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Fine Food Australia: an unmissable event

Fine Food Australia’s presence this year is set to be its biggest yet, with the country’s leading trade exhibition for the foodservice, hospitality and retail industries slated to have the biggest show footprint to date in the event’s history. The event brings the best of the industry together in one place, providing unmatched opportunities to network and do business across all sectors of the food and beverage industry.

The event will present new and innovative products from around Australia and from over 45 countries internationally, as well as live demonstrations, master-classes and industry-recognised competitions.

The annual show attracts over 1,000 exhibitors from Australia and the world, and alternates between Sydney and Melbourne each September. Once again welcoming Bulla Family Dairy as Platinum Sponsor and taking over the Melbourne Convention Centre from 12-15 September, Fine Food Australia 2016 will be showcasing a veritable smorgasbord of new exhibitors and features to whet the appetite of visitors and exhibitors alike.

Performance excellence will be a key feature at Fine Food Australia, with national competitions hosting their finals at the event. The Bake Skills Australia competition will see five competing teams representing their states challenged with a range of products throughout the day; the Great Official Aussie Pie Competition has pastry chefs from around the country prepping their finest dough and fillings, while Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat Award National Final will culminate at the show.

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Making its debut at Fine Food Australia will be Roasters Lane – a zone dedicated to tea and coffee, covering all aspects of leaf and bean from tastings to master classes and expert seminars discussing trends and industry predictions.

Show favourites will be appearing again – located in the Bakery World zone, the Bulla Pastry Stage will see a host of acclaimed pastry chefs offering a series of presentations.

Something that regularly garners large crowds and is a highlight for many of Fine Food Australia’s visitors is the MYOB Talking Food Stage. This year’s lineup of experts and sessions already includes Bruce Keebaugh owner of The Big Group talking all things catering, Sharon Flynn owner of The Fermentary talking about fermentation and food as medicine, Laura Neville owner The Wandering Chef and Saxon Joye from Longfresh talking about high pressure processing, and Ken Burgin, CEO Profitable Hospitality talking about how to attract and retain the right staff.

Also honouring some of the hardest working people in the industry, the annual Women in Foodservice Charity Event will take place on Wednesday 14th September, marking the third year of what has become a must-attend breakout event and networking opportunity. Speakers include Alla Wolf-Tasker, Nahji Chu and Phillippa Grogan, facilitated by Gemima Cody.

With its biggest offering ever, Fine Food Australia 2016 is a non-negotiable date on the calendar for anyone in the country’s vast and great foodservice industry.

When:                       12 – 15 September

Opening Hours:      Mon: 10am-8pm; Tue & Wed: 10am-5pm; Thu: 10am-4pm

Where:                      Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

Registration:           Register only for free trade entry at finefoodaustralia.com.au using promo code NEWS before Friday 9 September

Fine Food Australia is strictly a trade only event. Children are not permitted.

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