Giovanni had a passion for flour when he was very young. In 1950, he and his brothers opened a bakery in San Giovanni di Lupatoto. Years later, when people started working outside the home, they didn’t have much time for the dough, then Giovanni thought about home delivery. And his very first investment was in his bicycle so he could take his bread anywhere.
On March 28, 1962, Pastificio Rana officially opened its doors. With the support of local engineers and mechanics, Giovanni designed and developed new equipment to address the challenge of the growing demand for pasta. The expense was not easy to sustain, but the results spoke for them: production rises from fifteen kilograms of tortellini an hour to hundreds of kilograms an hour….
In 1971, he found a new location for himself and the factory. Not only did the business grow, but so did Giovanni’s ambitions. He knew he needed to find a new way to bring pasta to people who didn’t even know it existed.
In a few years, his American dream came true… even bigger!
The first factory in Chicago and the first restaurants in New York, in the fascinating streets of Chelsea Market, both opened.
What are you waiting for?
Dine with Rana!
Rigorously selected ingredients such as eggs from free-range farms, colorless natural powder, and produced recipes that respect the tradition, Giovanni Rana pasta like tagliatelle, spaghetti, ravioli, tortelloni, and gnocchi will give you truly Italian flavor dishes.
Now available at all Annam Gourmet stores, don’t miss out!

As the first Bakery Kitchen Female Supervisor at Central Kitchen, where only prioritizes to recruit men because of the heavy work, Ms.Truong Khanh Quynh, with determination and perseverance, has been realizing her dream and constantly pursuing her passion!

Q: How long have you been doing this job?
A: For more than a year.

Q: What have you been through and the difficulties you have encountered to get to this position?
A: Be a bakery chef is one of the breakthroughs in my life. Before this, I worked in Tourism Industry and spent few years working overseas. During that time, I had opportunities to meet and talk to many pastry chefs, who also oriented me towards the pastry kitchen because this is more suitable for girls. So after 4 years working abroad, I returned to Vietnam and decided to spend a year studying a professional bakery course. I planned to go to Australia to follow my passion when I finished my study. However, due to the pandemic, I could not go then I decided to work in Vietnam. I applied to many places, but I guess fate led me to Annam Gourmet. At that time, there was no vacant position in the pastry kitchen, I was asked to work at the bakery one. Annam Gourmet likes my second family. Everyone supports and helps me a lot. With efforts and a little luck, after 6 months, I became the first Bakery kitchen female Supervisor.

Q: As a supervisor, how did you encourage your staff when they encountered difficulties at work, especially the female staff?
A: I will try to arrange the work suitable for them. I also shared my story to encourage my staff. It is important to find what you love. You may feel discouraged sometimes but remember why you start. Once you have identified your goals and passion, you will overcome them.

Q: The tasks in the bakery kitchen are quite heavy and require good physical strength. So do you feel a bit disadvantaged compared to the male friends?
A: At first, I think physical strength was one of my weaknesses compared to the guys. However, in terms of spirit and dedication, we are all the same. There are many ways to improve physical strength. Efficient task arrangement or team-work are also ways to solve the problem.

Q: How has this work affected your personal life?
A: Pretty much actually, especially during the high season. In the past, I worked in the Service industry, so I understand the specificity and nature of the industry’s work. I always think that no matter what job I do, in the first 2 years, I will devote myself to that job. After that, when I am familiar with the work, I will learn how to arrange it efficiently to balance work and personal life.

Q: What is your future orientation?
A: Maybe I will continue to study, improve my knowledge and professional skills. I also want to experience more in different environments and positions to be a better version of myself.

Annam Gourmet would like to thank our customers for your trust and companionship until today. At the same time, we would like to send our best wishes to half of the world on the occasion of loving March!
Let’s take a look on Mrs.Ha – Gold member at Annam Gourmet and her sharing about Annam Gourmet, as well as the young ladies!

