Where to buy delicious, safe, and affordable moon cakes?

Many people tend to buy moon cakes early to enjoy and give to friends and partners - Photo: QUANG DINH

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival falls on September 17th (lunar calendar August 15th). Many families have the joy of buying mooncakes early without waiting until the day is near.

Enjoy early, order as gifts for friends and partners

These days, walking around many large and small streets in Ho Chi Minh City, stalls selling moon cakes have reappeared, signaling the approaching full moon season of the 8th lunar month. In many other localities such as Hanoi, Da Nang, etc., this market has also begun to stir.

The special thing is that many people are also eager, buying cakes and enjoying them early, instead of waiting until the day is near. Not to mention, many people also order large quantities to give as gifts.

“We work for a travel company. It’s true that business is a bit difficult this year, but we still give moon cakes to our partners to remember each other,” said Ms. Tran Thanh Ngan (HCMC).

On this occasion, many big brands offer cakes with a variety of fillings, suitable for many different tastes and needs such as: mixed roasted chicken, shark fin, bird's nest, lotus seeds, green beans, red apples, mixed vegetarian...

In the retail and supermarket channels, the moon cake market also has many notable points.

Typically, this year, in addition to traditional cakes from long-standing brands such as Kinh Do, Nhu Y, Dai Phat... for customers who like familiar flavors, the private label brand Co.op under the Saigon Co.op retail system also introduced to consumers fresh moon cakes from Co.op Bakery to keep up with the current healthy eating trend.

“The unique feature of Co.op Bakery's fresh mooncake line is that it does not contain preservatives, so it is at its best quality within 10 days from the date of production.

At the same time, the cake is made entirely by hand, using quality ingredients, reducing sugar, creating a sweet taste, helping consumers feel secure in their choice" - Ms. Ho Thi Hong Dao, Acting Marketing Director of Saigon Co.op, said.

Co.op Bakery mooncakes have a variety of fillings, including 3 types of salty fillings: mixed salted egg, green bean durian, taro salted egg with shredded pork and 4 types of vegetarian fillings: lotus seed black sesame, red bean lotus seed, green bean durian, taro green bean, meeting the needs of vegetarian customers.

During this time, 19 Co.opmart and Co.opXtra supermarkets nationwide displayed small-sized cake boxes including 3 small cakes of 75g. Boxes of 2 large cakes and boxes of 4 large cakes for the large size of 180g with luxurious and beautiful packaging design for customers to easily choose as gifts for relatives, friends and partners.

The unique feature of Co.op Bakery's fresh mooncakes is that they do not contain preservatives, so they are at their best within 10 days of production. At the same time, the cakes are made entirely by hand, using quality ingredients, reducing sugar, creating a sweet taste, helping consumers feel secure in their choice.

Ms. Ho Thi Hong Dao (Acting Marketing Director of Saigon Co.op)

Good discount, receive thousands of incentives

In order to bring consumers across the country a complete Tet holiday, connecting love between family members, from now until August 28, 2024, more than 800 Co.opmart, Co.opXtra, Co.op Food, Co.op Smile, Cheers, Finelife, Sense City, SenseMarket, Co.opOnline points of sale under the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Trading Cooperatives (Saigon Co.op) organize the program "Welcoming the Golden Moon - Receiving thousands of incentives".

Kick off the 2024 Mid-Autumn Festival season with a series of mooncakes from famous brands.

In addition to a diverse supply of quality products, the biggest difference is that Co.opmart and Co.opXtra will simultaneously apply direct discount promotions for many moon cakes, tea, candies, etc. and offer discounts of up to 16% for customers who buy in bulk. The program takes place within the framework of the promotional event "Opening with excitement - Co.op subsidizes".

In addition to moon cakes, tea and coffee products from brands such as Tam Chau, Bac Thai, Vinacafe, Wakeup, Co.op Finest, Co.op Select are also offered at good discounts by Co.opmart and Co.opXtra so that users can fully enjoy the full moon party with their family and relatives.

Specific promotional products include: Co.op Bakery fresh mooncakes with mixed fillings, 1 egg, taro with salted egg and shredded pork, mung bean and durian with 1 egg, black sesame lotus seeds, mung bean and durian, red bean and lotus seeds, taro and mung bean... are 20% off until September 23, priced from only 40,900 VND to 63,200 VND.

Famous mooncake brands including Binh An, Dai Phat, Momiji, Nhu Y, Kim Nguyet, Anh Nguyet, Kinh Do... have promotional prices from 300,000 VND - 790,000 VND until August 28.

During the same period, teas such as Tam Chau green tea, Tam Chau Oolong green tea, Co.op Finest jasmine Shan Tuyet tea... range from 15,900 VND to 159,000 VND/product.

At the same time, lychee mango jelly, coconut melon jelly, jelly, strawberry/chocolate ice cream sticks, lollipops... under the Co.op Select brand are only from 10,000 VND to 43,000 VND/product.

In addition to the above promotions, stores and supermarkets in the Saigon Co.op system are also implementing a focused promotion program for Shopping Season 2024. Get more than 50% off or buy 1 get 1 free on products: Thien Hoang bird's nest with sugar, Honeyland xuyen chi honey, Tucbeghi clay pot, SuChef aluminum alloy square pot, Co.op Select antibacterial wet wipes...

Co.op Bakery moon cake supermarket system

– Ho Chi Minh City area: Co.opXtra Linh Trung, Co.opmart Nguyen Kiem

– Western region: Co.opmart My Tho, Co.opmart Ben Tre, Co.opmart Can Tho, Co.opmart Long Xuyen, Co.opmart Ca Mau

– Southeast region: Co.opmart Bien Hoa, Co.opmart Vung Tau, Co.opmart Binh Duong

– Central Highlands region: Co.opmart Buon Ma Thuot

– Northern region: Co.opmart Hanoi, Co.opmart Vinh Phuc, Co.opmart Hai Phong, Co.opmart Thanh Hoa

– Central region: Co.opmart Tuy Hoa, Co.opmart Hue, Co.opmart Da Nang, Co.opmart Nha Trang

Be careful of smuggled cakes

Since the beginning of August 2024, authorities have continuously detected and punished many cases related to smuggling of moon cakes.

Typically, on August 20, Market Management Team No. 5 (Hanoi Market Management Department) just launched a general inspection and review of the 2024 Mid-Autumn Festival market, discovered nearly 5,000 smuggled cakes, and forced them to be destroyed. In mid-August, Market Management Team No. 3 (Da Nang) also discovered 1,800 smuggled moon cakes from China.

Faced with the general situation, the General Department of Market Management has proposed that, before the Mid-Autumn Festival, units inspect moon cake production facilities, focusing on the origin of raw materials used to produce the cakes.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the forces inspected businesses, agents, and stores. Then, they focused on collecting and handling expired products and products that did not meet quality standards. This was to protect the legitimate rights and health of consumers, helping to make the family reunion more complete.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/o-dau-ban-banh-trung-thu-thom-ngon-an-toan-gia-uu-dai-20240822074208761.htm