The announcement that some Chinese dairy products were contaminated with melamine caused almost all Vietnamese supermarkets and shops in Hanoi to stop importing them. This has beefed up demand for locally made dairy products – especially in the lead up to the Tet holiday.
“In the past, we had to import confectionery to meet the high demand for foreign-made types, but this year we have only imported half of the number, many of which are still on the shelf,” said Nguyen Thu Ha, a saleswoman at Le Trong Tan Street’s Mark 24 in Hanoi. The situation is the same in other Hanoi shops.
“We are now only selling confectionery from Vietnamese manufacturers – imported products are just sitting on the shelf,” said a salesman at a shop on Nguyen Trai Street .
Milk product importers are no longer enjoying big contracts and have to settle for smaller deals.
A business in Ha Nam , a northern province about 100 km from Hanoi , is feeling the pinch of declining sales.
