Delegates at the opening ceremony of the Food & Hotel Vietnam 2024. (Photo: VNA) HCMCity (VNA) – Food & Hotel Vietnam 2024, the country’s leading international exhibition in the food, restaurant and hotel industry, opened on March 19 in Ho Chi Minh City.
In the 12th edition this year, the event gathered more than 300 exhibitors from 27 countries and territories, including Poland, Brazil, Canada, Italy, the US, China, and Japan, among others.
During the three days of the exhibition, aseries of F&B competitions - the Vietnam Culinary Challenge, VietnamBarista Competition and Vietnam Aromaster Championship, among others, willalso take place.
BenWong, General Director of Informa Markets Vietnam, said that the event aims to help traders in Vietnam find suitable supply sources and expand business activities. The show will bring products closer to consumers while helping to promotetrade, creating a bridge for many international brands to get closer toimporters, distributors, retailers and businesses of cuisine and accommodationservices in Vietnam.
Vietnam'sfood service market is expected to reach 22.72 billion USD in 2024 and reach 36.29billion USD by 2029, with a compound growth rate (CAGR) of 9.82% in the period of 2024 –2029 (Mordor Intelligence, 2023).
The expo takes placefrom March 19-21 at the city’s Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre./.
