Gulfhost
As the need to create unique and memorable guest experiences intensifies, GulfHost is where hospitality trend insight and purchasing will come into its own through the region’s largest ever showcase of restaurant, bar and café solutions in one place” • GulfHost Innovation Awards: The GulfHost Innovation Awards will recognise the innovators and disruptors championing new techniques, products and technologies within the hospitality industry, and will be judged by an ICCA-curated panel of restaurant consultants and experts. • World Cuisine Summit Chef ’s Corner: This culinary arts platform enables accomplished chefs to showcase their gastronomic and artistic skills, and will provide experiential inspiration for professionals.
What are the key areas of focus and who are the exhibitors at GulfHost?
There are three key areas of focus at the show – back of house, front of house and bar and counter. Back of house exhibitors will be showcasing commercial kitchen equipment, systems and solutions – from ovens to fryers, extraction hoods, smokers, refrigerators, cold-rooms, dishwashers and appliances. Exhibitors include international leaders such as Ali Group, Alto Shaam, Manitowoc, Middleby Corporation, Rio International and TSSC. Front of house encompasses layout, design, finishes, lighting and tableware among other factors, with exhibitors to include RAK Porcelain, A. Ronai, Hatco Corporation and Venus Hotelware. The Bar and Counter area will include coffee machines and accessories and fit-out so-
Trixie LohMirmand, senior vice president, exhibitions and events management, Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)
lutions for cafés and counters. Exhibitors addressing these elements at GulfHost include: Ascaso, Cimbali, Infrico and La Marquise, among others.
How does GulfHost mesh with Seafex Middle East, The Speciality Food Festival and Yummex Middle East, all happening under one roof at the same time?
The shows complement each other well, offering visitors the convenience of sourcing almost every product or service they could need to run their food services business – the scale and scope of the offering under the DIHW umbrella is unprecedented for the region. With seafood such an integral and universal ingredient
on restaurant menus whatever the cuisine, the demand for all aspects of seafood continues to grow. It is also increasingly chosen as a healthy meat alternative and rich protein source. Seafex Middle East serves as a gateway between east and west for sourcing both the most popular and new varieties of seafood in the world. As gourmet fine foods, halal products and organic continue to grow in appeal, so too does interest in The Speciality Food Festival. Meanwhile, Yummex Middle East, organised in partnership with Kölnmesse GmbH, showcases the latest in snacks and confectionery, a sector of the hospitality industry that continues to broaden in scope and scale, as palates, lifestyles and trends continue to evolve. August 2017 HOTEL NEWS ME
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