The event provides anideal venue for Vietnamese food and beverage businesses to strengthen tradepromotion activities, and effectively gain entry into the Republic of Korea(RoK)’s market, as well as other countries around the world.
Hoang Thi Quynh Tram from the TSFood Company said her company has been exporting their products to the RoK forsix years, adding that the company wishes to seek new customers who areinterested in Vietnamese fruit and vegetables in the post-COVID-19 pandemic.
Tran Thi Kim Giang from the Bao Hung International Joint Stock Company said thecompany's key products are confectionery, cookies, chocolate-covered softcakes, chocolate candies, and Omeli-branded jellies, adding that the RoK is oneof the firm's major markets moving forward.
Within the framework of Seoul Food 2022, the ASEAN - Korea Centre has coordinatedwith relevant agencies to organise the ASEAN Trade Show 2022 in support ofmicro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to gain entry into marketsand improve their overall competitiveness.
The ASEAN Trade Show 2022 will also focus on promoting the food serviceindustry, which has been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting thegrowth of SMEs in ASEAN, while simultaneously promoting economic cooperationbetween the bloc and the RoK.
The Seoul Food Expo 2022, one of leading exhibitions on foods in Asia, saw theparticipation of more than 800 companies from 30 countries and territories.
It will last until June 10 and is expected to attract 30,000 visitors./.