From May 20 to 22 this year it will organise Fi Viet Nam 2015 in HCM City with an estimated 150 local, regional and international ingredient suppliers and 4,000 food and beverage professionals attending.— Illustrative image/Photo tienphong

HCM CITY (Biz Hub) — HCM City's Food and Foodstuff Association on Tuesday signed an agreement with exhibition organiser UBM Asia to promote its activities and help its member companies find partners.

Ly Kim Chi, chairwoman of the association, said the agreement was very important since food and foodstuff producers in Viet Nam found it difficult to source ingredients locally because of a dearth of producers, and UBM could put them on to foreign suppliers of new food spices and additives.

UBM was highly experienced in the industry and had links with many international food ingredient producers, she said.

"I believe UBM Asia will give our members a trustworthy address," she said, adding that the exhibition organiser would also help get good prices.

UBM is a major organiser of food ingredient exhibitions world-wide.

From May 20 to 22 this year it will organise Fi Viet Nam 2015 in HCM City with an estimated 150 local, regional and international ingredient suppliers and 4,000 food and beverage professionals attending.

The exhibition is aimed at supporting the food and beverage industry by taking Vietnamese products to the international market and enabling transfer of knowledge to improve the quality and safety of Vietnamese products. — VNS