Tư Bông is the trade name of Công ty TNHH Tây Cát, a snack maker whose production base was established on 4 April 2013 in Phong Hòa, Lai Vung district, Đồng Tháp province, in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. It makes rolled fruit and banana snacks — ginger-candied banana and other tropical fruit spread over toasted glutinous-rice puff sheets and rolled into bite-size pieces — across roughly 22 SKUs. The company registration (tax code 1601619029) is held under the legal entity Công ty TNHH Tây Cát, with the brand marketed as “Tư Bông.”
The brand was founded by a family — the mother and her daughters — and is fronted by co-founder Nguyễn Thị Các Thủy, a former IT engineer who returned from Ho Chi Minh City to commercialise her mother’s Tết banana-jam recipe. “Tư Bông” was the father’s local name.
Company at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Legal name | Công ty TNHH Tây Cát |
| Trade name | Tư Bông |
| Registered | 4 April 2013 (tax code 1601619029; 4th registration change 2 Nov 2016) |
| Production base | 374A/6 Ven kênh 26-3, Tân Thạnh hamlet, Phong Hòa commune, Lai Vung, Đồng Tháp |
| Showroom / office | 692 Trần Hưng Đạo, Sa Đéc, Đồng Tháp |
| Region | Mekong Delta |
| Website | https://tubong.vn (e-commerce: https://taycat.com.vn) |
| info@taycat.com.vn |
Products
Tư Bông reports about 22 SKUs organised into three product lines documented here:
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| Crispy Banana Snack | Signature / first product (2013); four flavours: peanut, sesame, cashew, durian |
| Fruit Leather Rolls | Pineapple, soursop, mango, tamarind and a mixed box; the export line (JP/KR/SG) |
| Jam Sandwich Snack | From 2020; lotus-root and brown-rice-cracker bases with fruit-jam filling |
Certifications
Certification status as reported by the company, retrieved 2026-07-31:
| Certification | Body / note |
|---|---|
| HACCP | For the Tây Cát plant; issuing body not stated in source |
| ISO 22000 | Food-safety management system |
| OCOP (Đồng Tháp) | Provincial OCOP listing; specific star rating (3 vs 4) not confirmed from an official source |
OCOP is Vietnam’s government product-grading scheme, rated 1–5 stars; the source does not confirm the exact star tier for Tư Bông.
Sourcing and production
Tư Bông operates at the processing and commercialisation stage. Its main raw material is Lai Vung “chuối xiêm” (a local banana variety) from Đồng Tháp; the toasted glutinous-rice puff sheets are sourced from the craft villages of Sơn Đốc (Giồng Trôm, Bến Tre) and Hòa Hảo (Phú Mỹ, An Giang). Fresh fruit is sun-dried or machine-dried, spread on the toasted puff sheet, rolled tightly, then cut and packed.
By the company’s own figures (retrieved 2026-07-31): in 2021 output was reported at 2–4 tonnes/month with revenue around 300 million VND/month; in 2022 monthly output was around 3 tonnes (peak 6 tonnes) with estimated annual revenue of 7–8 billion VND, consuming roughly 2 tonnes of dried banana and 3 tonnes of fresh pineapple per month. These are self-reported figures; see limitations below.
Export markets
Tư Bông reports presence in seven country-markets. Detail as stated in the company profile (retrieved 2026-07-31):
| Market | Note |
|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Present via distribution partners (start year not published) |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | Present via distribution partners (start year not published) |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Present via distribution partners (start year not published) |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | Since 2019 — toll manufacturing for a partner, reported 500+ kg/month |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | Since 2019 — toll manufacturing for a partner, reported 500+ kg/month |
| 🇺🇸 United States | Reported as a recent trial |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Reported as a recent trial |
Related producers
- Sokfarm — a Mekong Delta food brand (coconut flower nectar), Vĩnh Long.
- Vicosap — a Mekong Delta coconut deep-processing producer (Trà Vinh coconut chain).
Limitations of this data
- We have not visited the facility. Output tonnage, revenue, SKU count and export volumes are self-reported by the company or drawn from public profiles as of 2026-07-31, and are not independently audited here.
- The exact OCOP star rating (3 vs 4 stars) is not confirmed from an official source; the source notes only a provincial OCOP listing.
- Export start years for Japan, South Korea and Singapore are not published; the US and Netherlands entries are described as recent trials, not confirmed continuing exports.
- HACCP and ISO 22000 are reported by the company; we have not inspected the underlying certificates or their current validity.