World of Hospitality Expo 2024: Uniting India’s Hospitality Industry in Bengaluru

11 JUN 2024 10:29PM The World of Hospitality Expo, India’s largest HORECA exhibition, will take place from June 13-15, 2024, at Tripura Vasini, Palace Grounds, Bengaluru. This landmark event is expected to draw over 8,000 hospitality owners and professionals, offering an unparalleled platform for networking, innovation, and insights into India’s HORECA sector.

The Expo will feature the acclaimed Incredible Chef Challenge (ICC), held in association with the South India Chefs’ Association (SICA). This competition will spotlight young culinary talents from various hotel chains and institutes, culminating in a special award ceremony on the third day. Celebrity Chef Damodaran K, President, South India Chefs Association, expressed, “Creating new dishes is a form of artistic expression, blending flavours, textures and presentation in harmony. It requires experimentation and a keen understanding of culinary principles to create culinary masterpieces that tantalise the taste buds. WOH Incredible Chef Challenge 2024 will be a place to witness it all.”

n addition to ICC, the Expo will host numerous panel discussions and sessions on the latest trends and technologies transforming the hospitality sector. Following the inauguration, the Bangalore Chambers of Industry & Commerce (BCIC) will present a talk on ‘The Challenges of Ensuring that Differently-Abled People Integrate with Society.’ The first day will also feature South India’s top General Managers discussing ‘A Roadmap for Sustainable Hospitality: The Green Commitment,’ followed by insights from the Food Service Consultants Association of India (FSCAI) and an honours ceremony. Influential figures in hospitality will dive into the importance of social media as a marketing tool for hospitality, concluding with an event honouring the best restaurants in the city. Leading professionals representing Bengaluru’s hospitality sector will be on the panel for all the above-mentioned events, sharing deep insights and reflections on the growth of the industry in the city.

Day two will offer an insightful masterclass on the ‘5 R’s of Efficient Procurement’ by Dr. Nitin Nagrale, Founder of the Hospitality Purchasing Managers Forum (HPMF), who brings over 27 years of industry experience. This will be followed by an insightful session featuring general managers of top properties by Mohankumar P.K., Former Taj Sr. Leadership, Founder CEO, Turnstone Hospitality. The day will end with a Hospitality Leader’s Forum in collaboration with the Association of Hospitality Professionals Welfare India (AHPWI).

The third day will offer a special Keynote Address on how Tech is Enabling The Housekeeping Function by Jayashree Nagaraj, Founder, President & Chairperson Professional HouseKeepers Association followed by Housekeeping Honours. The day would end with declaring the ICC Awards.

Exhibiting at the World of Hospitality Expo provides a perfect opportunity to see the company’s products and services with a targeted audience of about 8,000 owners and operators in the hospitality and catering sector. The three-day event will host all the luxury, boutique and independent hotels, restaurants as well as QSRs, caterers, corporate canteens, importers, distributors, wholesalers, dealers, agents, consultants, cash and carry operators. These modern trade companies have laid the foundation of the hospitality sector through their product and services.

Some of the exhibitors you’ll be able to connect with: IFB, Petpooja, JDC Technology, Duroflex, Snack Me, Zanuff, Vikram Tea, Just Deliveries, Artikel Inox, DAC’S Inc, Comfort Uniforms, Moskitraps, Global Linen Company, Xinng Foods, Mercely’s Ice Cream, Oreen, Iris Fragrances, My Trident, Feather Touch, Anupam Royals, Wellbilt, Peps Industries, JS Equipments, Gilli Solutions, Mercelys Ice Cream, Indian Oil, Kohe, Agro Composites, Cornell, Fasta Pizza, Shobha Restoplus among many others. Some of the top distributors of the Horeca sector will be exhibiting at the show bringing some new products and services.

The visitors’ profile range from Hoteliers, Restaurateurs, Executive Chefs, E-Commerce buyers, Baristas & Cafés, Bakers, Caterers, F&B Professionals, CEOs, General Managers, Executive Housekeepers, Purchase Managers, Professional Caterers, Project Consultants, Kitchen Consultants, System Integrators among others.

The event is supported by associations like South India Chefs Association (SICA), Indian Federation of Culinary Association (IFCA), World Association of Chefs Societies, India Culinary Forum (ICF), Telangana Chefs Association (TCA), Bruhat Bengaluru Hoteliers Association (BBHA), Professional Housekeeper’s Association (PHA), Food Service Consultants Association of India (FSCAI), Hospitality Purchase Managers Forum (HPMF), Association of Hospitality Professional Welfare of India (AHPWI), Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC), India Business Group (IBG) and The Hotel & Restaurant Equipment Manufacturers Association of India (HOTREMAI)

Incredible Fairs and Media Pvt. Ltd. (IFMPL) is a venture founded by a team of extremely passionate tradeshow professionals, each having over 28 years of rich experience in organising and managing large format B2B exhibitions. The company is specialised in publishing the monthly magazine World of Hospitality News (www.worldofhosptality.in) also has been successfully organising B2B food and hospitality shows in Bengaluru, Goa and Mumbai.