Jakarta (VNA) – Over 20Vietnamese businesses specialised in farm produce and food industry areattending the SIAL InterFood 2019, which kicked off in Jakarta, Indonesia, onNovember 13.
They include Vietnam Northern FoodCorporation (Vinafood 1), Vietnam Cacao Joint Stock Company and Trung NguyenGroup Corporation, among others.
Vietnamese firms are set to join a numberof events held on the sidelines of the four-day expo, including seminars andconferences, trade promotion activities and thematic fairs on beverages,confectionery and seafood.
The Embassy of Vietnam in Indonesia also setsup a booth at the exhibition to promote the country’s staples such aspeppercorns, rice, coffee, tea, and dragon fruits to Indonesian andinternational importers and retailers.
The embassy will also join hands with theVietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Indonesian Food and BeverageAssociation to arrange a seminar which help businesses of the two nations tomeet and connect in the future.
This year, the SIAL InterFood features over1,000 booths of enterprises from 30 countries and territories. The annual expois among leading food and beverage exhibitions in Southeast Asia./.