SECC, Ho Chi Minh City
13-16/11/2024

Many world famous companies exhibits at Vietnam Foodexpo 2018

14th November 2018: Vietnam Foodexpo 2018 held in Ho Chi Minh City with 600 booths of 450 exhibitors, including nearly 150 companies from 23 foreign countries and territories has officially opened.

According to the organizers of the exhibition, this is the first year Vietnam Foodexpo has the biggest number of foreign countries and territories to participate in the exhibition. These include two American countries, seven European countries, four Middle East countries, and one Australian country. Asia has the highest number of countries and territories in all editions of Vietnam Foodexpo, with 10 countries and territories.

Foreign countries have brought to Vietnam Foodexpo 2018 many big enterprises with agricultural products, food and machinery, food processing technology famous in the world and in such country including Riekermann (Germany), Turatti (Italy), AT (Korea), Visser Cheese (Netherlands), Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation (Taiwan), Agrico (Poland), etc.

Presenting at the exhibition with a variety of high quality agricultural and food products, nice designed and convenient for use food products suitable to the new consumption needs of the world market, modern food processing machines and technology, the international pavilions have attracted the attention of many Vietnamese businesses and consumers. This is a good opportunity for Vietnamese businesses to directly approach foreign companies to link their business and investment and learn more about the development trend of the world food market.

This year the Netherlands is invited as the honorary nation of the exhibition. Elsbeth Akkerman - Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam said that Vietnam and the Netherlands has a long-term cooperation. After 45 years of establishing diplomatic relations with Vietnam, the Netherlands now becomes one of the 10 largest investors in the world in Vietnam, being the largest European investor, the second largest Europeaan trading partner of Vietnam.

Ms. Elsbeth Akkerman - Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam

"Vietnam and the Netherlands are natural partners thanks to many similarities. Both are the world's leading agricultural exporters. High-tech agriculture coupled with institutional development is a focal point for Vietnam to maintain food security and food safety in the coming years. The Netherlands wishes to share the expertise and skills needed to play a catalyst for sustainable agricultural production in a middle-income country like Vietnam", the Dutch representative said.