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The 4th Edition of Food&HotelVietnam Closes On a High Note

Held from 30 October - 1 November 2007 at the Ho Chi Minh International Exhibition & Convention Centre (HIECC), the 4th edition of Food&HotelVietnam showcased the latest products and supplies for Vietnam’s flourishing food and hospitality industry.

The highly anticipated 3-day event welcomed a total of 8,374 trade professionals from all over Vietnam and around the world, an increase of 15.7% from the previous edition of the event!

Food&HotelVietnam2007 featured 240 exhibiting companies from 22 countries/regions, thus creating an abundance of opportunities for both buyers and sellers to network and forge important business relationships.

The organisers would like to thank all exhibiting companies, visitors, seminar attendees, press members and supporting organisations for making Food&HotelVietnam2007 a success!

 
Food&HotelVietnam2007 attracted a high number of industry professionals.
Exhibitors from Taiwan keen to get a share of the Vietnam market.
 
 
 
 
A total of 8,374 trade professionals visited Food&HotelVietnam2007.
 

Region

No of Visitors

The North

                    97

The South

               7,544

Middle Land and Central Highland

                   290

Others ( Vietnam)

                     10

Others (International):
Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, Ukraine, USA

                    433

Total

                  8,374

 
A keen buyer in discussion with a wine exhibitor.
Group delegation from Pho24 Corporation.
 
Thumbs-Up from Buyers
 
"I am a regular visitor to the exhibition and I came this year to source for new food suppliers and distributors. I found that the exhibition offered a good spread of international exhibiting companies, and even on the final day of the show I can see many visitors streaming into the halls. A successful show!"
Ms. Cassie Sia, Area Financial Controller,
Somerset Ho Chi Minh City
 
"I came seeking for food and beverage suppliers and distributors in Vietnam. I have visited every Food&HotelVietnam shows and will most certainly come back again in 2009!"
Mr. Onishi Takashi, General Director,
V-MEX Company Limited
 
"It was a great show! Food&HotelVietnam2007 presented a good mix of products and supplies suitable for the flourishing Vietnamese food and hospitality industry. The exhibitors are professional and knowledgeable about their products. The show is timely as well since July – October is the period whereby most of the hotels set their budget cycle for the following year. I will certainly be back to visit in 2009!"
Mr. Amir Ahmad Mohamad, General Manager,
HAGL Hotel – Pleiku
 
 
 

A total of 247 exhibiting companies from 23 countries / regions proudly presented their products and supplies at Food&HotelVietnam2007. Many of the exhibiting companies had exciting new product launches that captivated the visitors.

 
Exhibiting companies came from:
 
Australia * Belgium * Cambodia * Canada * China * France * Germany * Hong Kong SAR * Italy * Japan * Korea * Malaysia * Philippines * Poland * Russia * Singapore * Spain * Sweden * Taiwan * Thailand * Turkey * USA * Vietnam
 
11 Group Pavilions from Belgium, France, Germany, Korea (3 groups), Singapore, South Australia, Taiwan (2 groups) and USA were present at the exhibition to unveil their home quality produce to keen buyers.
 
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Vietnam buyers are interested to see more French products in the local market.
A staff from Saeco explaining their coffee machine to visitors.
 
Rave Reviews from Exhibitors
 
"“This show is excellent, one of the best. All the exporters are very happy. We are coming back, that is for sure – with a bigger booth!"
Ms. Margaret Say, Regional Director,
USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, USA
 
"This is a really positive fair for us. This is our third time participating and the evolution in the Vietnamese market over that time is remarkable. Now we can communicate our sales message effectively and the possibilities for business are far greater!"
Mr. Maurice Gormez, Managing Director,
Vital & Zoon N.V. – S.A, Belgium
 

"We are happy with the number of sales leads that have been generated from the exhibition. We have met key decision makers and the outcome is over our expectations! We will definitely return in 2009!"

Mr. Nguyen Tien Hung, Sales Manager,
Reliable Technologies Corp, Vietnam

 
 
 
 
The 2nd edition of the Vietnam Culinary Challenge saw the participation of 69 talented chefs from leading F&B establishments in Vietnam, including the Grand Hotel, Majestic Hotel, Vietnam Air Caterers, Sofitel Hotel and ABC Bakery. Visitors were treated to a visual feast of delights as they witnessed the chefs showing off their culinary skills in 9 categories of the competition including 'Live Hot Cooking’, ‘Vietnamese Cuisine Display’, ‘Fruit and Vegetable Carving’, 'Live Cake Decorating’ and many more!
 
Gold winners included professionals from Vietnam Air Caterers and Songbe Golf Co. Competition sponsors included the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, Fonterra Brands, New Viet Dairy, Charles Wembley (S.E.A.) and Nhat Nam Fine Foods.
 
Judges grading the completed works by the competitors.
One of the colourful food displays at the Vietnam Culinary Challenge.
 
 
 
 
In line with recent news about food safety standards, Food&HotelVietnam2007 introduced the Food Safety Seminar that is specially tailored for the food and hospitality professionals in Vietnam. Held on the second day of the exhibition, the seminar had overwhelming response from the visitors with both sessions having full-house attendance. Relevant and important topics such as HACCP and ISO 22000 were discussed.
 

The seminar featured presentations from the following industry experts:

Dr. Tran Van Ky, Head , Vietnam Food Safety Association
Ms. Christine Wu, Lloyd Food Safety Auditor
Mrs. Jeanette Wong, Managing Director, ALS Technichem Pte Ltd
Mr. Lawrence Low, Food Safety Director , Gourmet Food Safety Consultancy – Asia Pacific
Mr. Raphael Meyer, Marketing Director – Asia-Pacific Region , KLBD Kosher Certification Services

 

Dr. Ky from Vietnam Food Safety Association addressing the crowd on food safety issues.
Mrs. Jeanette Wong from ALS Technichem sharing an effective product testing.
 
"The seminar was well-conducted and suited the theme of the exhibition. I am sure that the visitors who attended both the seminar and exhibition benefited from Food&HotelVietnam2007."
Mrs. Jeanette Wong, Managing Director,
ALS Technichem Pte Ltd
 
"The seminar has shown excellent potential opportunities for the food industry business in Vietnam, which has an extremely exponential growth. The seminar participants from Vietnam have displayed keen interest to learn on the various methods to improve their knowledge of food safety, especially on HACCP and ISO22000 systems. I am glad to know they have gained valuable knowledge from attending the seminar."
Mr. Lawrence Low, Food Safety Director,
Gourmet Food Safety Consultancy (Asia Pacific)
 
Food&HotelVietnam Will Be Back in 2009!