FINE FOOD
Fine Food Australia set to host two events in 2022 After a tumultuous year, Fine Food Australia will be running its postponed 2021 Sydney expo in March of 2022 before Melbourne hosts the event in September. Food & Beverage Industry News reports. 2022 is shaping up to be a big year with the return of Fine Food Australia.
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he Fine Food Australia Expo will be returning in 2022 after COVID-19 restrictions forced the cancellation of the 2021 Sydney event. As a result of the postponement, 2022 will see two Fine Food Australia expos, one in Sydney from March 8 to 11 and the scheduled September 2022 event from September 5 to 8 in Melbourne. The expos focus on the food and hospitality industries with a host of exhibitors showcasing products across retail, food service, hospitality, and bakery. Event manager, Andrew Lawson, said the team were excited for the
return of the industry expo and were up to the added challenge of running two in one calendar year. “We know there is such a strong desire to get back out there and meet face to face and network and just catch up, whether with friends, industry stakeholders and colleagues,” said Lawson. “Next year is fully packed for us, which is a different cycle than we have been used to in the past. “Obviously with the way things have gone for the last couple of years we will be running the two Fine Food Australia events next year. Fine Food Sydney will happen at ICC Sydney and is the delivery of our
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postponed 2021 event. Followed by our scheduled event at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre in September.” Over 400 exhibitors will be on the show floor at the Sydney exhibition, while even more are already expected in September in Melbourne. “And those exhibitors will be from right across the full spectrum of that service and supplier side of things,” he said. Lawson said despite the challenges of running two events inside the same year, Fine Food Australia was eager to repay the faith of exhibitors who had committed to the postponed 2021 event. “Being able to service both
markets in different states and across one year is a great challenge. We have been overwhelmed with the support, which also highlights the desire of the industry to get back out there,” he said. Lawson credited the strong reputation Fine Food Australia has built over the years as the reason the industry has been so supportive during a difficult 2021. “That comes with a lot of benefits but an equal amount of responsibility about what we with the type of platform we provide the wider industry,” he said. “That has been reflected through being forced to press pause. The
