Central Retail signs agreements with southeastern businesses, cooperatives
Central Retail Vietnam's sourcing team has met with businesses and suppliers in the southeast to discuss cooperation opportunities at a trade promotion conference between Ho Chi Minh City and its neighbours in Binh Phuoc province last week.
Central Retail inks deals with six suppliers in the southeast region at a trade promotion conference between HCM City and its neighbours in Binh Phuoc province on March 17. (Photo courtesy of Central Retail)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Central Retail Vietnam's sourcing team has metwith businesses and suppliers in the southeast to discuss cooperationopportunities at a trade promotion conference between Ho Chi Minh City and itsneighbours in Binh Phuoc province last week.
Representatives of the retailer’s fast-moving consumer goods and fresh fooddivisions apprised their interlocutors about their purchasing processes,documentation, packing, and labelling requirements.
The meeting should make it easier for businesses and cooperatives to bringtheir products into Central Retail’s Go! and Big C supermarket chains, theyadded.
Central Retail struck deals with six suppliers in the southeast region: VINAHECo., Ltd (roasted cashewnuts), Nham Nhung production establishment (coffee,cashewnuts), Ha Mỵ JSC (cashewnuts), Co Co Vietnam Food JSC (coconut jelly,aloe vera-based products), La Media establishment (melon), Kim Long Hi-techCooperative (melon, longan and pineapple).
The southeastern region consists of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Binh Phuoc, Binh Duong,Dong Nai, and Tay Ninh provinces and HCM City./.
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Central Retail inks deals with six suppliers in the southeast region at a trade promotion conference between HCM City and its neighbours in Binh Phuoc province on March 17. (Photo courtesy of Central Retail) 
