HOFEX 2015 Achieved Tremendous Success!

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1 Post Show Report HOFEX 2015 Achieved Tremendous Success! HOFEX 2015 has come to a successful closing on 9 May! Delivered a bigger show in size with 5 new highlights in this edition, HOFEX 2015 has drawn a total of 38,053 trade buyers during the 4-day show, of which 26.97% came from overseas, to source from 2,418 exhibiting companies from 57 countries and regions. The Asia s first prime meat tradeshow HOFEX - is highly rated by the industry and captured a lot of attentions. With the expansion of the show floor and exhibit variety, we have seen 14,341 buyers, accounting for 37.69% of total visitors, has visited HOFEX 2015 for 2 days or more. Heartfelt thanks to our exhibitors, buyers, sponsors and supporting organisations who have contributed to the triumph of this record-breaking event!

2 Origins of Buyers - Total of 38,053 buyers , ,294 27, ,

3 HOFEX Created the Benchmark for Prime Meat Event HOFEX has launched Asia s First Prime Meat Tradeshow HOFEX this year and it has generated a great deal of attention and accolades for being the pioneering meat event. It was a magnet for industry buyers who would like to source the top-notch meat product worldwide and learn more about the skills and knowledge of butchery and meat handling. Congratulations to Mr Pang Kin Wan from Beef Speciality Store Tajimaya Ltd, who has been crowned the highly sought-after title of The Best Butcher in the Butchery Skills Challenge - firstly held in the world-renowned Hong Kong International Culinary Classics. The 1st ACE Awards Represent Innovations in the Industry Also debuted in HOFEX 2015 included the ACE Awards Asian Catering Equipment Awards, coorganised with the Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI) and aimed to recognise the greatest minds designing and producing kitchen equipment that improve efficiency, lower costs, and reduce negative impacts on the planet. The award ceremony was held on 6 May in Hall 1A, playing host to the award winners as well as the leading suppliers and manufacturers of catering equipment in the region. The Best of the Best Award was given to Adande Matchbox with Hydrocarbon (Manufacturer: Adande Refrigeration, Exhibiting Company: Oriental Engineering Co Ltd), which was also the winner of the Heavy Overall Design & Innovation Award.

4 Hong Kong Café of the Year Crowned the Best Café in Town Sure to be among the most popular destinations once again was the Grand Barista Championship (GBC); together with the Grand Latte Art Championship (GLC) and the first Coffee n Food Challenge (CnF), in which contestants must brew up the perfect coffee to pair with a selection of confectionaries, Hong Kong Café of the year has captured even more audience than any past episodes. The first Hong Kong Café of the Year went to Segrafredo Zonetti Espresso, which Cherase Ng & Brian Cheng have also won the Championship of the GBC; while the Championships of the GLC and CnF went to Lux Wong from CoCo Espresso and Johnathan Fan from Individual. Strongly supported by International Pavilions Across the 14 exhibition halls of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, these international exhibiting groups showcased the best from their countries, some even have more than one pavilions in the show! Many of them have already reserved their space in a bigger size for the 2017 show to be held on 8-11 May 2017!

5 The 17 th International Exhibition of Food & Drink, Hotel, Restaurant & Foodservice Equipment, Supplies & Services Asia s Leading Food & Hospitality Tradeshow 8-11 MAY 2017 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Organiser Worldwide Coordinator South East Asia Coordinator Hong Kong Exhibition Services Ltd. Unit 1203, 12/F, Harcourt House, 39 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong Tel : exhibit@hkesallworld.com Overseas Exhibition Services Ltd 12/F, Westminster Tower, 3 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SP United Kingdom Tel : +44 (0) hofex@oesallworld.com International Expo Management Pte Ltd. 10 Kallang Avenue, #09-15, Aperia Tower 2, Singapore Tel : davin@iemallworld.com