Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang emphasized that with unique advantages and potential, the food industry is identified as one of Vietnam’s key industries, contributing important role in promoting exports, creating jobs, increasing income for workers and socio-economic development. In the current context, implementing the Government’s direction, aiming at the goal of sustainable development of Vietnam’s food industry, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has been actively coordinating with ministries/sectors and associations. Industry, organizations and businesses focus on promoting many specific activities and solutions in developing markets, improving product quality, building and developing brands to gradually increase export value. of Vietnamese food on the world market.
To help Vietnamese food industry enterprises better promote their internal capabilities, grasp and take advantage of the incentives of many new generation bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements that Vietnam participates in. , making a stronger breakthrough in the domestic and international markets, the Ministry of Industry and Trade presides over the organization of the annual Vietnam International Food Industry Exhibition – VIETNAM FOODEXPO.
Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang said that this year marks a decade of VIETNAM FOODEXPO accompanying businesses. Over the past years, VIETNAM FOODEXPO has been creating a professional and effective trading and investment platform to help businesses in the food industry introduce and promote their brands, promote business cooperation, and expand markets. import-export school.
VIETNAM FOODEXPO 2024 takes place from November 13-16, 2023 in City. Ho Chi Minh has a large scale with over 500 booths of nearly 400 businesses from more than 30 provinces and cities in the country and over 20 countries and territories. The exhibition continues to be a major demonstration of the food industry, a place to honor the national brand value of Vietnamese food as well as the quintessence of world cuisine, with the participation of export enterprises. first, meeting strict standards and current world consumption trends in food and beverages.
At this year’s Exhibition, to support businesses to grasp trends and make strong transitions to meet green and sustainable technical standards in the world, activities within the framework of the Exhibition The exhibition will focus on providing businesses with updated information and diverse perspectives on green transformation. This is an important premise and driving force to promote green, sustainable economic recovery and development, in line with the global trend towards the net zero emissions target by 2050 that Vietnam has committed to. at the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 26).
In order to optimize efficiency for participating businesses, in parallel with promoting communication, promotion and organizing a series of seminars and conferences on the sidelines of the Exhibition, the Special Exhibition Organizing Committee Special attention is paid to organizing international business delegations to visit and trade at the Exhibition from countries such as the EU, United States, Korea, Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, South America…
“The Ministry of Industry and Trade believes that VIETNAM FOODEXPO 2024 will continue to bring practical opportunities for businesses and visitors to access products suitable for new trends in the domestic and foreign food markets, achievements innovation in science and technology for food preservation and processing; create a favorable trade promotion environment for accessing and meeting directly with potential partners to promote brands and expand markets; making important contributions to the strong and sustainable transformation of Vietnam’s food industry in the process of increasingly deepening international economic integration; gradually turning Vietnam into a country with a safe, modern and internationally competitive food industry.”- Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang expressed and emphasized that the Ministry of Industry and Trade also recognized and appreciated the active participation of the European Union (EU) Business Delegation at VIETNAM FOODEXPO 2024 as a Guest of honor at the Exhibition. The European Union pavilion will be one of the prominent highlights, effectively contributing to the overall success of the Exhibition.
Mr. Julien Guerrier – Ambassador of the European Union to Vietnam – also shared that the European Commission decided to organize this booth with the main goal of promoting and disseminating standards of high sustainability and safety. safety and quality for the benefit of Vietnamese consumers and businesses in the agricultural and food industry. EU agricultural and food exporters see great potential in developing exports to Vietnam, so promoting high quality, safety and sustainability standards of EU products is essential.
“During four days held in the city. Ho Chi Minh City, we will have the opportunity to introduce important elements of how Europeans produce food. These factors include global challenges as well as issues related to climate, environment and sustainability. The objectives of the EU Green Deal are integrated in all EU policies, including the EU Common Agricultural Policy” – Ambassador Julien Guerrier expressed.
A place to honor the national brand value of Vietnamese food
Marking the 10th anniversary of its organization, Vietnam Foodexpo 2024 has a large scale with over 500 booths of nearly 400 businesses from more than 30 provinces and cities of Vietnam and over 20 countries/territories: Germany, Spain. , Italy, European Union countries, Russia, Japan, Korea, China, India, Malaysia, Thailand…
Vietnam Foodexpo 2024 continues to be a major demonstration of the food industry, a place to honor the national brand value of Vietnamese food, with the participation of leading manufacturers and exporters, meeting the needs of Vietnamese food. strict world standards for food and beverages, contributing to bringing Vietnamese food to the most demanding markets in the world. At Vietnam Foodexpo 2024, visitors will experience the colorful world of high-quality food from Vietnam and the world right in Vietnam.
The industries displayed and introduced at the Exhibition are diverse, spanning across fields such as: agricultural products (vegetables, tea, coffee, pepper, cashew nuts…); raw seafood and processed seafood; processed foods and beverages (candy of all kinds, butter, milk, canned and processed foods, additives and spices, all kinds of beverages, functional foods…); machinery, equipment, food processing technology, food preservation and packaging technology, food safety and hygiene technology…
Member businesses of the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association attending the FoodExpo 2024 exhibition include:
- Eurofins Sac Ky Hai Dang Co., Ltd
- GBA Group organization
- Huynh Gia Agriculture Joint Stock Company
- DH Foods Joint Stock Company
- Vietnam Pharmaceutical & Food Joint Stock Company
- Vietnam Pepper Joint Stock Company
- Bau May Agriculture, Trade and Tourism Joint Stock Company
- Prosi Thang Long Joint Stock Company
- Pearl Group Joint Stock Company
- Vilaconic Joint Stock Company
- Visimex Saigon Joint Stock Company
- Gwell Global LLC
- 2-9 Import-Export Company Limited
- Ngo Hoang Thu Agricultural Products Company Limited
- SUNRISE INS LLC
- Viet Linh Agricultural and Forestry Products Import-Export and Trading Company Limited
- Hanoi Trading Corporation – Joint Stock Company
- Phuc Sinh Joint Stock Company
- Vinh Hiep Company Limited
- Manh Cuong Joint Stock Company
Vietnam Foodexpo 2024 attracts more and more businesses with diverse products of high quality, meeting the world’s green and sustainable technical standards, and potential Halal food standards..
Along with the display of goods, within the framework of the Exhibition, a series of exciting activities also take place such as: Trade connection conference between Vietnamese businesses and international importers in the field of food industry. product. During the Exhibition, there will also be trade connection programs for Vietnamese businesses with international importers in the form of 1:1. It is expected that there will be thousands of direct contacts and transactions between Vietnamese businesses and domestic and foreign buyers and investors that will be arranged right at the Exhibition. At previous exhibitions, hundreds of contracts with great value were made through trade programs.
After successful organizations, this year Vietnam Foodexpo will continue to help Vietnamese food industry enterprises better promote their internal capabilities, capture and take advantage of incentives of many free trade agreements. The new generation of bilateral and multilateral projects that Vietnam is a member of will make a stronger breakthrough in the domestic and international markets.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade – compiled by VPSA
