Visitors at the event (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Vietnam Int’l Milk& Dairy Products Exhibition (Vietnam Dairy 2019) opened in Ho Chi Minh Cityon May 30 with the participation of 80 leading local and foreign businessesfrom the milk and dairy product industry.
The event, the second of its kind, was jointlyheld by the Vietnam Dairy Association and the Vietnam Advertisement & FairExhibition Company, attracting popular milk brands such as Vinamilk, FrieslandCampina, Nestle, Mead Johnson, Abbott, Eneright, Nutricare, Noluma, and DairyPro.
On display were a range of milk and dairyproducts, additives used by the dairy industry, processing and packagingtechnologies used in the milk sector, cattle feed, veterinary medicines,environment treatment technologies, and food safety and quality managementstandards.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Tran QuangTrung, Chairman of the Vietnam Dairy Association, said Vietnam’s dairy industryhas gradually developed in a sustainable and modern manner, from materialproduction to finished products.
This sustainable development has helped the milksector increase its competitiveness and actively integrate into the region andbeyond as well as meeting the increasing demand for milk and dairy productsfrom the domestic market, he said.
The sector has also actively contributed to thenational economy during the 2010-2018 period, with the annual average growth of12.7 percent in total revenue, the highest level seen in food products from thebreeding sector.
International Children's Day and World MilkDay were also marked during the event with a wide range of activities atentertainment sites for children.
In addition, a series of workshops and a tradeexchange programme between US-based packaging manufacturer Noluma andVietnamese dairy firms are to be held during the exhibition – which will rununtil June 2. –VNA
VNA
