At the event (Photo: VNA)Moscow (VNA) – Vietnamese tea, coffee and coconut products areamong those on display at the international trade fair WorldFood Moscow 2020underway in the Russian capital from September 22 – 25.
This year, theproducts are displayed by two Russian importers since no Vietnamese firms areable to attend the event due to travel restrictions triggered by COVID-19.
Among theRussian exhibitors is Vietcoco Co., Ltd. based in Krasnoyarsk city, eastern Siberia. The company importsorganic coconut products from Vietnam to distribute to local retailers,Director-General Anton Kudryatsev told a Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Russia.
The WorldFoodMoscow 2020 is expected to provide an opportunity for the firm to seek partnersin the retailing sector in Moscow, he said, adding that Vietnam is one of theworld’s leading exporters of coconut and the product’s presence in Russia notonly helps raise bilateral trade between the two countries but also boost itsexports to the Commonwealth of Independent States (SNG) market.
The other isSense Asia which sells tea and coffee grown in Vietnam under the brand of“Teapins” and “Mr.Viet,” respectively. The products are now available acrossRussia.
This year’s fair is attended by only ten countries due tothe novel coronavirus./.
VNA
