Delicious FHA 2018

Story and photos by Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet TM

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The debonair and dashing Travelling Gourmet TM attended the early…

MORNING Opening Ceremony of Food Hotel Asia and Prowine Asia which celebrates its 40th Ruby Anniversary on 24 April, 2018 at Suntec. The Guest of Honour was Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Dr. Koh Poh Koon.

Jime Essink, President of UBM Asia said, ” FHA will also feature its largest ever showing with 3503 exhbitors from 76 countries, as well as an estimated 78,000 attendees.”

In an exclusive interview with Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet TM I asked Jime Essink, “Why the split into two separate trade shows for FHA in 2020 in Singapore?

Jime Essink explained candidly, “The size! We are already fully booked this year at two venues, Suntec and Expo. FHA is a leading exhibition and food is a growing industry in Asia! In 2020 FHA will expand into two dedicated shows. FHA-HoReCa will be held on 3-6 March 2020. Ho-Re-Ca stands for Hotel, Restaurant, Cafe. FHA- Food and Beverage on 31 March – 3 April 2020.”

Hans Werner Reinhard, MD of Messe Duesseldorf Group remarked, ” In the global drinks market, the wine segment is the third largest and worldwide revenue of wine is expected to reach USD172 billion by 2021. However, global attention is shifting to Asia. In 2016, wine sales in Asia amounted to USD93.3 billion or 6.1 billion litres and through to 2021, it is forecast to grow 3.9% per annum in volume terms.”

 

At the UK Pavillion in FHA Expo I tasted yummie Wicks Manor Pork sausages!

 

 

To be continued…

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As a renowned Travel, Food & Wine Writer he has travelled the world in a keen & indomitable pursuit of exotic delicacies & fine wines. His articles have been published in over 20 prestigious publications, both local & international. Dr. Lim has toured and trained in Wine Evaluation & Oenology in most of the world's top wine producing areas from France to Australia. The Travelling Gourmet says, "Gastronomy has no frontier. These are the gastronomic voyages of The Travelling Gourmet. My unending mission. To explore strange new cuisines, to seek out new wines and new culinary experiences, to boldly go where no gourmet has gone before...." Have pen, will travel. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any other information storage & retrieval system, without permission from Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet and/or MSN. Material may be works of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents may be true but may also be products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance whatsoever to actual person or persons, either dead or living, events, or locales may be entirely and purely coincidental and unintentional. No part of this website may be used to villify others or for criminal purposes. Interests: Travel, Food, Wines, Cooking, Wine Appreciation, Parachuting, Languages, Music, Reading, Swimming, Hunting, Ballet, Fencing, Archery, Anthropology and more... The Travelling Gourmet is a copyrighted trademark. All rights and photos reserved. No part may be reproduced without permission.
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