2019

POST -SHOW Organiser REPORT

1 The 17th Restaurant & Bar x Gourmet Asia Captures Global Industry Mood

The 17th Restaurant & Bar Hong Kong X Gourmet In addition, RBHK addressed the evolving demand Asia, held on 3-5 September 2019 at the Hong Kong for healthier products by co-locating with Natural Convention & Exhibition Centre made headway by & Organic Asia (NOA), introducing a wealth of introducing various new show elements to create organic, sustainable and ethically-sourced products a more immersive and accommodative sourcing to the Asia market. The ground-breaking co- experience. The 3-day show housed 364 exhibitors location created powerful synergy, allowing dining from 32 countries and regions and attracted 9,063 establishments, supermarkets and retailers to trade buyers from 42 countries and regions, with capitalise on the latest F&B trend and sharpen their , , , and Australia as the top competitive edge. 5 visiting countries and regions. The resounding success has led to an overwhelming In response to the continuously changing landscape of response from exhibitors and visitors who are keen to the F&B industry, Restaurant & Bar Hong Kong (RBHK) participate again. Nearly 60% of the prime locations joined forces with Gourmet Asia (GA), the real fine have been reserved for the next edition while dining exhibition, to capture the high-end food and over 98% of the visitors expressed keen interest in drinks and exclusive hospitality markets. Nearly half of returning to RBHK X GA, which will take place on 1-3 the interviewed buyers showed interest in the gourmet September 2020 at HKCEC. sector and 93% of the interviewees were satisfied with the quality of exhibitors and their products.

2 RBHK x GA 2019 Facts & Figures

Exhibitors Visitors 12,000m2 9,063 Exhibiting Area Trade Buyers

364 42 Exhibitors Countries & Regions

32 93% Countries & Regions Hong Kong

7% Overseas

Highly Specialised Zones

RBHK GA

• Food & Drinks • Gourmet Food & Drinks • Beer & Spirits • Meat & Seafood • Foodservice & • Bakery, Confectionery & Catering Equipment Coffee • Design, Supplies & Technology • Wine & Spirits, Beer

3 Exhibitor Analysis

Exhibitors: 364

Ratio: Overseas46% vs. local 54%

Exhibitors from 32 Countries & Regions:

• Australia • • Austria • Netherlands • Belgium • New Caledonia • Canada • New Zealand • China • Poland • Denmark • Portugal • France • Republic of Ireland • Germany • Russia • Hong Kong • • India • Spain • Israel • Sweden • Italy • Taiwan Region • Japan • • Korea • The • Latvia • UK • Macau • USA

4 “…the booth visitors were a high percentage of real opportunities. It’s clearly a ‘destination show’ for buyers in the industry and a huge amount of networking and relationship building goes on. Sign me up for next year!” Mr. Ross Williams – Managing Director, Brandwerk Limited (Hong Kong)

“We’re pleased to exhibit in a great annual show here every year. RBHK is a good place to announce our new products and allows us to make business connections. We’ve got lots of positive responses and done better than what the expectation was.” Ms. Freda Tsang, “First time for us to participate in an exhibition, General Manager, Oceanus International we were positively surprised by the interest in Trading Ltd (Hong Kong) our products from really high-quality leads. We met purchasing team from big hotel groups and restaurants groups at the show.” Mr. Edwin Kwok – Operations Manager, CTE Group Ltd (Hong Kong)

“Being Hong Kong’s first world class automated meatball manufacturing factory accredited with world recognised certifications, RBHK has always been a great way for us to meet potential buyers and catch up with industry friends. We always have a blast at RBHK.” Ms. Niki Tang, Managing Director, Bill’s Food Factory Ltd 許記魚旦 原味荳品 (Hong Kong)

