The director of the phone system went to sell vegetables, meat and eggs at the same price amid the Covid-19 pandemic

In order to support Ho Chi Minh City people to shop for food and food amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Industry and Trade has called on businesses to join hands to solve this problem. Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Dat – Director of a smartphone retail system in Ho Chi Minh City, said that after receiving information from the Department, he worked with a number of partners with experience in food supply to open a vegetable shop. tubers, meat, fish at the same price.

Food supply store of Mr. Dat and some partners on Nguyen Huu Canh Street, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City.

“I see many friends and people around have difficulty in buying vegetables, fruits, meat, eggs… I act because I think I will partially support to solve that problem,” Mr. Dat said. He named this mobile fruit and vegetable sales system FoodShare.

Mr. Dat said this is a non-profit project because the operators are all volunteers, without salary. “From the very beginning, we shared this with our suppliers and received great support. CP Vietnam Group, Bo Cong Anh Food or Hai Dang fish sauce… all contributed to us to bring it to our customers. a good price for customers.

The first store has been in operation since July 17 on Nguyen Huu Canh Street, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. All products are sold at the same price. Accordingly, depending on the type of vegetables will cost 20,000-30,000 VND/kg, chicken eggs 30,000 VND/bag of 10 eggs, pork 120,000 VND/kg… People can go directly to the store to buy or order online.

Mr. Dat is the owner of a famous mobile retail system in Ho Chi Minh City.

According to Mr. Dat, on the first day of opening, this store provided more than 10 tons of vegetables and fruits, 1 ton of pork, 12,000 eggs and more than 1 ton of frozen seafood. Mr. Dat said he is connecting with large supply sources. Therefore, in the coming time, the source of goods will be more abundant, able to meet 10-20 times more than the current.

The difficulty in this moment for Mr. Dat and the team from the point of sale and delivery channel is not many.” Because it is a new unit in the industry, it is not convenient to open and sell at fixed points. I will work closely with the market management agency and take advantage of my existing mobile stores to serve as a point to bring vegetables, fruits and necessities to people more quickly,” Mr. Dat shared. .

Mr. Dat aims to continue opening 10 more stores in the next 10 days in districts to quickly meet the high demand for food and food of people in many localities. However, stores still focus on online delivery channels to reach more people and ensure compliance with the Government’s Directive 16.