Q: What do you like most when shopping at Annam Gourmet?
A: The first thing to mention is the food, which is delicious and fresh. I often buy salads for myself, ham and cheese for my husband. Secondly, I love the space at Annam Gourmet, giving me a feeling of excitement and comfort. Every day I come here to have lunch with my husband.

Q: What is your current job?
A: I teach knitting and crocheting for orphans or the women at the Local Women’s Union and Thanh Nien cultural house to help people gain more money. I have been doing this for 7-8 years.

Q: What is your motivation to maintain and execute this job for many years?
A: The starting point is from my daughter. When she was a child, I often knitted hats for her, and she loved them. I was also questioned and praised by everyone. Since then, I learned more about this and formed my passion. Later, seeing the children in orphanages or the women who have been through hard times can have more income from handmade knitting items; this motivates me every day.

Q: Do you have any advice for the young ladies?
A: I can see all the girls in this generation are good, very active and enthusiastic. Because of that, sometimes we neglect our family and forget to take care of the house. As a person from another generation, my opinions might slightly different from you all. However, I think no matter how strong and energetic we are on the outside, as Asian women, we better spend more time with our family, be soft and gentle. And also learn to balance between family and career.

Celebrating International Women’s Day by spreading its happiness, Annam Gourmet has prepared these special gifts for ladies when shopping with invoices only from 1.000.000vnd.

– Instant Gold status upgrade
– A sweet treat

Promotion period: From 6th Mar -8th Mar, 2021, or while stocks last. Come and get it now!
*Each customer will receive 1 box of any candy per bill / day.

Let’s discover all the sincere sharing from our customers about their experiences at Annam Gourmet and their perspectives and aspects about modern women!

MS.DANG HONG TRANG – REPRESENTATIVE FOR AN INFLUENCER MARKETING COMPANY

Q: What difficulties are women facing nowadays, both in life and in career?
A: For me, the most difficult thing is how to balance between family and work. Sometimes you can’t be able to spend enough time on both.

Q: Did you have any obstacles in balancing your life? How did you overcome them?
A: I learned to arrange my time effectively to balance everything in life. My motto is “Done is better than Perfect”. I used to be a perfectionist, but I realized it sometimes put too much burden on me, so I learn to moderate my perfectionism, try to get work done, and be satisfied with what I have.

MS.KOREY GREXTOM – ENGLISH TEACHER

Q: What do you like most about Annam Gourmet?
A: Well, I really like the fresh products and the cheese selection. I can’t get that anywhere else. When I came here, I always buy meat and cheese.

Q: What is your most breakthrough moment in your life? And why?
A: Breakthrough? I guess when I became a teacher. Well, when I was at school, I didn’t think that I’ll become a teacher, I thought I would do something else. A couple of years ago, I started teaching English and I quite enjoyed it.

Q: What are the most challenges that women face nowadays?
A: I think safety. Just being careful when we go out and try not to be a victim by using fanny packs, texting friends when I’m out, and give them my location.

MS.VU THI HONG THUY – STAFF OF OFFICE AT VIETCOMBANK TOWER

Q: What do you like when shopping at Annam Gourmet?
A: I care about the freshness of food, that’s why I choose Annam Gourmet. Besides, the green campaign at the store has partly helped me become more aware of saving the planet, bring my own bags when shopping to reduce plastic bags to the environment.

Q: What difficulties are you facing in life?
A: Difficulty is something that everyone encounters for sure. I think balancing between family and work will be a problem for the majority of women. For me, as a family-oriented person, I will choose to spend more time taking care of my home and caring for my family, but I will always get the job done in the best way. I think it all depends on you, as long as you are happy and satisfy with your choices.

This March, Annam Gourmet is launching the campaign “We care about Girl Power” to honor the power and beauty of the women around you. Their successes, failures, and difficulties will be shared, aiming to inspire other women and give them confidence in life.

