding the 24.3 billion USD recorded in 2016. Vietnam currently ranks 5th in the world in tea exports and 7th in global tea production.

In 2023, Vietnam's tea exports will reach 121,000 tons, worth 211 million USD. Vietnamese tea products are now present in 74 countries and territories.

Statistics from the Vietnam Tea Association also show that up to now, Vietnam has 34 provinces and cities growing tea with a total area of ​​123,000 hectares, an average yield of nearly 95 quintals/hectare, and an output of 1.02 million tons of fresh tea buds.

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