A week-long event to honour Vietnamese products was launched at the Carrefour hypermarket in the Westfield Carré Sénart shopping centre in Seine-et-Marne province, Île-de-France, on February 7.
Vietnamese products are sold at the Carrefour hypermarket in the Westfield Carré Sénart shopping centre in Seine-et-Marne province, Île-de-France. (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – A week-long event to honour Vietnameseproducts was launched at the Carrefour hypermarket in the Westfield Carré Sénartshopping centre in Seine-et-Marne province, Île-de-France, on February 7.
A booth for Vietnamese products, particularly popular ones forthe Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, is at the main entrance of the hypermarket,in front of booths selling products from other Asian countries. Red "HappyNew Year" banners in Vietnamese, a five-fruit tray, and “Chung” cakes –typical food in Tet celebration in Vietnam - draw attention from Asian and French customers.
This is the third year such an event has been held in theCarrefour hypermarket system - a leading retail group in France.
Many types of fruits and processed foods such as fried springrolls, noodles, vermicelli, coffee, and industrial products are sold at thisyear's Tet booth.
Vu Anh Son, head of the Vietnam Trade Office in France, said the event shows efforts from all sides - Vietnameserepresentative agencies in France, distributors, and import partners, topromote agricultural products and the image of Vietnam to Frenchconsumers.
CEO of Carrefour France Franck Kenner said thatthe hypermarket system always pays attention to the diversity of productsprovided for French and Vietnamese consumers.
Many Vietnamese products with exquisite cuisine and healthbenefits are welcomed by French consumers.
🌠 He said Carrefour is interested in diversifying productsand hopes to have more Vietnamese cuisine and agricultural productsin its system to bring experience and service to French consumers./.
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