Solutions on the menu at Bournemouth Hotel and Catering Show
In 2010, the Bournemouth Hotel and Catering Show will celebrate more than 50 years as the premier exhibition for the catering and hospitality industry by continuing to do what it does best – providing solutions and presenting options that help businesses ‘tempt, tantalise and satisfy’ their clients. The Bournemouth Hotel and Catering Show will be held on Tuesday 16th (10am to 6pm) and Wednesday 17th March 2010 (10am to 4pm) at the Bournemouth International Centre.
The Show has grown significantly since it was first staged in 1956. Its success however is not about sheer size. It is now recognised for its innovative, influential and relevant approach to the catering and hospitality industry.
“The Bournemouth Hotel and Catering Show has a proud history as the place for the regional hospitality industry to source new products, suppliers and ideas. In the current economic climate it is incumbent on us to deliver more solutions and ideas so our visitors find the competitive edge they need to grow their business. As such, anyone with an interest in the hospitality industry should mark it on their 2010 calendar as an event not to be missed,” said Show organiser Anna Wallis.
The Show will create a meeting place for buyers and sellers and offer them the opportunity to taste the latest products, try new equipment, discover solutions and trends as well as compare suppliers. Exhibitors include Unilever UK, UK Coffee, The Menu Shop, Purbeck Ice Cream, Comax UK, Southern Foodservice, New Forest Ice Cream, Wedderburn Epos Systems and Extracair Installations.
Show features will include the Cookery Theatre, sponsored by Unilever Foodsolutions and Bournemouth & Poole College, where a host of leading and local chefs will provide exciting demonstrations using locally sourced produce.
Also staged during the two days will be the UK’s best known and most respected chefs’ competition, the Wessex Salon Culinaire in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs and WorldSkills UK and sponsored by Nestle Professional CHEF and Coastline Produce.
The Wessex Salon Culinaire is UK's largest young chefs and waiting competition and attracts more than 300 entrants and this year for the first time will include the WorldSkills UK Cooking, Confectionery and Restaurant Services competitions. WorldSkills UK is a set of over 70 dynamic skills competitions held nationally and regionally. Outstanding competitors may have the opportunity to be a part of the team that competes at the international skills competition WorldSkill London 2011, which is brought to you by UK Skills, a not-for-profit organisation which champions skills and learning for work through competitions and awards.
“Exhibitor bookings are up by 50% on this time last year and as a result we can guarantee that every visitor - from the biggest hotel chains to the smallest cafe - will walk away stimulated, better informed and ready to challenge the current economic climate with confidence,” concluded Anna Wallis.
For further information on visiting or exhibiting at the Hotel and Catering Exhibition, please visit www.hotel-expo.co.uk or telephone Anna Wallis on 01425 485040.
Notes to the editor
About WorldSkills UK
WorldSkills UK is the name for the UK’s premier set of skills competitions for young people and adults. UK Skills, a not-for-profit organisation that champions vocational skills and learning for work through competitions and awards, oversees WorldSkills UK competitions.
Competitions run every year in around 70 skills within these five main sectors: Built Environment, Cultural and Creative Arts, Engineering, Information Technology and Business Administration and Professional, Social, Public and Hospitality Services.
For more information about WorldSkills UK competitions or to enter online visit www.worldskillsuk.org or call 0800 612 0742.
About UK Skills www.ukskills.org.uk
· UK Skills, a not for profit organisation, manages the delivery of innovative, high profile competitions and awards which showcase excellence and demonstrate how exceptional performance improves individual and organisational success.
· Established in 1990, UK Skills works to raise the profile of skills in the UK and oversee the UK’s premier set of skills competitions, WorldSkills UK.
· UK Skills also manages the UK team entry to WorldSkills, the biggest skills competition in the world. Most recently UK Skills spearheaded the bid to bring WorldSkills to London in 2011. WorldSkills London 2011 will be a truly global showcase for skills and young people from across the world.
· UK Skills also manages the National Training Awards which celebrate exemplary training in the workplace; from coordinating the awards famously robust judging processes to organising celebration events across the UK, UK Skills works on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to shine a spotlight on those who have made a difference to their organisation through training.
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