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- An Giang Fruit - Vegetables & Foodstuff Joint Stock Company (ANTESCO) is a Vietnam-based agricultural processing company engaged in the cultivation, processing, packaging, and international export of tropical fruits and vegetables. The company operates through several primary product segments, comprising Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) products; canned fruits and vegetables; fruit purees and juice concentrates; and fresh agricultural produce. Its core product portfolio includes IQF and canned baby corn; IQF green soybeans (edamame); frozen and processed mango slices, dices, and purees; IQF dragon fruit; IQF passion fruit; canned and frozen pineapple chunks and tidbits; IQF papaya; IQF okra; IQF lemongrass; canned lotus seeds; and IQF rambutan. In addition to processed food products, the company provides agricultural extension services, including high-yield seed provisioning, agricultural inputs, and contract farming technical support to local cultivation networks across the Mekong Delta region. ANTESCO distributes its products domestically and exports to more than 40 international markets across North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania, catering to multinational food manufacturers, retail grocery chains, and commercial food service distributors. The company operates multiple industrial processing facilities, including the My An, Binh Khanh, and Binh Long plants, which maintain international quality and food safety certifications such as BRC Food, GLOBALG.A.P., ISO 22000, FDA, HACCP, Halal, and Kosher. In recent corporate developments, the company officially transferred and listed its common shares on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ANT in January 2026, transitioning from the UPCoM market, while initiating measures to raise its foreign ownership cap from 0% to 49% to attract international institutional investment. Additionally, the company approved the establishment of a wholly owned subsidiary, Antafood Company Limited, to develop a 419 billion VND fruit and vegetable preservation and processing facility in Tay Ninh Province with a designed annual capacity of 33,600 metric tons, alongside expanding automated IQF processing lines at its My An plant and advancing corporate carbon-reduction and ESG initiatives. Founded in 1975, An Giang Fruit - Vegetables & Foodstuff Joint Stock Company is headquartered in Long Xuyen, An Giang Province, Vietnam.