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Pepper News
VPA organized Pepper Day in Vienam along with the VPA Annual Meeting
"The Vietnam Pepper Association has taken a lead in organizing the 2013 Pepper Day at Binh Quoi II Resort, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam as part of the promotion programme launched by the IPC and member countries in 2013.
This event marked the first promotion programme being undertaken by the IPC and member countries in promoting the different uses and health benefit of pepper and also aimed at increasing the domestic consumption of pepper in the IPC member countries.
The Pepper Day organized by the Vietnam Pepper Association at Binh Quoi II Resort was arranged in the form of cooking competition was participated by eight participants representing the pepper producing and exporting companies in Vietnam, which are members of the VPA.
The Judge for the cooking competition which consists of the Chef of Binh Quoi Resort along with the three members of the VPA Executive Committee has unanimously selected the winners as follows:
First prize - PITCO Team (Petrolimex International Trading Joint stock Company) with the dish -Green Dragon-
Second Prize - CafeControl Team (Vietnam Superitendence& Inspection Joint stock Company for Export coffee & agricultural Products) with dish -Beef cooked with pate and green pepper-,
Third Prize were given to two teams, namely Phuc Sinh with -Beefsteak with green pepper sauce- and Simexco Dak Lak with -Old ground with green pepper sauce-.
The other 4 teams were also given Encouragement prizes, they were:
Intimex Group Joint Stock Company with -Salmon rolling green pepper-
Pepper Association Chu Se D-trict, Gia lai province with -Steamed chicken with pepper and lemon leaves--
Unispice Co. Ltd. with -beef cooked with green pepper-
An Huy BT Co. Ltd. with -Stomach green pepper stew-
The IPC would like to congratulate the Vietnam Pepper Association for organizing the Pepper Day along with its Annual Meeting successfully and all the participants who have contributed to the success of the event.
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Previous Publications
- Pepper/Spice Exhibition at Kandy, Sri Lanka, 30th Oct. - 2nd Nov. 2017
- MPB Central Lab, Kuching, to host IPC Quality Training programme in September 2017
- Executive Director of the International Pepper Community to visit Cambodia in June 2017
- Sri Lanka to host the 45th Annual Session of the IPC during 30th Oct - 2nd Nov. 2017
- Sri Lanka's pepper now becomes one of most important spice crops for export after Cinnamon - Bandula Wickramarachchi
- Members to continue organizing the Pepper Day in 2017
- IPC revises Standard Specifications for Pepper and Pepper Products
- Iman Pambagyo, Director General seeks IPC member countries to strengthen collaborative works in responding to the quality related issues
- IPC GMP Book to be printed in different language of IPC member countries
- IPC Inter-lab Proficiency Testing Programme
- IPC Book on Good Manufacturing Practices for Pepper (P. nigrum L.) was launched
- The IPC Special Session held on 09th - 10th January 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Sri Lanka has confirmed to host the 45th Annual Session and other Meetings of the International Pepper Community in Kandy.
- Mrs. Mariam Ilias named as the Liaison Officer of Malaysia to IPC
- Lampung now has another modern pepper / spice processing unit
- 1st Forum Vietnam Pepper Outlook 2016 organized successfully in Phu Quoc
- VPA to organize 1st Forum Vietnam Pepper Outlook from 17th-19th November 2016
- IPC Executive Director visited Davao, Philippines and met Governor Claude Bautista
- ED attended the 47th APCC COCOTECH
- Dr. Agus Wahyudi named as Director of Spices and Seasonal Crops of the Agriculture Ministry of Indonesia
- Mr. Eng. BANDULA Wickramaarachchi Secretary of Ministry of Primary Industries of Sri Lanka, is the Chairman of IPC for 2016/2017
- Governor Bautista and other officials of Philippines visited Indonesia and Vietnam
- Dato Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom named as new Chairman and Dr. Harry Entebang as new Director General of Malaysian Pepper Board
- IPC announced the winners of the IPC Award Winners for the year 2015
- Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, urged IPC to strengthen the cooperation among the members on five strategic important issues.