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Published since 1976 Vol 39 May 2014 KEEP IT CLEAN LEAP OF FAITH Trends in housekeeping Salmon takes off in Asia management hong Kong sAR HK$50 china RMb50 THE DEATH OF SAUVIGNON PLONK? singapore S$15 Malaysia RM30 Asia wakes up to Aussie wines Thailand Bt300 Rest of Asia US$10 Authentic flavor. Inspired. Made with an ideal blend of authentic savory ingredients, asian moonz™ potato rounds deliver bold, exotic flavor and a crisp, golden texture to stand out in any operation. Satisfy adventurous tastes with Sweet Chili, Indian Style Curry, and Roasted Onion varieties. Make asian moonz part of your menu or create an LTO today! To order a sample, contact your Lamb Weston sales representative. ©ConAgra Foods, Inc. All rights reserved. www.lambweston.com E d i t o r ’ s M E s s a g E elcome to the May issue of gourmet in-flight meals to the carrier’s first Check out these and other fascinating AHCT, the most trusted source of class passengers. Meanwhile Hugo’s, the fine- stories in the magazine and also on our website, information on what is happening dining restaurant at Hyatt Regency Hong at www.asianhotelandcateringtimes.com Win Asia-Pacific’s hospitality industry. Kong, has partnered with Dragonair to offer We need to hear from hospitality Our industry has always been a place its classic European dishes to first and business professionals about the constant developments where cooperation flourishes. Mergers and class passengers. in the industry, good or bad, so please acquisitions, business relationships, deal Also in this issue we highlight a send your comments and suggestions in to making, back scratching – call it what you will, collaboration between Mira Moon Hotel in [email protected] at every level, mutually beneficial transactions Hong Kong, part of the Mira brand portfolio, have always gone on and always will. and Grey Goose vodka, in the shape of a One particular trend we’re picking up bespoke in-room cocktail chest. Again on the on, for example, is for partnerships between drinks theme, Veuve Clicquot and Branex upscale hospitality groups and airlines. As Design have partnered to produce a limited we report in this issue, Regent Taipei and edition Champagne ice bucket in the form China Airlines are working together to offer of the iconic Tam Tam stool from the 1960s. 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TECHNOLOGy 22 Relationship counselling DESIGN 24 Building for the bottom line FOOD 28 Think pink www.asianhotelandcateringtimes.com 4 AHCT May 2014 www.asianhotelandcateringtimes.com DRINK 32 Grape expectations Down Under EQUIPmENT 36 Convenience stores 38 Looking the part 28 Hail the king 46 Events calendar 47 Food & Hotel Myanmar 2014 previewed 48 VINEXPO Asia-Pacific 2014 previewed APPOINTmENTS 53 Who’s moving where Advertisers’ Index ADA 25 Alaska Seafood 29 Alpha International IBC Angliss HK Foodservice Ltd 35 Athena Tableware 17 Designs on restaurants Bartech 37 Beech Ovens OBC Chef Works 41 FCS Computer Systems Ltd 15 Global Chef 39 June July Global Search International 9 • Investment opportunities • Integrated resorts / MICE • India • Philippines Hosfair 52 • POS • Cloud computing / SaaS Hotel Expo Macau 53 • Hotel design • Swimming pool design Lamb Weston IFC • Truffles • Cheese OPTii Solutions Pty Ltd 13 • Flavourings / syrups • Fruit juice Pevonia 18 & 19 • Buffets • In-room amenities Scottish Enterprise 31 • Gyms • Knives SIAL Asean 51 Thaifex 50 Vinexpo 49 Zieher 27 www.asianhotelandcateringtimes.com AHCT May 2014 5 i n d u s t r y n E w s Anantara Bangkok Resort and Spa Asia driving global travel The global travel industry is poised for a period of sustained growth over the next decade, driven in part by China’s share of global outbound travel reaching as much as 20% by 2023, a new report on global travel trends reveals. Shaping the Future of Travel: Macro trends driving industry growth over the next decade predicts an optimistic macro-economic outlook for global travel growth will not be exclusive to China, are only just beginning to emerge from over the next 10 years, with the industry with forecasts showing that other large recession” said Holger Taubmann, SVP projected to outstrip global GDP by some emerging markets such as Russia, Brazil, Distribution, Amadeus. “However, as the 2%, growing 5.4% per annum. Moreover, India, Indonesia and Turkey will each also complexities in the business travel market global travel is now set to grow at a average more than 5% annual growth clearly demonstrate, growth will be far from significantly faster rate than during the over the next 10 years. This will be driven evenly distributed and there are likely to be financial crisis, where growth was just largely by rising wealth and changing both winners and losers.” 4.1% per annum. consumer habits. Some of the report’s key findings At the same time, China’s growth in Written by Oxford Economics, a include: outbound travel, which as recently as world leader in global forecasting and Asia-Pacific will be the fastest growing 2005 stood at just 1%, will enable it to quantitative analysis for business and region over the next decade, with visitor overtake the US to become the world’s government, and commissioned by flows for Asia forecast to grow at an annual largest outbound travel market this year, Amadeus, the study draws on detailed average rate of 15.1%, nearly double the with the number of Chinese households macro-economic modelling as well prior ten-year period (2002 – 2012).