The sector enjoyed a decent food consumption growth rate during thefirst quarter of this year with canned food sales up 5.17 percent,confectionery 4.65 percent, coffee 8.47 percent and fizzy drinks 6.96percent.
The positive outcome has persuaded manybusinesses at home to pour money into food processing and packagingtechnology among others to produce clean foodstuff catering for thelocal market and exports.
Several hundreds ofdomestic and foreign businesses from nations and territories took partin two international exhibitions held in Ho Chi Minh City fromSeptember 11-14.
Participants displayed theirfood and beverage products at the International Exhibition on Food andBeverage (Vietfood & Beverage 2013) and the Exhibition on FoodProcessing, Packaging Technology and Equipment (Propack Vietnam 2013).
The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Vietnam National Trade Fair and Advertising Company (Vinexad) hosted those events.-VNA