On the morning of May 30, 2023, at the Korea International Exhibition Center, the Seoul International Food Exhibition 2023 (Seoul Food 2023) opened. The exhibition is hosted and organized annually by the Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and is one of Asia's leading specialized food exhibitions.
Implementing the National Program on Trade Promotion in 2023, the Department of Trade Promotion (Ministry of Industry and Trade) organized a delegation of 24 businesses to attend the Seoul Food Exhibition 2023. The Vietnamese delegation attending the Exhibition is an annual activity. organized by the Department of Trade Promotion with the goal of building and maintaining a national brand for the Vietnamese food industry in one of Vietnam's important export markets, Korea.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Korea Nguyen Vu Tung (right) talks with Secretary General of the ASEAN Korea Center Kim Hae Yong at Seoul Food Exhibition 2023
At Seoul Food Exhibition 2023, the Vietnam Pavilion is one of the large-scale national pavilions with an area of 180m2, displaying items: processed foods, vegetables, fruits (canned, frozen, fruit juice), nuts, spices, rice, rice products, candy...
Visiting the Vietnam booth at Seoul Food 2023 Exhibition, Vietnamese Ambassador to Korea Nguyen Vu Tung commented that this is an opportunity for Vietnamese agricultural and food businesses to meet, exchange and find friends. potential products to promote business and expand export markets in the context of the new situation.
Right on the opening day of the Exhibition, the Vietnam booth attracted a large number of visitors, including many potential customers for businesses to sign contracts.
In recent years, the trade cooperation relationship between Vietnam and Korea has had more and more opportunities to develop as both countries participate and benefit from many free trade agreements (FTAs). bilateral and multilateral such as KVFTA, RCEP... According to statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in the first 4 months of this year, Vietnam's export turnover to Korea reached 7.8 billion USD. Currently, Korea's demand for importing agricultural, aquatic products, and processed foods from the world is quite large, in which importers in this country want to find more quality suppliers from Vietnam. Therefore, participating in Seoul Food 2023 will help Vietnamese businesses further strengthen their connection with this potential market.
Vietnamese businesses transact with customers at Seoul Food Exhibition 2023
With a total area of 76,121 square meters, each Seoul Food Exhibition attracts about 1,000 businesses to exhibit with nearly 2,500 booths, welcoming more than 50,000 international visitors from many countries around the world to visit. and work at the Exhibition. This is a good opportunity to help Vietnamese food and beverage businesses increase trade promotion activities, effectively accessing not only the Korean market but also other countries around the world.
By organizing a business delegation to attend the Seoul Food International Food Exhibition, up to now, the Department of Trade Promotion has supported many businesses to successfully and effectively access the Korean market right from their first participation. fairy.
Seoul Food Exhibition will last until June 2, 2023.
