Overseas vendors are banking on this year's Hong Kong Food Expo to continue to deliver in their attempts to reach new markets.

One of them is senior export manager Malgorzata Pawlik from Polish company Evrafish, which has only sold in Europe.

"We are looking forward for new clients and new opportunities," she told RTHK ahead of the expo.

"It's our first time here in Hong Kong, and we hope it's going to be very successful for us."

This was echoed by Jisu Yu, export manager for South Korea's Hanmandoo Foods.

"We are hoping to get more distributors in Hong Kong. We do have a distributor now, but we are hoping to expand our retail buyers," she said.

Business Development Manager Antoine Maurer from Hong Kong-based exporter KK Food Trading says success at last year's expo is why the firm is joining again this year.

"[There] is a goal to have two [deals] to develop some projects with," he said, adding that the company will continue to try and exhibit in Hong Kong.

Along with four other fairs, the five-day expo begins on Thursday in Wan Chai, with organisers hoping to attract half a million visitors.