Karachi Marriott Hotel is thrilled to announce the upcoming Sri Lankan Food Festival, scheduled for the 09th and 10th of September 2023. Food enthusiasts, mark your calendars because this culinary extravaganza promises an unforgettable gastronomic journey.
Sri Lankan Food Festival will be taking place at Nadia Restaurant, Marriott Hotel, Karachi from 09th September 2023 and will go on till 10th September 2023. Timings will be 07:00 PM on-wards.
Discover the Essence of Sri Lankan Cuisine: The Sri Lankan Food Festival at Karachi Marriott Hotel is your passport to the vibrant and diverse flavors of Sri Lanka. Renowned chefs will showcase their culinary expertise to bring you an authentic taste of this tropical paradise. From aromatic curries to delectable seafood and irresistible desserts, every dish has been carefully curated to transport your taste buds to the heart of Sri Lanka.
We have reasons why you shouldn’t miss this Sri Lankan Food Festival; 1) Delicious Experience: Immerse yourself in a world of flavors with dishes prepared by experienced chefs, 2) Cultural Enrichment: Learn about the rich culinary heritage and traditions of Sri Lanka, 3) Live Entertainment: Enjoy live music and cultural performances for a complete cultural experience and 4) Warm Hospitality: Experience the renowned hospitality of Karachi Marriott Hotel.
Don’t miss the opportunity to embark on this culinary journey to Sri Lanka. Gather your friends and family and join us at Karachi Marriott Hotel on the 9th and 10th of September for an unforgettable food festival.
To secure your spot at this delectable event, please contact: +92 21 111 22 33 44
Biz Today International and Nutra Solutions organized a first ever food summit on ‘Food for Future’ at Marriott Hotel Karachi on Thursday, 12 January, 2023. Naeem Khanani, CEO Nutra Solutions welcomed the guests and highlighted the importance of exploring and debating food for future for Pakistan.
His Excellency Dr. June Kuncoro Hadiningrat, Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia in Karachi discussed the topic food for thought..
Mr. Zubair Motiwala, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Trade Development Authority Pakistan (TDAP)highlighted the importance of import substitution and export of value added products from Pakistan to support Pakistan’s Economy.
Mr. Motiwala said merely exports of USD 30 Billion from a country like Pakistan having population of 220 Million is not justified at all, we have to explore new value added products export and import substitution on war footing basis.
Mr. Zubair Motiwala informed that the TDAP is setting up Pakistani Pavilion at 28th edition of Gulfood, which is due to start from 20th Feb and will go till 24th February 2023 at Dubai World Trade Centre. Gulfood is the world’s largest food and beverage sourcing and hospitality show and got an overwhelming response from Pakistani Companies but we could not accommodate all interested companies who applied for participation at Gulfood 23.
Mr. Zubair Motiwala, CEO TDAP then launched Biz Today International’s ”Gulfood 2023 Special Supplement”at ‘Future for Food’ summit held in Karachi. All interested companies who intends to show case their presence at Gulfood 2023 can consider availing their product show casing through this special supplement which will be available at Pakistani Pavilion with assistance to Pakistani Companies. Biz Today with TDAP support and guidance will publish “Gulfood 2023 Special Supplement” developing markets for F&B exports from Pakistan highlighting the potential of Halal Food and Beverage items export at competitive prices from Pakistan and show case Pakistani value added food and food preparations.
“Gulfood 2023 Special Supplement” will be in digital format as well as in print edition, print edition will be circulated at Gulfood and same will be circulated to Commercial Counselors based in Pakistani Embassies worldwide. We will also facilitate Business Match making between potential exporters and importers.
Naeem Khanani, CEO Nutra Solutions informed that main objective of launching Biz Today Gulfood 2023 Special supplement with TDAP support is to develop export markets for Pakistani food & beverage industry. Pakistan food exports of fruits, vegetables, meat, seafood, rice, citrus, processed food, Confectionery and other value added food for future with innovations can bring much needed foreign exchange and increase employment opportunities for our food technologists in Pakistan.
