HCM City (VNA) - Russian Export Centre andE&N Group on December 14 opened Russian Gastro House in HCM City’s District 1 to helpRussian companies introduce their products directly to Vietnamese customers.
Evgeny Volosov of E&N Group said: “Demand for Russianproducts has increased in Vietnam. Therefore, we established Russian GastroHouse to present Russian products to the market.”
The products on display include children’s food, chocolate,bread, meat, fish and meat/fish-based products, sunflower seeds, ice cream madefrom fresh milk, dairy products, and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages,with their quality meeting Russian food safety standards.
Some 100 Russian companies are displaying their products atRussian Gastro House, which is at 86-88 Ham Nghi Street, Volosov said.
Another 200 would come soon, he said.
Talking about the prices, he said the prices of Russianproducts are more competitive than those of the US and EU and even Thailand andChina.
Russian Gastro House is also willing to help Vietnameseexport their products to Russia, he added.
Trade between Russia and Vietnam topped 3.2 billion USD inthe first 11 months of this year, up 26.7 percent year-on-year. The twocountries have set a target of 10 billion USD by 2020.-VNA
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