“I think hard work, responsibility and confidence are the decisive factors leading to success. As a woman, always be confident. What men can do, women can also do. Always enthusiastic, active, and responsible, we will achieve success.” Sharing from Ms.Vo Ngoc Minh Tam – Store CRM supervisor at Annam Gourmet Saigon Pearl.

Q: On your career path, have you ever encountered obstacles just because you are a woman?
A: I am proud of being a woman so I have never considered it as a difficulty.

Q: What difficulties did you face in your work?
A: Pressure and failure are inevitable in any job. There were times when I was so tired and wanted to give up. But I learned to overcome it and move forward. I feel much more confident now.

Q: What do you love most when working at Annam Gourmet?
A: The dynamic and professional working environment is what I like most when working here. At Annam Gourmet, I have the opportunity to improve my knowledge every day. In particular, the company’s benefit is good and always creates favorable conditions for employees to develop.

Q: Can you share your secret of success? And what do you want to remind the girls in asserting your worth in work?
A: I was a Cashier when I first came here. With enthusiasm, responsibility, always completing the assigned work, I was promoted to the Senior position. after a few months.
I think hard work, responsibility and confidence are the decisive factors leading to success. As a woman, always be confident. What men can do, women can also do. Always enthusiastic, active, and responsible, we will achieve success.

“I am proud to be a woman, so I have never seen it as an obstacle. There were some ups and downs in my career path that made me feel frustrated and tired. I even wanted to give up sometimes. However, I tried my best to get over and be more confident now.” – Sharing from Ms.Nguyen Hong Phuong – Store Manager at Annam Gourmet Hai Ba Trung, who’s been working at Annam Gourmet for almost 8 years.

Q: On the path of becoming a manager, have you ever encountered obstacles just because you are a woman?
A: I’ve never felt so as the company always creates the best conditions for the employees to complete their jobs and build up a professional working environment to help me develop myself as much as possible. Besides that,  as a culinary lover, working at Annam Gourmet gives me a chance to be exposed to varieties of products from many different cultures. It is an opportunity for me to learn and improve a lot of knowledge every day to be a better version of myself.

Q: What are your favorite things about doing at Annam Gourmet?
A: The working environment is probably the factor that I love most during my many years working at Annam Gourmet. Professionalism is indispensable in every company, but in Annam, she also feels the bond between members, just like in a family. Everyone always supports and mentors each other on work to develop together, all for one goal of building a growing company.

Q: Can you share your secret of success? And what do you want to remind the girls in asserting their worth in their career?
A: Be persistent, make efforts and keep learning. As long as you have faith in yourself, believe in your abilities, keep moving forward and persistently learning, you will make everything happen.

Gifting in Tet is one of the ancient tradition of Vietnamese people. The present represents for a wish of a year full of success, joy and wealth. A luxurious hamper of imported fruits, standardized VietGAP, GLOBALGAP, Organic,… would be an ideal gift for your beloveds on this Tet as a wish for a year full of happiness.
Especially, the photos or wishes of Tet are skillfully craved on those shiny watermelon, which would definitely highlight your fruit trays and also decorate for the house in Tet Holiday!
The Tet is almost here! Come to our nearest stores to prepare your own hampers today!

Lots of attractive benefits for our first 1000 members when shopping at Annam Gourmet Saigon Pearl!
– Become our Gold Member
– Get 1 free Nespresso coffee at our Café
– Get 2 free mini-croissant
Following these steps:
– Make a purchase at our store
– Bring back the flyer
– Download Annam Gourmet app
Applied from Jan 31st to Feb 9th and only available at Annam Gourmet Saigon Pearl.
Valid for all customers who have not joined Annam Gourmet’s loyalty program and Silver members.
Address: Opal Tower, Shophouse SH06-07, 92 Nguyen Huu Canh str., Saigon Pearl, Ward 22, Binh Thanh Dist, HCMC.

Annam Gourmet would like to announce our opening hours in Tet holiday.
Wish you a happy new year with full of joy and happiness.