Vietnamese products introduced at Go Green Expo in New Zealand

Vietnamese products were introduced at the Go Green Expo and Better Food Fair 2019, which was recently held in Auckland city in New Zealand.
Vietnamese products introduced at Go Green Expo in New Zealand ảnh 1Delegates at the Vietnamese booth (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)– Vietnamese products were introduced at the Go Green Expo and Better Food Fair2019, which was recently held in Auckland city in New Zealand.

They includedorganic, gluten-free and eco-friendly products, namely organic rice, ricevermicelli, rice noodles, and rice paper, along with straws made from riceflour, cocoa powder, cocoa vinegar, raw cashew nuts, Minh Long ceramics, woodentoys, and decorations made of coconut shells and cinnamon bark.

It was the secondtime the Embassy of Vietnam in New Zealand has set up a booth at the event, incooperation with Integrity Plus Limited, which distributes Vietnamese products viathe Foodstuffs North Island retail chain of New Zealand.

As many as seven organicrice varieties of Vietnam have been put up for sale in the retail chain.

On the occasion, theVietnamese Embassy and Integrity Plus Limited held a workshop entitled “DoingBusiness with Vietnam” to promote investment in the Southeast Asian country.-VNA
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