Goa is and will always be known for its tourism, its cuisine and its hospitality. Scores of people from all over India and across the globe descend on to this small State to experience it, every year.
Keeping up the standards of this reputation, the State is currently witnessing the leading food, catering and hospitality expo organized by Aahar Ways which is being held from August 17 to 19 at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium, Bambolim.
The three-day event will be one of India’s most happening events as it serves as a boundless platform to bring together businesses and their clients set in a unique theme and with its prime location and objective, the show draws rave comments from experts.
There are more than 250 brands participating in this event and all of them belong to the Business to Business (B2B) category and the main focus is to serve the best by looping in the suppliers and industry professionals under one roof. The event is staging around ten different panel discussions, seminars and interactive programmes in field of hospitality, solid waste management, water conservation, culinary skills etc for the benefit of the participants and the visitors.
The organisers have invited over 1,75,000 industry professionals from all over India and overseas, which will also be helpful in making a super season for Goa especially during an off season like August. The Industry professionals are confident that this expo will definitely boost the hospitality industry and help the exhibitors, consumers and visitors to engage and connect with one another for a better business prospect. August being an off season in the state of Goa is expecting thousands of visitors and exhibitors from all over the country and will surely give a boost to Goa’s tourism and hospitality industry.
The event has been strongly supported by India’s leading trade associations including the Food & Hospitality Support Association of India (FHSAI), India Federation of Culinary Association (IFCA), Culinary Forum of Goa, Chef Association of Garhwal, Stewarding Association of India (SAI), Professional Housekeepers Association (PHA), i-Professional Housekeepers Association (IPHA), Indian Housekeepers Club (IHC), Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG), Young Chefs Association of India.
Rahul Jain of Horeca Enterprises said, “Aahar Ways is a leading food, catering and hospitality expo which serves as a great opportunity for the tourism and hospitality stakeholders to showcase unique products and services to the market. The exhibition consists of leading companies representing different brands in the field of hospitality. It is a perfect platform to network with companies in the B2B sector and to enhance our business in a big way. Goa is a potential market as it is surrounded with many high standard hotels across the state. Such platform helps the potential buyers to network with leading brands which deals with high quality product and services.”
Goa is a perfect destination that culminates your work and vacation needs. Besides this, it is the fastest growing hospitality and food hub of India having multiple hotels and restaurants all over the state. “We are confident that this expo will help industry professionals, hoteliers and potential buyers to meet quality standards. Along with an opportunity to offer our unique products, this expo offers various workshops and seminars on hospitality management to boost professionals, business partners and budding hoteliers. It has also given me a chance to meet all my hospitality Industry colleagues in this expo,” said Manu Mehra of Mehra Engineering.
Salim Siddiqui of AWKenox said that, “Goa is a vast market for exhibitors like us who want to display their products to the key buyers of the State. The three-day event will help us to grow in a bigger way. The expo not only showcases the different verticals of the hospitality industry but also enhances knowledge and increases awareness about the hospitality sector of the country.”
Similarly, Mukesh Chopra of Orchid believes that this expo will give immense opportunities to Goan hospitality industry to have international standard products at their doorstep. “I am sure this expo will help network various professionals associated with the hospitality industry. It gives us a great opportunity to share knowledge, bring about latest concepts and share ideas and thoughts. This is a big initiative from the country’s leading food and hospitality group,” said Chopra.
