Expanding the Vietnamese export market through the Hong Kong International Food Fair in 2023

DNHN - Recently, the Vietnam Trade Office in Hong Kong held a booth at the Hong Kong International Food Expo - Hong Kong International Food Expo 2023 to promote Vietnam's robust products in the Hong Kong market.

The Hong Kong International Food Expo will be held this year from August 17 to August 19, 2023, for specialized booths introducing products, and from August 17 to August 21, 2023, for booths selling and displaying products. In addition, businesses can register until August 26, 2023, to participate in online referrals via Click2Match.

The Hong Kong International Food Expo 2023, in conjunction with the Hong Kong Beauty & Wellness Expo, Hong Kong Home Delights Expo, Hong Kong International Tea Fair, and International Conference on Modernization of Oriental Medicine and Health Products (ICCMM), was held on a total area of nearly 30,000 square meters with more than 1,700 exhibitors for the first time after the complete removal of anti-epidemic measures. China, Japan, and Korea; the United States, Canada, and India; Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam); Middle Eastern countries, Europe...

Ms. Vu Thi Thuy, the director of the Vietnam Trade Office in Hong Kong, stated that the Consulate General always has a booth to showcase traditional Vietnamese goods. In particular, the Trade Office has mobilized Vietnamese businesses that lacked the prerequisites to participate in the fair, allowing them to send product samples, catalogs, and promotional images to display and introduce the best products and products. Ensure the safety and health of foods that are of great concern to Hong Kong consumers, such as flour, perilla, reishi mushroom, and bird's nest, as well as foods that Hong Kong consumers adore, such as rice and coffee, rice noodles, and cashews.

Participating in this fair, the Vietnamese booth displayed numerous robust products, including rice and rice products, coffee, cashew nuts and other nuts, dried fruits, spices, and sauces.

Ms. Dao Thi Kim Hoa, CEO of Vietnam Cashew Processing Technology Joint Stock Company CPT in Binh Phuoc province, who was attending the Hong Kong International Food Expo for the first time, identified Hong Kong as a market. Because this is not a place of production, only import and consumption take place here. The company may have the opportunity to expand its export market and increase factory capacity by participating in the trade show.

In addition to importing products, Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuong Vi, a representative of Queen Food Company Limited (Ho Chi Minh City), shared that the company has 15 years of experience in the field of import and export. For food, the company also manufactures cashew nuts, dried products, and candies, which it exports to Hong Kong, Taiwan (China), Korea, etc. The purpose of the company's participation at the expo was to find new clients. To promote and introduce good products to customers, we are seeking more potential customers and anticipate having more opportunities to meet and collaborate with customers in the Hong Kong market, as well as Asian and international markets. wellness for consumers.

According to Industry and Trade magazine