Visitors at South Korea’s pavillion at the 2017 Vietfood and Beverage-ProPack held in Ha Noi last year. — Photo Vinexad
As many as 250 enterprises from 12 countries and territories will participate in the 2018 Vietfood and Beverage-ProPack international exhibition, taking at the Ha Noi International Exhibition Centre at 91 Tran Hung Dao from November 7 to 10.
About 67 per cent of the products displayed at the exhibition will be processed foods, agricultural products, food additives, beverages and packaged confectionery products. The rest are food processing machinery, packaging machines, packages and bakery production line.
At Vietfood & Beverage - ProPack 2018, besides the core products of Viet Nam such as milk, coffee, pepper and swallow’s nests, there will also be the pharmaceutical ingredients, traditional spices and frozen seafood for exports. Famous names such as Ba Vi Milk, Canh Dong Vang (Gold Field), DH Food, TOGICO, Tan Nhat Huong, Khanh Hoa Swallow’s Nests and Phan Thiet Fish Sauce will introduce many of their new products to consumers and visitors, proving the attractiveness of the continuously growing domestic food market.
Especially at this year’s event, an e-commerce platform for agro-forestry-fishery & foodstuffs (www.gcaeco.vn) will be launched.
GCAECO’s platform will apply blockchain technology which creates a chain of trading activities from product traceability, ordering, online payment, transportation in Viet Nam and internationally.
South Korea’s pavilion CHUNGBUK TECHNOPARK will present packaged food and drink and traditional specialties such as red ginseng, seaweed, ginseng and rice cake.
The four-day event, organised by the Viet Nam National Trade Fair and Advertising Company (Vinexad), is expected to attract some 15,000 visitors. — VNS