Annual international food expo opens

The 2020 Vietnam International Exhibition on Food Industry (Vietnam Foodexpo 2020) opened on December 9.
Annual international food expo opens ảnh 1At Vietnam Foodexpo 2019 (Photo: Internet)
HCMCity (VNA) — The 2020 Vietnam International Exhibition on FoodIndustry (Vietnam Foodexpo 2020) opened on December 9.

According to the organisers, the four-day virtual event attracts nearly 300companies from 27 provinces and cities around the country, including Hanoi, HCMCity, Can Tho, An Giang, Binh Duong, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan,Dak Nong, Dak Lak, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai, and Tien Giang.

They will display a variety of products such as fruits and vegetables,beverages, tea and coffee, food ingredients, fine foods, seafood, and foodprocessing technologies and equipment.

It has accepted registrations to visit from foreign importers from a number ofcountries and territories such as the Republic of Korea, Japan, Europe, Poland,Canada, Russia, India, and the US.

Exhibitors can display their company profile, product images and productionprocesses in their virtual booths, and will be widely and easily accessible todomestic and international buyers.

Moreover, the virtual platform will help enterprises actively manageappointments with partners and interact and connect directly with buyers on aglobal scale via Chat Box or online video calling.

It will allow exhibitors to connect and seek business partners, get an overview of food supply anddemand, new consumption trends in the food industry in the Vietnamese andinternational markets and new solutions for product development.

It is expected that thousands of transactions will be done at the expo, which has been held since 2015.

Visitors can register to visit at https://e.foodexpo.vn/common/signup./.
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