EU food and drink businesses want to join Vietnam retail network
VOV.VN - An EU trade delegation comprising senior trade officials and representatives of 41 European food and drink companies will make a fact-finding tour of Vietnam in early November to seek investment opportunities, according to the European Union delegation in Vietnam.
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Vietnam will be its first destination and the EU trade officials and businesspeople will hold working sessions with their Vietnamese counterparts in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on November 2-4.
Representatives of 41 food and drink firms from different EU countries – Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain and the UK join the delegation with the aim of seeking new business opportunities and promoting their food and beverage products which are safe, nutritious and of high quality.
They will introduce a wide range of agricultural, food and beverage products like fresh fruits and vegetables, cattle and poultry meat, processing food, milk and dairy products, red wine and alcohol.
While in Hanoi, Mr Hogan and EU businesspeople will attend a seminar on Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement and discuss issues relating to food hygiene and safety, investment, license and distribution of food and drink products and business opportunities.
They will also visit retail chains of domestic and foreign investors to gain a better understanding about Vietnam’s market.
In Ho Chi Minh City, they will attend a seminar on geographical indicators (GIs) and business opportunities in Vietnam.
A business forum will also be held to help the EU businesspeople update information about market, regulations and laws, and customers’ tastes.
