Jakarta, July 21 -- Creative Economy Minister Teuku Riefky Harsya stated that the Food and Hospitality Indonesia (FHI) 2026 exhibition serves as a strategic event to accelerate local brand exports.

Harsya highlighted the promising outlook for the culinary and hospitality sectors across Asian markets and among Indonesian diaspora communities worldwide.

"Consumer preferences are quite similar in countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, and the Philippines, allowing us to enter those markets. Secondly, we can also expand into countries with large Indonesian diaspora communities, who can become our ambassadors in promoting our products," Harsya told reporters here on Tuesday.

He emphasized that accelerating exports of various local...