Thursday, 5 September 2013

Global culinary, hospitality experts to convene in KL this month


Food & Hotel Malaysia (FHM) will see its largest ever gathering this year, with a 30 per cent increase in floor space and a 40 per cent growth in participating companies.

To be held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from September 17 to 20, FHM 2013 is expected to draw 1,400 exhibitors from 50 nations and an estimated 20,000 visitors, according to organiser Alun Jones.

It will be held alongside the biennial Culinaire Malaysia event, which will see more than 1,000 culinary professionals from hotels and restaurants in attendance as well as international teams from 10 countries vying for 17 individual and team awards.

Culinaire Malaysia is jointly organised by the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH), Chefs Association of Malaysia and Malaysian Food & Beverage Executive Association, and endorsed by the World Association of Cooks Societies and Ministry of Tourism & Culture Malaysia.

MAH vice president, Shaheen Shah, said: “It has always been our hope to encourage and upgrade the culinary standards of Malaysia and at the same time provide an opportunity for Malaysian and international chefs to showcase their global flavour.”

MAH will also be organising and hosting the ASEAN Hotel & Restaurant Association Conference on September 19. President of AHRA, Surapong Techaruvichit, will deliver the keynote address.
-TTG Asia.

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