HCM CITY — Saigon Food Joint Stock Company (SGF), one of the leading ready-to-eat food manufacturers in Việt Nam, on Thursday announced a key milestone in its digital transformation journey with the successful launch of a generative AI (Gen AI)-powered translation platform.

The Gen AI solution has enabled SGF to effectively streamline its documentation for global exports, enhancing regulatory compliance and operational speed. The initiative was conceived and implemented by award-winning cloud and data transformation partner Cloud Kinetics, and is powered by Gen AI technology from Amazon Web Services (AWS).  

As a key exporter to Japan with planned expansion into the EU, the US and South Korea, SGF, a member of the Maruha Nichiro Group (Japan), regularly handles high volumes of specialised multilingual technical documents. This includes production procedures, HACCP, MSC, BRC, ISO certifications, QA/QC reports and product labels requiring translations between Vietnamese, Japanese and English.

Previously, manual translation processes were time-consuming, costly and prone to errors in specialised food industry terminology, creating compliance risks that could jeopardise international safety standards and disrupt export operations.

To address these challenges, SGF partnered with Cloud Kinetics to build its specialised AI translation platform.

SGF Vice General Director Lê Quốc Hùng said: "The Gen AI solution, brought to life by Cloud Kinetics and AWS, has enabled us to become faster, more accurate, more agile and more efficient. 

"By placing digital transformation, and Gen AI specifically, at the core of our business development strategy, this solution ensures we remain a pioneering enterprise in leveraging the power of Industry 4.0 in our operations. This is a testament to how Vietnamese businesses can apply technology to constantly refine themselves and reach out to the world."

Country General Manager at AWS Vietnam Eric Yeo commented: "As global food manufacturers face increasing pressure to meet diverse regulatory requirements and accelerate time-to-market, Gen AI and cloud technologies are emerging as critical enablers of transformation.

"We are proud to support SGF’s journey in leveraging these technologies to transform their global operations. Their success demonstrates the tangible business value Gen AI delivers in driving growth and operational excellence."

The new AI platform, while dramatically boosting SGF’s efficiency and reach, also sets a new operational benchmark for the entire Vietnamese food processing industry. — BIZHUB