Miracle of being honored twice as Labor Hero
On the evening of July 23, in Hanoi, Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) in coordination with Vietnam Television Station organized the art program "50 years - Serving Vietnamese aspirations", marking a special milestone: 50 years of formation and development of Vinamilk in particular and the Vietnamese dairy industry in general.
Not only a milestone of anniversary, the special program "50 years - Serving Vietnamese aspirations" has recreated with art the 5-decade journey of Vinamilk's creation and development, associated with the maturity of the Vietnamese dairy industry and realizing the aspiration for Vietnamese people to master their own nutritional sources. From the days of restoring the first dairy factories, pioneering the development of the domestic dairy industry, to the journey of bringing the Vietnamese milk brand to the world, Vinamilk today is a brand valued at 2.6 billion USD.
In order to commend and honor the particularly outstanding achievements of the Vinamilk collective in creative labor, contributing to the cause of building socialism and protecting the Fatherland, General Secretary, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam To Lam signed and issued Decision No. 1168/QD-CTN awarding the title of Labor Hero for the second time to Vietnam Dairy Joint Stock Company.
Also at the program, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vo Thi Anh Xuan, on behalf of Party and State leaders, awarded the Third-class Independence Medal to Ms. Mai Kieu Lien - Former Member of the Party Central Committee, Labor Hero, General Director of Vinamilk - to recognize her pioneering leadership role in the development of the domestic dairy industry.
Nutrition of Vietnamese people must be mastered by Vietnamese people themselves
The Vice President assessed that, throughout 50 years of construction and development, Vinamilk has not only contributed to promoting economic growth, developing the dairy industry, enhancing the value of the national brand and the position of Vietnamese enterprises in the international market; but also effectively implemented social responsibility through taking care of nutrition, improving health, stature and physical strength of Vietnamese people, especially for children, contributing to creating jobs, ensuring social security, and being a pioneer in green transformation and sustainable development.
Vinamilk's success affirms a lesson of profound significance. That is, businesses wanting to develop sustainably must have great aspirations, strategic vision, advanced management, constantly innovate and create, improve the quality of products and services and link their development with the development of the country and the community. It is the harmonious combination of aspiration, intelligence, bravery, social responsibility and long-term vision that has created the vitality and position of Vinamilk today. This is also the path for Vietnamese businesses to improve competitiveness, build strong brands and rise up to affirm their position in the international market," the Vice President shared.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, the Executive Board and the collective of nearly 10,000 Vinamilk employees, General Director Mai Kieu Lien expressed deep gratitude for the concern, creation of development conditions and great recognition that the Party and State have given to Vinamilk. With the belief that "to build a strong Vietnam, first of all, we must nurture healthy Vietnamese people", Vinamilk always believes that "Food that enters the human body has no chance of correcting mistakes". Product quality, for Vinamilk, is therefore not only a production standard, but also professional ethics, responsibility to consumers and a principle of never compromising, for any reason.
“In the 50-year journey, there is no greater recognition than the belief passed from generation to generation, when hundreds of millions of Vietnamese and world children use Vinamilk products from when they are in their mother's womb, grow up, become parents and the next generation continue to choose Vinamilk for their children.
And so, the way we have operated for the past half century is to wholeheartedly serve. That is also the way to reciprocate the care and expectations that Vietnamese people have given to Vinamilk. With Vinamilk, Vietnamese nutrition must be mastered by Vietnamese people," she emphasized.
Looking towards the future, CEO Mai Kieu Lien affirmed that the Vinamilk collective will constantly innovate, constantly create, so that each generation of Vietnamese children can enjoy better nutrition than the previous generation; and so that a Vietnamese nutrition brand can step out into the world with its own global quality.
