Vietnam Foodexpo 2023: Big show of food industry

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said at Vietnam Foodexpo 2023 that with unique advantages and potential, the food industry is identified as one of Vietnam's key industries, playing an important role in promoting exports, creating jobs, increasing workers’ income and socioeconomic development.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai gives a speech at Vietnam Foodexpo 2023’s opening ceremony

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has been coordinating with ministries, sectors, business associations, organizations and businesses to develop markets and branding, improve product quality and gradually increase the country’s food export value in order to help Vietnam's food industry develop on a sustainable basis and in compliance with the Government's directions.

Cutting the ribbon to open Vietnam Foodexpo 2023

The MoIT presides over the organization of the annual Vietnam Foodexpo to help Vietnamese food enterprises bring into play their capabilities, take advantage of new-generation bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) to which Vietnam is a signatory, and make breakthroughs in both domestic and foreign markets.

“This is one of the most prominent trade promotion activities in the food industry. The event aims to create a professional trade and investment platform - a meeting point of hundreds of businesses with thousands of key and developing produce brands and products from Vietnam and foreign countries and territories, along with a variety of advanced and modern machinery and food processing technology, the Deputy Minister said.

According to Hai, Vietnam Foodexpo 2023 has a large scale with over 500 booths of nearly 400 businesses from more than 30 domestic provinces and cities and over 20 foreign countries and territories.

“Vietnam Foodexpo 2023 continues to be a major demonstration of the food industry, a place to honor Vietnamese national food brands as well as the quintessence of the world cuisine,” he added.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai and guests visit booths at Vietnam Foodexpo 2023

On display are a wide range of farm produce (rice, vegetables, tea, coffee, pepper, and cashews, among others), seafood, processed foodstuffs and beverages (candy of all kinds, butter, milk, canned and processed foods, additives and spices, all kinds of beverages, and supplementary foods, etc.), food processing machinery, equipment and technology, food preservation and packaging technology, and food safety and hygiene technology, among others.

Organic food production and processing are an inevitable trend of the Vietnamese food industry; therefore, the event has gathered many local and foreign organic brands with high quality products, meeting the needs and trends of healthy living in the country. Among these are organic products, such as dried noodles and vermicelli, rice, cashews, coffee, coconut cake, beans, black sesame, powdered milk, dry spices (cinnamon, anise, chili, and garlic), and pepper, etc.

In addition to booths displaying goods of Vietnamese businesses, this year's exhibition attracts the participation of businesses from over 20 countries and territories, including the US, Russia, Australia, China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Cambodia, Cuba, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey, Finland, France, India, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Italy, and Kazakhstan.

A business introducing its products to visitors at Vietnam Foodexpo 2023

The US’s Oregon participated in Vietnam Foodexpo 2023 as a guest of honor. Oregon is famous for its handmade beer and wine, with some of the state's wines recognized as the best in the world. It is also the land of superfood fruit products, dairy products, and snacks. Millions of pounds of potato chips, premium cheese, and thousands of delicious, quality products coming from Oregon have been produced and sold worldwide.