Vietfood & Beverage-Propack Vietnam 2024 to open in Ho Chi Minh City in August

Vietfood & Beverage – Propack Vietnam 2024 will focus on providing an environment for businesses to meet, expand partners in the supply chain, connect directly to manufacturers, and share experience and exchanges. The event will also open the way for businesses to access advanced scientific and technological achievements in food and beverage production and business.

Vietfood & Beverage - Propack Vietnam 2023

Following the success of 27 editions, Vietfood & Beverage – Propack 2024 has innovated and expanded. Specifically, this year’s exhibition will have a display area of ​​up to 36,000 square metres with 1,200 booths (an increase of 40 per cent compared to 2023).

This year, the exhibition will welcome popular Vietnamese enterprises such as Masan Group, Tan Nhat Huong, Dan On, Binh Vinh, Luong Gia, Intermix, Richy, Golden Rice, DH Food, and Yilin.

In the beverage section, visitors will find Hanoi Beer - Alcohol - Beverage Joint Stock Corporation, Coca Cola Vietnam Beverage Company Limited, and Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Group, among others.

A tea brand from Fujian province in China is also expected to attract a large number of customers.

In addition, the exhibition will feature pavilions from China, India, Poland, Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia, Russia, Japan, Singapore, and Thailand. The Polish pavilion will be appearing for the eighth consecutive exhibition, providing a flavourful European experience. The booth run by the Russian Federation Trade Promotion Centre will be back for a second year in a row, while buffalo meat from India will feature with a series of world-famous brands including Allanasons, Mirha Exports, Rustam Foods, Al-Hamd, Fair export, and APK.

At the Taiwan pavilion supported by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), a rich culinary heritage space with dishes, beverages, delicious bubble tea, puddings, and iconic sweets from the country will be on display.

Besides food and beverages, many companies will be exhibiting the most advanced technological equipment in processing, packaging, and food and beverage labelling industry, such as Liksin Industry - Printing - Packaging Corporation, Song Hiep Loi Company, and V.M.S Trading & Engineering Co., Ltd.

There will be a series of technical seminars during Vietfood & Beverage - Propack Vietnam 2024, exploring important topics that are vital for businesses in the economic integration process.

For example, with unpredictable climate changes, the event will highlight the role of businesses in committing and taking action to protect the environment during a seminar themed "Towards Net-Zero: Strategies and Solutions for carbon reduction in the food industry".

A seminar titled "Green Packaging - The inevitable trend of food packaging" will also be held to examine the use of plastic packaging and highlight the need to convert to green packaging.

Vietfood & Beverage - Propack Vietnam 2024 will launch an additional initiative to visit and meet businesses operating in Long Hau Industrial Park. These businesses will be able to work directly with one another, exchange practical production and business experiences, and find a common voice for long-term cooperation.

Not only a place to foster valuable deals, Vietfood & Beverage - Propack Vietnam 2024 will also take advantage of the "eat" and "drink" elements to diversify and modernise activities. The highlight will be a beverage workshop titled "Sweet class Ohla – Pride in Vietnamese fruits", an opportunity for those working in the beverage industry to share the secrets of success from Vietnamese fruit.

Dedicated to food enthusiasts, a cooking class will have two topics: Sous Vide Filet Mignon food art and Beef Wellington food art.

The organiser, VINEXAD, expects valuable contracts to be signed, the circle of cooperation to be expanded, and a strong business community to be formed through the event.

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