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Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan (2nd, R) meets Russian businesses at the expo. (Photo: SGGP) |
Speaking at the opening ceremony held on August 10, Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan said that Vietnam in general, and HCMC in particular, is considered one of the potential markets for the food and beverage processing industry. Enterprises have constantly improved the efficiency of innovation activities, and application of technology transfer to provide healthier food products to meet consumer demand.
The city is currently supporting businesses in the food industry to center on refining, and applying new and advanced technologies to create high-quality and great added-value products
The food processing industry is one of the four key industries of the city's economy, accounting for 13.78 percent of the entire industry's production value, contributing 13.69 percent of the gross value added in the area. The industrial production index of this industry grew an average of 7.04 percent per year.
The expo organized by the Food and Foodstuff Association of HCMC will run until August 12.
