Vietnam

Vietfood & Beverage and the co-located ProPack Vietnam will return to Tan Binh International Exhibition & Convention Center (TBECC) in Ho Chi Minh City in September with a bigger-than-ever showcase of F&B products and services, as well as processing and packaging equipment and solutions.

SSI Schaefer has implemented the most modern distribution centre in the country for Vinamilk, the leading dairy company in Vietnam. It boasts a high-bay warehouse and conveying system with tailored system components, efficient material flows with the first electric rail guided vehicle system in Southeast Asia, as well as the use of WAMAS® intelligent logistics software. The complete systemoffers Vinamilk continuous automated processes with high capacity throughput.

British retailer Marks & Spencer plans to enter Vietnam. It is to open a 1,200 sqm flagship store at Vincom Center in Dong Khoi, District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City this summer.

MasterCard and Sacombank have announced a partnership which is equipping small merchants at the iconic Ben Thanh market in Vietnam with mobile Point-of-Sale (mPOS) terminals, enabling consumers to pay for their purchases using payment cards for the first time.