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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!
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Food&HotelVietnam2007
attracted a high number of industry professionals.
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Exhibitors
from Taiwan keen to get a share of the Vietnam market.
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| A total of 8,374 trade professionals visited
Food&HotelVietnam2007. |
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Region |
No of Visitors |
The North |
97 |
The South |
7,544 |
Middle Land and Central Highland |
290 |
Others ( Vietnam) |
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| 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 |
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Total |
8,374 |
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A
keen buyer in discussion with a wine exhibitor. |
Group delegation
from Pho24 Corporation.
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| Thumbs-Up from Buyers |
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"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!" |
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Ms. Cassie Sia,
Area Financial Controller,
Somerset Ho Chi Minh City |
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"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!" |
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Mr. Onishi Takashi,
General Director,
V-MEX Company Limited |
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"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!" |
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Mr. Amir Ahmad
Mohamad, General Manager,
HAGL Hotel – Pleiku |
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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. |
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| Exhibiting companies came from: |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| Click here
to find out more about the exhibition statistics! |
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Vietnam
buyers are interested to see more French products in
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A staff from
Saeco explaining their coffee machine to visitors.
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| Rave Reviews from Exhibitors |
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"“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!" |
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Ms. Margaret Say,
Regional Director,
USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, USA |
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"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!" |
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Mr.
Maurice Gormez, Managing Director,
Vital & Zoon N.V. – S.A, Belgium |
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"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!" |
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Mr.
Nguyen Tien Hung, Sales Manager,
Reliable Technologies Corp, Vietnam |
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| 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! |
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| 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. |
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| Judges
grading the completed works by the competitors. |
One of the
colourful food displays at the Vietnam Culinary
Challenge.
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| 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. |
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The seminar featured presentations from the following industry
experts:
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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.
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"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." |
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Mrs. Jeanette Wong,
Managing Director,
ALS Technichem Pte Ltd |
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"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." |
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Mr. Lawrence Low,
Food Safety Director,
Gourmet Food Safety Consultancy (Asia Pacific) |
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Food&HotelVietnam
Will Be Back in 2009! |
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