The Food Hospitality World (FHW) exhibition, to be held at MMRDA grounds in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai from January 22-24, 2015, will achieve a significant milestone in its journey with its 24th edition. To celebrate this occasion, FHW 2015 will be organising several interesting and engaging events. One such event would be ‘Hospitality Think Tank: The GM’s Conclave’, a panel discussion to be held on the topic of ‘Effective People Management’ in the hospitality sector. This discussion will witness participation from general managers of leading hotels across Mumbai who will share their insights on mentoring, team building, manpower shortage, skill development to name a few. The second panel discussion ‘Hospitality Knowledge Exchange: Serving up in Style’ will cover emerging trends in cutlery, crockery, food presentation, tableware, etc. This discussion will have a mix of restauranteurs, a chef and a few vendors in the panel. The final panel discussion,’The Power of Purchase’, will be a knowledge initiative focused on trends in purchase; what hotels want; best practices; guide to working with purchase teams of hotels in India.
Spread across 10,000 sq mtrs of the MMRDA grounds, the trade show is expected to host approximately 200 national and international participants this time. The trade show aims at providing solutions to various industry-related problems faced by hoteliers, restaurateurs, facility managers, prospective students and distributors. The FHW trade show, organised by Global Fairs & Media – a joint venture between Hannover Milano Fairs India and The Indian Express, will witness exhibitors coming from different segments of the food and hospitality industry like F&B, interiors, kitchen equipment, housekeeping, bakery to name a few.
This ninth edition of the Great Indian Culinary Challenge (GICC), which is a part of Food Hospitality World (FHW) exhibition, is set to witness 150-175 chefs participation. The Culinary Forum of Goa has extended support to the ninth edition of GICC.
Speaking about GICC, Chef Kalidas Baidya, president, Culinary Forum of Goa, said, “A passion towards profession is the key journey for me to be there. We need to encourage, engage and enforce various talents of our country through events like Food Hospitality World and it is the right platform for showcasing various talented chefs who work hard behind the scenes. I appreciate organisations like yours which takes an effort to give these chefs a platform for their creative talents and also offers a learning experience. Winning and losing is part of the competition but participation is a stepping stone to success. Hence I would request all our aspiring chefs to take advantage of these opportunities that are being created across our country. I would like to thank the organisers for challenging the culinary skills of our next generations chefs.”
GICC is supported by the Western India Culinary Association (WICA). GICC is a food preparation competition involving senior and apprentice chefs across India. The competition provides a professional platform for culinary professionals from India to showcase their individual and collective skills, learn, share experiences, partner and network in a competitive environment.
The other show highlight will be the forth season of the Cornitos Food Bloggers Contest powered by the Food Bloggers Association of India. The contest will be judged by celebrated chefs, where contestants will be challenged to showcase innovative preparations, toppings and decorations with Cornitos (nachos and decorations provided at the venue). The exhibition will also have an exclusive wine tasting session organised by PAUSE Wines. The GICC ingredient sponsorship is by Daawat Basmati Rice, American Pistachios and Unilever Food Solutions (HUL).
FHW has already recorded a participation from over 15 countries namely – Italy, Germany, Spain, Malaysia, Tunisia, South Africa, Iran, Sri Lanka, China, United Arab Emirates and others. The FHW Mumbai VIP Buyer Programme 2015, launched in September, has been greatly appreciated by confirmed participants: supporting exhibitors with quality business promotions and networking with their wish-list of prospective, potential buyers.