But Vietnam not only possesses strong domestic demand, it is also located right in the middle of the ten ASEAN nations, putting Vedan's plant within easy reach of a 400-million-person market. Vietnam also provides convenient access to European markets. Vietnam was a good match for Vedan for other reasons, as well. First, the country has abundant supplies of the molasses and starch used to make MSG.
除了越南本地市場外，越南的地理位置在東南亞國協十個國家的中心點，等於涵蓋了該區域四億人口的市場，此外，外銷歐洲也十分方便。