On May 16th, the 14th China (Luohe) Food Expo kicked off in a warm atmosphere. Zhang Yi, the President of the China-Africa Friendly Economic and Trade Development Foundation, and African diplomats including Sikonina Victor, the ambassador of Madagascar, Jean-Claude Apithy Sedozan, the ambassador of Benin and other diplomats attended the opening ceremony.
Speech by Mayor Cao Cunzheng at the opening ceremony After the opening ceremony, President Zhang, together with African diplomats, took a tour of the exhibition area, and interacted with exhibitors intimately. The food expo lasts for three days. It has attracted nearly ten thousand merchants at home and abroad, and nearly one hundred of the world's top 500 enterprises and industry leading enterprises from more than 20 countries and regions. The expo also contains a series of large-scale activities including Luohe city show, project signing ceremony, large procurement fair, meeting on Sino-Africa Business Promotion, etc. China-Africa Friendly Economic and Trade Development Foundation and Beijing's Xicheng District government will take this opportunity to carry out investment activities.
A group photo after the tour According to local media reports, China (Luohe) Food Expo has become one of the exhibitions with larger scale, higher grades, the best effect, and greatest influence among China Food Industry Exhibitions. It will lead China's food processing industry to a new level, China-Africa Friendly Economic and Trade Development Foundation has made outstanding contributions to the successful holding of the 14th China (Luohe) Food Expo.