5 Visitors Analysis

9,063 42 Trade Buyers Countries and Regions

93% 7% Hong Kong Overseas

Top 10 Visiting International Countries & Regions

Australia China France

Japan Macau Malaysia

Taiwan Region The Philippines UK

USA

Visitors’ Quotes: “Interesting show to gather information and meet various sectors of the food industry.” “The exhibitors are of “Many special products Mr. Gauthier Trarieux, high quality.” can be found here.” Consultant & Office Executive, Mr. Wu Wing Sing, Mr Boris Au, Director, Altios Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Assistant Manager, Sakabayashi (Hong Kong) Maxim’s Caterers Limited

6 Visitor Profile by Business Nature

Food & Beverage 39%

Importer / Distributor / Wholesaler 22%

Consultancy / Management Services / Others 15%

Retail / Service 11%

Manufacturer / Supplier 7%

Hospitality & Tourism / Transportation 6%

Visitors’ Profile by Job Function Management 49.5% Business Development / Sales & Marketing / Consultant 16.4% Chef / Restaurant / Food & Beverage / Catering / Wine / Coffee 14.3% Merchandising / Purchasing / Sourcing /Procurement 7.0% Account / Administrative / Finance / Executive / Officer 5.4% Others 7.4%

Visitors’ Interested Products Gourmet Food & Drinks 43.7% Wine & Spirits & Beer 34.8% Meat & Seafood 3 30.2% Foodservice Equipment 19.8% Coffee & Tea 15.2% Bakery Equipment & Ingredients 7.7% Hospitality Technology 5.5% Hospitality Design & Supplies 4.4% Industry Services 4.3%

(*multiple esponsesr from interviewees)

7 Signature Events

Restaurant & Bar Hong Kong 2019 Coffee Power Championship

Cocktail Challenge The competition brought together the region’s RBHK 2019 Cocktail Challenge shook up a storm as most knowledgeable and versed baristas to explore talented bartenders and mixologists competed to coffee cultures and create conversations. Over 30 make the best cocktails. 50 contestants took to the competitors demonstrated their expertise across four stage and created cocktails using Pisco as the core different skill-based competitions – Rangers, Latte Art, ingredient, showcasing the charm of the emblematic Cup Tasters and Roasting. The winner goes to Be Water drink of Peru. After rounds of fierce competitions, Team, Mr Fung Yuk Ning David, Mr Jacky Handrision Yuya Sakamoto from Le Bec Fin French Restaurant and Mr Fan Tak Chun Jonathan respectively. took the crown. Chef Masterclass

International Chinese Baijiu Chinese chefs and pastry chefs from renowned

Cocktails Mixologist Competition hotels and dining establishments prepared culinary masterpieces using classic and innovative ingredients This one and only cocktail competition challenged the whilst sharing their inspirations and cooking tips, most innovative mixologists to blend the traditional creating exceptional sensory experiences for the essence of Baijiu into modern cocktails. The glamour of authentic Chinese spirits was brought to light as audiences. contestants used Ming River Sichuan Baijiu to create flavoursome cocktails that impressed the audiences.

Wine Tasting Theatre

Sommeliers and certified Masters “Our company always of Wine such as Ms Debra looks forward to the annual Meiburg MW, Ms Christina Restaurant & Bar Hong Kong show. With its wide range of exhibitors Choi WSET, Mr Bill Isler and firsthand community connections, - CEO of Ming River, to there are innumerable opportunities to engage, learn and develop new business name but a few, shared opportunities while bumping into the their extensive knowledge who’s who of the Hong Kong F&B trade.” and wine appreciation tips Debra Meiburg MW, Founding in a series of wine seminars, Director Meiburg Wine Media, MWM wine judging and presentation International ceremonies.

