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| Bui Duy Duc, chairman of the HCMC Food and Foodstuff Association, answers questions at the press briefing to announce the international exhibition Foods and Beverages 2010 - Photo: Uyen Vien |
Bui Duy Duc, chairman of the HCMC Food and Foodstuff Association, told a press briefing on Monday that the four-day event will feature 252 booths, one-third of which belong to Vietnamese exhibitors. Other exhibitors are from the United States, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Germany and Australia to name but a few.
Key items on display will be farm produce and fisheries, canned food, frozen food, spices, food additives, drinks and vegetables among others. Manufacturers of packaging products as well as suppliers of F&B machinery and technology will also join the event, Duc said.
The exhibition will also incorporate the Vietnam Beer and Drinks Festival to highlight the country’s soft-drink industry, which has been growing by some 300% a year over the past couple of years, according to the association chairman.
The exhibition organizers are the association and the HCMC Department of Industry and Trade.
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