Vietnamese firms are participating in the 31st International Exhibition for Food, Beverage and Food Raw Materials (Prodexpro 2024), which is being held in Moscow, Russia, from February 5-9.
Russian customers are interested in Vietnamese food products. (Photo: VNA)
Moscow (VNA) – Vietnamese firms areparticipating in the 31st International Exhibition for Food, Beverage and FoodRaw Materials (Prodexpro 2024), which is being held in Moscow, Russia, from February 5-9.
Among them is Vietfood DV Co. Ltd. which has been the officialagent for Vietnam’s Trung Nguyen coffee brand in Russia for five years. Itimported about 700 tonnes of coffee for consumption in the Russian market lastyear, according to Do Van Phuong, the company’s director, elaborating thatTrung Nguyen is the brand with the largest consumption in this country.
Pham Van An, director of Foodzone company, which specialisesin importing products from Asia to the Russian Federation and Commonwealth ofIndependent States (CIS) countries, said her company has shipped soft drinksand noodles to Russia for six years, adding that basically, Asian productsstill have attracted due attention from Russians, especially in the current context thatmany Russians are traveling to Asia so they are more familiar with Asian cuisine.
Prodexpo, an annual trade fair for the food industry heldevery February, saw the participation of more than 2,100 companies from 40countries and territories. It features foodstuffs from across the globe, from essentialfood and beverages to exquisite specialties as well as organic, sport and healthyfood, halal, kosher, and exotic products./.
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Russian customers are interested in Vietnamese food products. (Photo: VNA) 