8 Hong Kong Best Spirits Awards

The Awards selected the very best spirits in Bar, Restaurant & Hotel Categories and Spirits & Design Categories, celebrating RBHK 2019 House Wine Awards the achievements of wine practitioners in promoting spirits in Hong Kong. Among the high-quality entries, Balblair Single Accredited wine judges including sommeliers, restaurant Malt Whisky 15 Years Old - Asiaeuro International Beverage & bar managers, wine traders and educators convened at Limited and Samaroli Coilltean Guadeloupe Rum 20 Years the expo to score wines based on international standards. Old /1998 - The Whisky Library won the best scotch whisky La Gatta Moscato Moscato d’Asti D.O.C.G. 2018 - Wines and best spirits title respectively. Connection Limited, Mancura Etnia Moscato 2018 - HOP HING LOONG CO. LTD and Castel Grand Vin 2016 - B&F Wine Cellar Limited stood out from the crowd and won the Wine Luxe International Awards Best of the Best Sparkling Wine, White Wine and Red Wine Organised by Wine Luxe Magazine, the awards established award respectively. a new standard of wine rating for Greater China. Top judges spanning diverse professional backgrounds teamed up to form a professional judging panel which has evaluated more than 2,000 wine and spirits from all over the world since 2016.

MEDIA EXPOSURE

• AM730 • PRC Magazine • Apple Daily Ltd • Sing Tao Daily • Apparel Magazine • South China Morning Post • AsiaHORECA • Today’s Baking • Asian Hotel & Catering Times • Whisky Magazine • Bar Talk • Wine & Spirits • Cru Magazine • Wine Luxe • China Hotel Magazine • Winenow • FoodEx360.com • 頭條日報 • Grocery Trade Magazine • 食品展會大全 • Hong Kong Builder Directory • 食品商務網 • Marshall Cavendish • Openrice Limited and more...

