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Old 01-06-2016, 08:50 PM
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Re: Understanding Vietnamese Life Partner

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Originally Posted by Bigbluebird View Post
This sounds really harsh.

My friends and I are intending to open a thai food and mookata food in HCM or perhaps Hanoi. I have been through the streets and I don't see much around available. Yet the feedback I get from the viet girls I know is most viet people in HCM like it.

So reading much of these is quite discouraging.
My career is into F&B management, managing restaurants & bars in hotels and chain restaurants and has work in Middle East and Asia already back in Singapore since 8 years.
If you have deep pockets but without a brand , forgot it. A mama n papa style shop wont work. You need a brand or a niche that brings you a Long term.
Vietnam is a progressive country and their expectations are curious , brand conscious and life style show off.
I am not to discourage you, but bottom line is what kind of margins do you expect .
If you are just happy with a reasonable margins then is fine , try it . Not big money but enough to live happily with a reasonable income then try it.
But of course there are risk .