Emerging technologies at the forefront of food and beverage sector

This has in turn provided the incentive for world retail giant’s to infuse billions of US dollars into Vietnam’s economy for manufacturing facilities and other infrastructure, which in turns spurs yet more production and economic growth.

Making drastic changes by advanced technologies 

Notably there are many who suggest that the food and beverage sector should be developed in tandem with the advancement of the food packaging and equipment industry, which would have a synergistic effect promoting more economic efficiencies for both sectors

Therefore, the food package and equipment industry is now one of the Vietnamese people’s prime concerns. Paper carton production capacity has met just 51% of the demand while the quality of paper materials remains poor.

For the plastics sector, more than 80% of materials which are used to produce plastic packaging, have to be imported from other nations. Material import costs for metal packaging also account for some 80% of production costs.

To deal with these difficult situations most effectively, the International Processing, Filling and Packaging Technology Exhibition and Conference for Vietnam (ProPak Vietnam 2015) has suggested installing the most advanced technologies for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industry in Vietnam in compliance with international nutrition and food safety standards.

Professor Luu Duan, a representative from the Vietnam Association of Food Science and Technology (VAFoST) said the association would attend the ProPak Vietnam 2015 on April 1, 2015 to learn about the latest in processing technologies towards nutrition and food safety.

The event will also focus on breakthroughs of modern technologies and machines, training and development of human resources for the food industry with a view towards the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015.

Investment incommensurate with potential

According to many leading experts, although the processing and food package industry has seen bright prospects for development, proper investment for the sector remains limited. At present, the country has around 6,000 processing establishments including over 2,000 farm produce and 570 seafood units.

Notably, some sectors such as seafood, cashew nut and pepper have met the requirements for quality in demanding markets- the US, EU and Japan. Despite these limited achievements, the rate of processing establishments using modern technologies in production is still low.

Due to financial difficulties, these businesses have failed to increase equipment and machinery investment to improve the product value and businesses have a need for more assistance in the processing and packaging fields. To this end, ProPak Vietnam will be organised from March 31 to April 2, 2015 to introduce about the latest technologies from Vietnam and nations across the globe.

Mr. BT Tee, Deputy Chief Representative of Singapore Exhibition Services in Vietnam says there are huge opportunities for producers of food processing and consumption and pharmaceuticals to expand market segments of middle income earners.

To achieve these goals, he emphasised the need to raise local producers’ awareness about food safety and quality control procedures, international standards and certificates. Accordingly, the upcoming ProPak Vietnam 2015 will exhibit modern technologies from a wide variety of countries.