The Vietnam Cafe Show 2018 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from May 3-5, the Exporum Inc announced during a press conference on April 17. 

The show will gather 200 stalls from more than 100 leading coffee trademarks at home and abroad, displaying coffee, tea and beverages, bakery, raw materials, machines and equipment, dessert, interior décor, franchise and start-up. 

According to the organising board, the event aims to share the knowledge and ideas of current coffee industry. 

Also featured in the event will be the Vietnam National Barista Championship, the first coffee making competition in Vietnam up to the World Coffee Event standards. 

Winners in the competition will continue competing in the World Barista Championship 2018 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, during which audiences could enjoy skill demonstration in the Coffee Training Station, Sweet Class, Vietnam Beverage Bottle categories, and visit Cherry’s Choice space where new and signature products are on display. 

The show will enable domestic coffee growers and foreign entrepreneurs to meet to expand trade as well as increase coffee quantity and quality. 

Last year, the event attracted over 100 well-known coffee trademarks and 40,000 visitors.-VNA