Visitors at Vietfood & Beverage - Propack 2019 held in HCM City in August. Photo courtesy of Vinexad

HÀ NỘI — Up to 200 domestic and foreign exhibitors will participate in the Vietfood and Beverage - ProPack 2019 international exhibition, slated to be held next month in the capital city. 

Covering a total area of 4,500sq.m, the upcoming expo will showcase agro-forestry-fisheries products, processed foods, nutritional food, supplements, food additives, beverages and pharmaceutical ingredients. 

It will also display food processing machinery, packaging and preservation machines into 250 booths, the Việt Nam National Trade Fair & Advertising Co (Vinexad) – the event's organiser said in a statement. 

Business matching events and a VIP Buyer programme which aims to help exhibitors meet potential buyers will be also held, Vinexad said. 

The exhibition will take place at the Hà Nội International Exhibition Centre and run from November 6-9. It is expected to welcome 15,000 visitors.

A similar event, held in HCM City on August, lured 550 enterprises from 20 countries and territories with about 650 booths.

According to a report by the market research firm Euromonitor, Việt Nam’s food and beverage industry is attracting foreign investors as the country holds numerous advantages like a stable political system, a young population, abundant raw materials, and a dynamic consumption market. — VNS