Naeem Khanani,CEO Nutra Solutions informed that It’s high time for talk with action. Food for Future Summit aims to spark thought provoking dialogues and debates among food technologists and experts to ignite the fuel that will drive the change in the national food systems.
Dr. Fayyaz Ashraf spoke on food for future summit to reduce malnutrition and hunger keeping in view Zero Hunger is part of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Pakistan’s exports of halal meat and meat preparations were stood USD 333 million during fiscal year 2020-21 and expected above USD 500 million this fiscal year.
Mairaj Qureshi, CEO Macca Food Industries discussed the huge scope of export of Halal meat from Pakistan.
Ms. Saima Maqbool, faculty at COTHM explained the need of food safety for all food complete value chain.
An exciting Panel discussion on food for future with experts from food technology consisting of Omer Qasim, Dr. Fayyaz Ashraf, Hina Anis, Waqas Azeem and Amira Ismail created the high interest from audience.
Moderator Naeem Khanani invited panelists to throw light on food for future to ensure food security, zero hunger and reduce malnutrition. Experts also touched the topic of export of organic food and food with healthy life style and balanced diet.
Waqas Azeem, Former Chairman APRA well-presented initiatives taken for reduction of food wastage and to achieve zero hunger Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Dr. Ghufran Saeed, Assistant Professor Food Science & Technology, University of Karachi spoke on Good food for all: food as a connector for health and climate.
Concluding speech was delivered by His Excellency Herman Hardynata Bin Ahmad, Consul General of Malaysia in Karachi. Vote of Thanks was offered by Mr. Irfan Pardesi, Founder, Biz Today International.
From left Mr. Naeem Khannani, CEO Nutra Solutions, Mr. Irfan Perdesi, Founder Biz Today International, Mr. Zubair Motiwala, CEO TDAP, H.E. Dr. June Kuncoro Hadiningrat, H.E. Herman Hardynata Bin Ahmad and Mr. Rafiq Vayani, Editor Biz Today International at the launch of Biz Today International’s ‘Gulfood 2023 Special Supplement’.
This International Chef’s Day, Master Class Pakistan – Hospitality Business hosted the first ‘Annual Culinary Awards’, on 20th October 2021 at Marriott Hotel Karachi.
The aim of this event was to celebrate the unsung heroes, our skillful culinary fraternity which includes the culinary professionals, home chefs and digital food communities who have significantly contributed in the expansion of Pakistani culinary industry and made it prominent on the map of the world.
Welcoming the esteemed guests from all over the industry, Mr. Usama Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer, Master Class Pakistan praised the efforts of our culinary heroes, celebrity chefs and the digital food communities. He further added that; “this is a new era for the emerging culinary professionals of the country”.
The ceremony was attended by 300+ guests which included renowned industry professionals, celebrity chefs, digital food communities, and esteemed guests from renowned food brands such as Young’s Food, Unilever Foods Solutions, Hilal Care and Shangrila who sponsored in this event and made this First Annual Culinary Award a huge success.
Mr. Usama Ahmed concluded the convocation ceremony and gave his wishes to the graduates for a successful career ahead. Representatives from sponsors like Youngs and Unilever also came up and spoke about their long journey in the food and Culinary industry. A lucky draw also took place in this event and two lucky winners were provided with a Microwave and an oven.
It was a day of appreciation and delight for everyone belonging to the Culinary Industry of Pakistan. In the event, various awards and gift hampers were provided by well-known brands to all the deserving well-skilled people from the ever-so-growing culinary Industry of Pakistan. The whole event was a mix award distribution ceremony, embracing cultural music and a scrumptious dinner for all our special guests. The most awaited award of the year for Lifetime Achievement Award (female) was given to “Chef Shireen Anwar” and Lifetime Achievement Award (male) was given to “Chef Mehdi.”
It was an initiative taken by the Chief Executive Officer of Master class Pakistan to arrange an event like this and it was just like putting the very first brick to the whole Annual Culinary Award Ceremony in Pakistan and by the success of this event we hope that events like these will keep on happening and Pakistan’s Culinary Industry will keep on thriving.
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