The first ever Vietnam International Bakery Equipment Show will be held in HCM City from October 16 to 19.

It will showcase a wide range of baking and packaging machinery, associated materials and a wide assortment of pastries.

It has attracted around 70 local and foreign exhibitors including from China, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, and Taiwan.

They include pastry brands like ABC, Unifood, Rheon, Sanko, BakeMate, Namchow, Uni-President and Chung Pu.

The event will feature chef Yung-Hsin Chen, who won the 2015 Mondial du Pain competition, showing visitors how bread is made.

Many seminars will be held at the expo, including on “Bakery Trends in Asia,” “Food safety assurance in bakery production, trading and consumption” and “Bakery and Vietnamese people's health,” featuring speakers from the Việt Nam Food Safety Association, Việt Nam Nutrition Association, the Food Safety Management Board of HCM City, ABC Bakery, and Namchow.

A “Family Day" to be held on the last day of the event will provide visitors with information on baking techniques and a chance to learn new baking methods.

Organised by the Taipei Bakery Association, Chan Chao International Co., Vietnam National Trade Fair & Advertising Company, and Yorkers Trade and Marketing Service Co., the exhibition, to be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7, will offer participants a forum to exchange information and explore business opportunities. — VNS