Food, beverage sector expands

The food and beverage production sector has grown 11.6 per cent since 2009 and accounts for the largest proportion of HCM City’s industrial production value, Bui Duy Duc, chairman of HCM City Food and Foodstuff Association, said at a meeting last Friday.

The industrial production value reached VND609 trillion (US$31.2 billion), an increase of 14.2 per cent compared to 2009.

Last year, association members including Sai Gon Trading Group (SATRA), Vissan Co, Ba Huan Co, HCM City Foodstuff Co, Sai Gon Technology Foodstuff Co and Cau Tre Export Goods Processing Co joined the city’s price stabilisation programme.

This year, the association would organise more seminars and training courses on market information, business law, State policies, foodstuff safety and hygiene, intellectual property for city businesses.

It would also seek new export markets and promote Vietnamese goods overseas, Duc said. — VNS

Tags: Vietnam Beverage industry

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