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Vietfood & Beverage – Propack 2017 expo to run in August

The 21st VietFood, Beverage and Professional Packing Machines (VietFood & Beverage – ProPack) international exhibition will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center from August 9-12.
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HCM City (VNA) – The 21st VietFood, Beverage and Professional PackingMachines (VietFood & Beverage – ProPack) international exhibition will takeplace at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City from August 9 to 12.

Vietnamese firms account for about half of the 500 participants this year, andtheir key products include tea, coffee, dried fruit and beer. Some new faces,including the trucking company Fuso Co. Ltd, Auphan Solfware and Long Hauindustrial park, will introduce logistics services.

The organising board said some veteran foreign participants, including thosefrom Chinese Taiwan, Thailand, Poland and the Republic of Korea, wish to expand theirdisplay space.

Poland will treat visitors to clean farming solutions and fresh fruit and dairyproducts. The Republic of Korea will occupy 70 stalls at the fair run byenterprises producing agricultural products, financial and insurance services.

The board named several newcomers from abroad, including the Czech Republic,the United Arab Emirates, Brazil and France.

Workshops will be held on the sidelines of the exhibition, with discussionscovering food & beverage retail in Vietnam and management skills forbusinesses in the sector, among other topics.-VNA




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