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| The organizers announced the information at the press conference. (Photo: CPV) |
The event is co-organized by the City Investment and Trade Promotion Center (ITPC), the City Food Association and other departments.
Mr. Tran Phu Lu, Director of ITPC, said that HCMC FOODEX 2024 is expected to attract the participation of nearly 400 businesses, organizations, associations, distribution units, modern supermarkets, and domestic and international e-commerce channels. The event will be attended by many international buyers.
Businesses will display and introduce products belonging to group of raw or preliminarily processed food products (agricultural products, seafood, spices); group of deeply processed food products; group of beverage products; group of raw materials used in the food processing industry; group of machinery and equipment for production, packaging and preservation; and group of natural - green - sustainable product.
On display across the 500 stalls at the expo will be products in the categories of raw and deeply-processed food products, beverage, raw materials used in the food processing industry, machinery and equipment for production, packaging and preservation, as well as green and sustainable products.
The highlight of this year's exhibition will be the business-to-business (B2B) sessions with the goal of connecting food production enterprises with distribution units and modern supermarkets, as well as e-commerce channels and international buyers.
Furthermore, a series of seminars and trade exchange events will be held during the expo to assist firms in updating the latest information on trends in production, consumption, and orientations for potential export markets.
A cooking contest, themed “Vietnamese soul in contemporary cuisine”, will be organized by the HCMC FOODEX 2024 organizers in collaboration with the Saigon Professional Chefs Association./.