-KH News Desk
Originally held biennially, the Singaporean tradeshow will now become a yearly affair to meet the demand for a quality annual sourcing platform in Asia after returning for the first-time post pandemic. This year will see Alternative Proteins Asia debuting with the largest gathering of progressive companies, entrepreneurs, start-up competition and conference from this maturing vertical in Singapore to date. After being a part of Food&HotelAsia (FHA) for 44 years, FHA Horeca, which caters to hotels, restaurants, and cafes, will have a spin-off. The opening ceremony will be graced by Guest of Honour – Mr. Alvin Tan, Minister of State for Ministry of Trade & Industry, Mr Keith Tan from Singapore Tourism Board and Mr. David Tan, President, SFMA.
This time, FHA-Food & Beverage 2022 will offer the following new features and key events during the four-day trade show:
– FHA Culinary Challenge where top chefs and culinary teams compete to be the best in their field.
-Alternative Proteins Asia (APA) a new specialized zone spanning 1,300sqm debuts to pave the way for long-term sustainable sources of alternative meats and proteins.
-Food Technology zone featuring innovative sustainable food packaging and the latest industry developments in Southeast Asia.
-Big Idea Food Competition (BIFC) which will shine spotlight on Asia’s best sustainability entrepreneurs in this exciting space.
-Halal Theatre co-organized by Warees Halal will offer a large selection of workshops and seminars that will focus on four main areas: certification, trends, technologies, and case studies, FHA Culinary Challenge, FHA Match, FHA Seminar with guest speakers from Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis), Singapore Business Federation (SBF), ASEAN Food and Beverage Alliance (AFBA), Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)
– F&B Start-Up Village, an ideal launchpad for F&B start-ups.
– FHA Seminar with four days of industry seminars and workshops including the NYP Learning Studio, Ministry of Trade & Industry (MTI), Singapore Food Agency (SFA), Enterprise Singapore, RedMart, Asian Trade Centre, food panda, Happy Fresh, European Union and many others.