By IANS
New Delhi : Come Oct 8 and the International Hospitality Fair (IHF) 2007 will kick off in the capital.
Organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the fair will be a four-day affair, concluding Oct 11.
The fair is expected to provide a business platform to meet sourcing needs for the latest in food and beverage, bakery, food service, hospitality equipment, products, services and technology.
Among the events to be held at the fair will be a culinary challenge, which will have representatives from various hotel chains, pastry challenge, and wine tasting challenge, in which the exhibitors will be allowed to offer their wines for tasting at their booths.
Besides these, there will be interactive sessions on legal issues in the hospitality industry, which will have a mixed panel of lawyers and industry professionals.
There will also be sessions on shortage of trained manpower and financing, equity and operating options.
The event will also include a seminar on revenue management in association with the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), as well as seminars for purchase managers and general managers.
Teams from hotels and pubs will come for a special bartending competition in the fair.