DUMAGUETE CITY, July 13 -- A week-long food exposition organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental is showcasing locally made food products and helping micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) expand their market reach, a DTI official said Monday.

DTI-Negros Oriental spokesperson and Consumer Protection Division officer-in-charge Krystle Jade Bato said the Negros Oriental Food Expo 2026: Flavors of Negros Oriental features established and emerging food entrepreneurs from across the province.

The exposition has 27 market-ready exhibitors and nine others under the emerging flavors and products category, Bato said.

"The regular exhibitors are market-ready enterprises, and one of the requirements is that t...