Press conference on Vietnam Foodexpo 2016

Speaking at the press conference, Mr. Ta Hoang Linh - Deputy Director General of Vietrade, Deputy Chief of the Exhibition Organizing Committee said: "Vietnam Foodexpo 2016 is an opportunity for Vietnamese companies to have access to a number of food production models of some advanced countries such as Italy, Korea, Netherlands, Japan ... At the same time it is also an opportunity to promote to foreign companies about Vietnamese main food items".

Mr. Ta Hoang Linh - Deputy Director General of Vietrade introduced highlights of Vietnam Foodexpo 2016

Providing information at the conference, Mr. Ta Hoang Linh said, thanks to the echo and great success of the exhibition period held last year, Vietnam Foodexpo this year had a significant number of new domestic and foreign companies register to participate in the exhibition. According to statistics, currently there were over 400 domestic and foreign exhibitors, including numerous famous enterprises in the fields of agricultural products, food and drinks ..., registering to participate in more than 550 stands across the area of 10,000 m2 of the exhibition space in Vietnam Foodexpo 2016. These exhibitors were from 30 provinces / cities across the country and 15 foreign countries, including: Egypt, Poland, Cuba, Italy, the Netherlands, South Korea, Hungary, Malaysia, New Zealand, Japan, Palestine, Singapore, Thailand, China, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Following Korea, Italy was selected as the Country of Honor in Vietnam Foodexpo 2016. With the theme "Special Taste", the Italian national pavilion at the exhibition on 300 m2 area will have a wide range of activities, including trade between the two countries, food and beverage tasting programs, and a seminar on "Italy - Vietnam: Quality and food safety - nutrition innovation" which will take place on November 18^th 2016 within the exhibition.

Mrs. Carlotta Colli, Consul General, Consulate General of Italy to Ho Chi Minh City said, "Thanks to a long tradition in the food industry, as the country of honor in Vietnam Foodexpo 2016, Italy will have the opportunity to bring to Vietnam partners the secrets of food quality and safety, an important issue for small and medium companies in Vietnam, especially when Vietnam - EU free trade agreement (EVFTA) comes into effect".

Mrs. Carlotta Colli, Consul General, Consulate General of Italy to Ho Chi Minh introduced the national honorary role of Italy at the Exhibition

The exhibition will have separate pavilions of 16 provinces and cities throughout the three northern, central and southern regions of the country, introducing the typical local items. Lam Dong Province, one of 16 localities presence at the exhibition will have 10 companies exhibiting strong products of the province to find partners and expand export markets. Speaking at the press conference, Mr. Vu Van Tu, Director of Lam Dong Trade, Investment and Tourism Promotion Center, said Lam Dong was a large supply source of agricultural products to the market with 2 million tons of vegetables and fruits per year, of which 40% were guaranteed for export standards. And this was the second consecutive time Lam Dong did not miss the opportunity to be present at the exhibition.

After participating in the Vietnam Foodexpo 2015 Luong Quoi Coconut Processing Co. Ltd, as well as many other businesses realizes that this is not only an international exhibition that brings high efficiency for companies in terms of promoting company image but is a good opportunity to introduce extensive business products in the domestic and export markets. "So we have decided to continue to participate in this exhibition in 2016 with the desire to introduce the products produced from the famous Ben Tre coconuts to consumers at home and abroad," said Mr. Ho Thanh Phong – Head of Ho Chi Minh City branch - at the press conference.

Mr. Ho Thanh Phong - Head of Ho Chi Minh City branch of Luong Quoi Co., Ltd spoke at the meeting

To attract a large number of domestic and international visitors to have transactions at the exhibition, support exhibitors to get the most efficiency, Mr. Ta Hoang Linh said, the Organizing Committee had actively mobilized the participation of many agencies, departments, organizations, sectoral associations, local trade promotion centers, the entire system of the Vietnam trade office abroad... to organize Vietnamese and foreign business to the exhibition. According to the Organizing Committee, there are over 1,000 foreign visitors who are importers, wholesalers, retailers and distributors coming from 38 countries and territories registering to the exhibition, including many people from South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia ...