Kinh Do Corporation
Encyclopedia
Kinh Do Corporation (KINHDO:VN, KDC:VN) is a business group
of Vietnam
with an emphasis on food production, including baked goods, confections, snacks and soft drinks. The corporate group also includes companies in the fields of financial services, real estate and a retail bakery
chain. Kinh Do Corporation manages a wide variety of brand names, distributes imported
brand name snack and candy goods, and manufactures food for export
from Vietnam. Main offices
of the company are located in Ho Chi Minh City
.
Kinh Do is diversified
into several fields of interest, listed along with significant subsidiary companies:
Corporate research and press
Business group
A corporate group is a collection of parent and subsidiary corporations that function as a single economic entity through a common source of control. The concept of a group is frequently used in tax law, accounting and company law to attribute the rights and duties of one member of the group to...
of Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
with an emphasis on food production, including baked goods, confections, snacks and soft drinks. The corporate group also includes companies in the fields of financial services, real estate and a retail bakery
Bakery
A bakery is an establishment which produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cakes, pastries and pies. Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.-See also:*Baker*Cake...
chain. Kinh Do Corporation manages a wide variety of brand names, distributes imported
Import
The term import is derived from the conceptual meaning as to bring in the goods and services into the port of a country. The buyer of such goods and services is referred to an "importer" who is based in the country of import whereas the overseas based seller is referred to as an "exporter". Thus...
brand name snack and candy goods, and manufactures food for export
Export
The term export is derived from the conceptual meaning as to ship the goods and services out of the port of a country. The seller of such goods and services is referred to as an "exporter" who is based in the country of export whereas the overseas based buyer is referred to as an "importer"...
from Vietnam. Main offices
Office
An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it ; the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one's duty. When used as an adjective, the...
of the company are located in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
.
Kinh Do is diversified
Diversification
Diversification may refer to:* Diversification involves spreading investments* Diversification is a corporate strategy to increase market penetration...
into several fields of interest, listed along with significant subsidiary companies:
- FoodFoodFood is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
, primarily confections and soft drinkSoft drinkA soft drink is a non-alcoholic beverage that typically contains water , a sweetener, and a flavoring agent...
s, are manufactured and distributed by the following:- Kinh Do Corporation
- Binh Duong Kinh Do Corporation
- North Kinh Do Food Joint Stock Company
- Ki Do Corporation - ice creamIce creamIce cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
and frozen yogurtFrozen yogurtFrozen yogurt is a frozen dessert containing yogurt or other dairy products. It is slightly more tart than ice cream, as well as lower in fat... - Kinh Do Saigon
- Vinabico Corporation - confectionary
- Finance and investmentFinancial servicesFinancial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,...
, Kinh Do Investment Corporation - Real estateReal estateIn general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
, Kinh Do Land - RetailRetailRetail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
, Kinh Do Bakery - Over 25 franchised bakery shops in Ho Chi MinhHo Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
, Bien HoaBien HoaBiên Hòa is a city in Dong Nai province, Vietnam, about east of Ho Chi Minh City , to which Bien Hoa is linked by Vietnam Highway 1.- Demographics :In 1989 the estimated population was over 300,000. In 2005, the population wss 541,495...
and Ha Noi
External links
Kinh Do sitesCorporate research and press
- Kinh Do Corporation at Alacrastore
- North Kinh Do Food JSC at Alacrastore
- Ki Do Corporation at Alibaba e-commerce
- Kido Corporation at Google finance
- Kinh Do Corporation at Bloomberg
- North Kinh Do Food at Google finance
- Kinh Do Corporation at Ho Chi Minh Securities Trading Center
- Saigon Times, 'Kinh Do opens confectionery factory in Binh Duong' dated 16 Dec 2008, retrieved 18 Jan 2009