The 3-star OCOP "passport" is helping Ha Tam sesame rice paper in Cam Xuyen town (Cam Xuyen - Ha Tinh) expand its market, generating billions in revenue each year...
Making rice paper is a traditional profession for many generations of Nguyen Thi Ha's family (born in 1985, living in TDP 6, Cam Xuyen town). Therefore, after getting married, Ha brought her family's traditional profession to her husband's house to start a business. In the early days, she made rice paper by hand, using flour ground in a stone mortar and made by hand. Over the years, Ha has accumulated capital and invested in a system of machinery to develop her family's traditional profession.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha (TDP 6, Cam Xuyen town) - owner of Ha Tam sesame rice paper production facility
Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha shared: “I have been involved in rice paper production for nearly 17 years. From manual production, in 2012, I invested in a flour mill and an electric coating machine. In 2022, to build the OCOP brand, I invested more than 1 billion VND to rebuild the factory and purchase modern machinery such as: large capacity coating machine, baking machine, rice washing machine, packaging machine”.
To “retain” customers, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha must maintain the family recipe for making cakes in all stages of production. To make delicious cakes, she often soaks rice overnight, then washes and grinds it the next morning. The best sesame seeds are also selected for making cakes, then soaked to remove broken seeds, washed and drained, then mixed into the cake flour.
Before making the cake, Ms. Ha added a little salt to the dough to make the cake more flavorful. When baked, the cake is crispy, has the rich taste of rice, the aroma of sesame and the richness of salt and spices.
Ha Tam sesame rice paper products
After much effort, in March 2023, Ha Tam sesame rice paper was recognized as meeting 3-star OCOP standards. Since the "passport" was issued, the consumption of rice paper has also increased, and the family's income has improved significantly.
“After achieving 3-star OCOP and participating in exhibitions and fairs in and outside the province, the number of customers coming to the facility to place orders has increased. Every day, the facility produces 3-4 quintals of rice and produces 5,000-6,000 cakes. Recently, a supermarket in Hanoi also proposed to sign a sales contract, but currently the facility's production is still not enough to meet the demand for orders, so we have not signed a contract yet,” said Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha, owner of Ha Tam sesame rice paper production facility.
Ha Tam sesame rice paper production facility is creating regular jobs for 6 workers.
Currently, Ha Tam sesame rice paper is not only available in most restaurants and markets in Cam Xuyen and neighboring areas, but is also ordered by customers from other provinces such as Dong Nai, Thai Binh, Nghe An, Hanoi...
In the first 9 months of 2023, the facility produced and sold about 1.5 million cakes, earning more than 1 billion VND in revenue. The facility's output and revenue in the first 9 months of 2023 were equal to the whole year of 2022. Not only providing a stable source of income for the family, the Ha Tam sesame rice paper facility also created regular jobs for 6 workers with a salary of 5 - 6 million VND/person/month.
Mr. Pham Van Dan - Secretary of the Party Committee of Cam Xuyen town said: "Ha Tam sesame rice paper is the first 3-star OCOP product of the locality. The cake is recognized as 3-star OCOP, so customers are very assured about the production process, product quality as well as food hygiene and safety".
Quang Minh
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