Masan Group Corp (MSN)

Masan Group Corporation, an investment holding company, engages in the manufacture and distribution of food and beverage products in Vietnam. The company operates through five segments: Branded Consumer Products; MEATLife; High-Tech Materials; Consumer Retail; and Others. It provides soya sauce, fish sauce, seasoning, chili sauce, instant noodles, instant congee, instant coffee, instant cereals, bottled beverages, processed meat, and beer. The company offers its food and beverage products under the CHIN-SU, Nam Ngu, Tam Thai Tu, Omachi, Kokomi, Lovmi, Komi, Heo Cao Boi, Ponnie, Vinacafé, Wake-Up, Compact, Vinh Hao, Quang Hanh, Vivant, Faith, and Su Tu Trang brands. It also operates a meat platform under MEATLife brand, which offers animal protein meat products, and chilled meat products under the MEATDeli brand; operates retail platform under WinCommerce brand; and provides management and investment consulting. In addition, the company is involved in the trading of animal protein, beer, and beverages; cultivation and trading of vegetables and agricultural plants; exploring and processing of mineral absorptive materials; deep processing of nonferrous and precious metals, such as tungsten; producing chemicals for manufacturing of paper and additives; chemical analysis and physical measurement data activities; provision of market research services; and breeding and trading of swine. Further, it provides warehousing and storage, telecommunications, and laundry services; and manufacture convenience food and bottled water, as well as trades in and distributes tungsten. The company was formerly known as Ma San Group Corporation and changed its name to Masan Group Corporation in August 2009. Masan Group Corporation was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.