HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam Foodexpo 2018, thebiggest of its kind serving the agro-fishery and food industry in Vietnam, willrun in Ho Chi Minh City from November 14 to 17.
The expo will feature 600 stalls, operated by 450 firms from31 Vietnamese localities and 23 foreign countries and territories across theglobe. It will showcase fruit-based products, beverages, food materials,processed food, and food processing machines.
On the sidelines, there will also be the Vietnam Food Forum2018, a seminar promoting investment in the food processing industry, and aninternational cooking event, among others.
Dutch Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City Carel Richter saidthat, as guests of honour, enterprises from the Netherlands will bring farmproduce and specialties of their homeland to the expo.
The diplomat added that an expert delegation from the Netherlands’Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority will pay a working visit to theevent, sharing their experiences in IT application in farm produce trade, foodsupply chain-building, and food safety management.
During its course, the expo will open for commercial guests duringthe first three days and for all visitors on the final day. –VNA