Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) signed a dairyexport contract worth 20 million USD at Gulfood, one of the world’s largestexhibitions, in Dubai from February 16-20.
Thecompany has participated in the annual event since 2013 with the aim ofpromoting its image and activities in the Middle East and seeking partners in nearbycountries and Africa.
Duringthe previous editions of the exhibition it won contracts worth millions of USdollar.
TheMiddle East has contributed more than 75 percent of Vinamilk’s total exportrevenue since the company began to enter the region in 2000, according to MaiHoai Anh, Vinamilk’s Executive Director of International Sales.
Alongwith the Middle East, the company has stepped up its operations in othermarkets like Singapore, China and most of Southeast Asian nations, he said,noting that Vinamilk earned the Asian Export Awards 2019.
Lastyear, its export turnover expanded 14.8 percent as compared with 2018. Since1997, its products have been shipped to more than 50 countries and territories,with total value surpassing 2.2 billion USD.
Apartfrom Vinamilk, the Vietnamese delegation to the event, headed by Deputy Ministerof Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam, included 19 otherbusinesses.
Firstheld in 1987, Gulfood Dubai 2020 brought together businesses from 193 countriesand territories, with more than 5,000 booths./.
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