Tan Tien & the Seasoning Industry

In 2026, Vietnam’s seasoning industry continues to show strong growth potential as demand increases for more diverse flavours, convenient products, and healthier options. According to 6Wresearch (06/2026), Vietnam’s Seasonings & Condiments market is projected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 7.7% from 2026 to 2032. As product portfolios and formulations become increasingly diverse, the need for effective raw material control, consistent product quality, and greater production flexibility is becoming increasingly critical.

Challenges Faced by Manufacturing Plants

1. Rapid equipment deterioration in high-salinity environments: High salt concentrations in fish sauce and soy sauce processing can cause conventional measurement and control equipment to deteriorate quickly, resulting in measurement errors, more frequent replacement, and production disruptions.
2. Difficulty in controlling formulations and production batches: When mixing, filling, and pasteurisation processes still depend on manual operations, formulation accuracy and batch-to-batch repeatability cannot be consistently ensured. Production data may also be insufficient for traceability when quality issues arise.
3. Production line relocation and expansion while maintaining ongoing operations: Dismantling, relocating, and reinstalling production lines between factories requires modifications to control programmes so that the remaining lines can continue operating normally. This involves significant technical risk without sufficient experience.

Tan Tien’s Solutions

1. Power, Instrumentation, Control and Pneumatic Systems: Design, supply, and install complete systems supporting all process equipment across seasoning production lines.

• Scope
  • Measurement instrumentation suitable for high-salinity environments
  • Power, instrumentation, and control cabling systems
  • Pneumatic systems for operating field process valves
  • Power distribution and control panels
  • Cable trays and supporting systems

2. PLC, SCADA and Batch Control: Program and integrate batch control systems to ensure formulation accuracy and production data traceability.

• Platforms
  • Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7
  • Siemens SIMATIC S7
  • SCADA systems
  • Applications
  • Recipe-based preparation and mixing
  • Filling systems
  • Filtration and pasteurisation systems
  • CIP systems
  • Batch production reporting

3. OT Digitalisation and MES Integration: Deploy OT automation systems for seasoning production lines, collecting and transmitting production data to the central control system.

• Applications
  • Data acquisition signal cabling and remote I/O panels
  • Fibre-optic connections between remote I/O panels
  • Programming data connections to the central control system
  • Programming communication interfaces for seasoning pumping systems
  • Programming communication and data exchange with MES

4. Production Line Dismantling, Relocation and Reinstallation: Relocate production lines between factories while minimising disruption to ongoing production.

• Scope
  • Dismantling equipment and materials at the existing factory
  • Developing new control programmes to ensure the remaining production lines continue operating normally
  • Relocating and installing equipment at the new factory
  • Testing and commissioning the control system
  • System completion, training, acceptance, and handover

5. Fabrication, Installation and Commissioning: Deliver turnkey projects from electrical panel fabrication through final handover and production start-up.

• Services
  • Electrical panel fabrication
  • FAT and SAT
  • Testing and commissioning
  • Operator training and technology transfer
  • System maintenance and servicing

Implementation Benefits

• Maintain consistent product flavour and quality across batches, production lines, and manufacturing sites
• Execute and record formulations automatically, eliminating deviations caused by manual operations
• Use measurement equipment suitable for high-salinity environments, reducing equipment failures and replacement costs
• Enable full traceability of production data for each batch to support complaint handling and quality assessment
• Relocate and expand production lines safely while allowing remaining lines to continue operating without disruption
• Provide a single point of responsibility covering field instrumentation, electrical panels, pneumatic systems, control programming, and MES integration

In the seasoning industry, Tan Tien works with leading companies such as Masan Group, Nam Ngu Phu Quoc, Unilever Bestfoods Vietnam, and Viet Tien Food, with projects covering fish sauce and soy sauce plants as well as chilli sauce production lines. For Masan specifically, Tan Tien has implemented projects across multiple facilities in Binh Duong, Nghe An, and Hau Giang, ranging from initial processing lines to expansion, relocation, and operational digitalisation projects.

Given the challenges of high-salinity environments, strict requirements for formulation and flavour consistency, and the need to expand or relocate production lines without disrupting ongoing operations, Tan Tien serves as an end-to-end electrical and automation partner. From design, supply, and installation to system upgrades and production-line digitalisation, Tan Tien helps customers maintain product consistency across batches, improve process control, and gradually transition from manual operations to data-driven production management.