9 10 Visited Companies

Hospitality & Tourism Emperor Cinemas Amazing Wine Global Ltd Fook Lam Moon Anglo Swiss Trading Co (HK) Ltd 181 Hotel & Served Residences Gourmet Dining Group Aqua Nordics Trading Co., Ltd. American Club Green Orange Restaurant & Bar Arfoods Group Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Catering Services Hung Fook Tong Bee Health Australia (HK) Ltd Century Hong Kong Hotel Jardine Restaurant Group Broadway Foods Club Lusitano Jumbo Kingdom Compass Group HK Ltd Cheung Chun Marine Products Ltd La Mer Restaurant & Lounge Conrad Hotel Classic Fine Foods (Hong Kong) Ltd Lady M Courtyard by Marriott Hong Kong Cosmos Wine Trading Ltd Madame Fù Crowne Plaza HK Kowloon East Dah Chong Hong Manhattan Bar &Restaurant Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Causeway Bay Dai Fung Asia Maxim’s Caterers Limited Four Seasons Hotel HK Diligence Marine Products Ltd Million Rank (HK) Ltd Galaxy Entertainment Group Etak International Limited Mos Food Hong Kong Limited Genting Hong Kong General Wine & Foods Co Ltd Mr. Steak Gloucester Luk Kwok Hong Kong Goodwill Food Trading Co Nabe One Grand Hyatt Hong Kong Gourmet Wine & Dine Ltd Ninetys Grand Lisboa Hotel Grandkey Trading Co.,Ltd On The Hill Coffee Bar Harbour Grand Kowloon Hop Hing Loong Co., Ltd. Pacific Coffee Harbour Plaza Hotel Management Limited I. Fish Company Limited 薄餅博士 Harbour Plaza North Point Hotel PHD Infinity Elements Management Ltd HK Ocean Park Marriott Hotel Pizza Express JetFresh Foods Hong Kong and Hotels, Ltd. Pizza Hut HK Management Ltd Kanezen Hong Kong Co., Limited Hong Kong Golf Club Red Mr Lorence & Company Limited Hotel Indigo Hong Kong Island Sushi Express HK Ltd Miumi International Food Company Intercontinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong Teawood Limited Kew Green Hotel Wanchai Hong Kong The Coffee Academics Nathan Small Enterprises Australia Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong Wing’s Catering Limited Olivier Pacific Ltd L’hotel Nina et Convention Centre 太興飲食集團 Organic Ocean Seafoods Ladies Recreation Club 深圳大快活快餐有限公司 Polybrands International Limited Landmark Mandarin Oriental 蛋撻王 Sims Trading Co Ltd Langham Hospitality Group 金飯碗 Tung Tai Hong Le Méridien Cyberport 香港豪華飲食集團 Wah Cheong Co Ltd Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong 龍皇控股集團有限公司 Wine & Spirits Global Marriott International Wine’s Link Limited Hong Kong Novotel Century Hong Kong Retail / Service Zhuhai Binhe Machinery Co., Ltd. Novotel Citygate Hong Kong A.S. Watson 五豐行有限公司 Panda Hotel Art Wine Cellar Limited Manufacturer / Supplier Plaza Premium Group Circle K HK Ltd Regal Hong Kong Hotel City Super Ltd Amoy Food Limited Regal Oriental Hotel Dahlia Fine Wines Gallery Angliss HK Food Service Ltd Regal Riverside Hotel Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited Chung Wah Kitchen Machine Ltd Renaissance Harbour View Hong Kong E&B Wine Cellar Crown Food Group Ltd Hotel Fernet Hunter Dynasty Fine Wines Group Limited Rosewood Hong Kong Highlights (H.K) Online Shopping Co.,Ltd Eurogestion (HK) Ltd Royal Pacific Hotel HKTVmall Five Star Wine International Limited Royal Park Hotel Jebsen Beer H.K. Lovecraft Limited Sheraton HK Hotel & Towers Madison Wine Int’l Gourmet Foods Ltd The Peninsula Hotels Meatmarket.hk Kee Wah Bakery Ltd The Ritz Carlton HK PARKnSHOP Koon Chun Hing Kee Soy & Sauce Factory 惠州皇冠假日酒店 Wine Palace Holdings Ltd Ltd Wine Spirit Limited Lam Soon HK Group Food & Beverage Winelink Ltd Lee Kum Kee A-1 Bakery Group Wing On Department Stores Man Lok Yuen Food Trading Ltd Ambrosia Oyster Bar & Grill YATA Supermarket PastryGlobal Food Service Limited Baron 99 Yummy House International Ltd. Sin Tat Premium Foods Limited Beef & Liberty 叁拾士多 Swire Coca-Cola HK Limited Beefbar Hong Kong The Kowloon Dairy Limited Café de Coral Group Importer / Distributor / Wholesaler International Holdings Ltd. Dim Sum Gallery AF Trade Limited Well Feat Catering Equipment Co., Ltd Dim Sum Library All Time Healthy Co Ltd Dotcod Seafood Restaurant and Oyster Bar Allied Freres Fine Wine Ltd and more...

11 Restaurant & Bar Hong Kong x Gourmet Asia 2020 1-3 September 2020 Halls 5E & G, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Space Only Walk-on Package Premium Package US$475/m2 US$525/m2 US$555/m2 (Min. booking: 18m2) (Min. booking: 9m2) (Min. booking: 18m2)

Sponsorship Opportunities Various sponsorship programmes are on offer to enhance your company visibility and networking opportunities, so you can stand out from your competitors and draw more traffic to your booth. Sponsorship opportunities include, but not limited to, visitor lanyard, show bag, souvenir, cyber kiosk, VIP lounge and onsite events.

The Organiser

lnforma Markets creates platforms for industries and specialist markets to trade, innovate and grow. Our portfolio is comprised of more than 550 international B2B events and brands in markets including Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate, Fashion & Apparel, Hospitality, Food & Beverage, and Health & Nutrition, among others. We provide customers and partners around the globe with opportunities to engage, experience and do business through face-to-face exhibitions, specialist digital content and actionable data solutions. As the world’s leading exhibitions organiser, we bring a diverse range of specialist markets to life, unlocking opportunities and helping them to thrive 365 days of the year. For more information, please visit www.informamarkets.com.

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