Equipment a Major Presence at Fine Food

The Australasian food and hospitality industry is gearing up for its most important tradeshow of the year when an even bigger Fine Food & Hotel Australia returns to the Sydney's Darling Harbour in September.

In 2007, for the first time, this iconic exhibition will fill all six halls of the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre while, at the nearby Wharf 8, Wine and Spirits Australia will occupy another three halls. In all, there will be 1,000+ exhibitors, including over 220 international exhibitors from 20 countries, showcasing the latest food, drink and equipment to a trade-only audience in excess of 30,000.

Food has historically been the primary focus of the Show but as the distinction between foodservice and retail has become increasingly blurred, the event has responded with increasing numbers of equipment exhibitors now showcasing their products alongside food exhibits.

"The demand to please customers and improve the bottom line has never been stronger so the opportunity to see and learn about the latest innovations in equipment and technology at the one event is not only important, it is good business sense," said Mr Timothy Collett, Exhibition Director.

There will be over 60 exhibitors showing new technology and equipment at the Show, including industry leaders such as Australian Fine China, Trenton, Tomkin, Dudson, New International Imports, Phillip Lazarus, Salgo.

Comcater,  Moffat,  JL Lennard, Watsons, Stoddard, Goldstein, Hobart, FSM

These companies will be showcasing a full range of ovens, steamers, grills, mixers, tableware, flooring, refrigeration, packaging and more.

Some of the innovative equipment/technology on show includes:

• A revolutionary blender system, blends in the cup with a disposable blender lid for smoothies or soft icecream. Result: no washing up, no hygiene problems and no blender jugs to clean. (Harbin Gartrell Australia)
• The world's biggest espresso machine with six groups, four steam arms, 50% more steaming power than other machines, auto temperature milk foaming, perfect water temperature control at each handle and a DVD with three flat screens and surround sound! (AMANTI Gourmet Coffee)
• A white snow icemaker with a cylinder and beater design that produces higher quality snow ice. (For Solutions)
• A new range of self contained, under counter ice machines that deliver crystal clear round cubes. (Coast Distributors)
• A unique gas-fired rotisserie that can cook Chicken, Pork, Beef, Fish, Lamb (or any other meats) all at the same time. Hand built in Sydney. (Radiant)
• A self contained, packaged ice system with combined ice head, automatic bagging machine and refrigerated storage cabinet in one stacked system. (Ice & Oven Technologies
• An innovative, hi-tech paging system that can be used from the table in a restaurant to page a waiter or request the bill. Or it can be used from kitchen to waiter to advise when an order is ready. It can also serve as a time management system. (Solo Imports)
• A cost effective, interactive tool that can be used to collect customer feedback and for permission based e-marketing. (Cuisinescene)

"With so much on offer, we are confident that everyone from the retail and foodservice industries will find a visit to Fine Food Australia a remarkably profitable experience," Mr Collett said.

Visitors can obtain further details and on-line registration at http://www.hotelexpo.com.au/

For further information, contact:

Minnie Constan, Exhibition Manager, Diversified Exhibitions Australia
Tel: 03 9261 4500

For further media information, contact:

Rob Hiddlestone, Boscomm Marketing Communications
Tel: 03 9868 1616  Fax: 03 9868 1673  E: rob@boscomm.com.au