WOFEX 2012 SCHEDULE

Bringing together all segments of the Food and Beverage Industry is of primary importance to WOFEX. As such, the following co-located events have been lined up, offering the exhibitors and visitors The Ultimate Food Show Experience :

DAY 1, AUGUST 1, 2012 - Wednesday

WORLD TRADE CENTER
TASTE EXPO STAGE (WTC)

11am	Power Breakfast by Chef Mike Crisologo
12nn	A Taste of Turkey
1pm	Best Cooking Results with Advance Cooking Technology
2pm	Chef’s Classics Top Chef Demo Series
4pm	Mix & Match Beverages by Da Vinci Gourmet Syrups
5pm	Matstone Demo

ANNEX STAGE (WTC)

1pm	Press Conference

SEMINAR ROOM A (WTC)

10am	Servesafe in Food Service by Rommel S. Gerodias of Reinlab Corp.
1pm	Choosing the Right Concept for your Business (P880)
3pm	Wine and Food Pairing (P800)

SEMINAR ROOM B (WTC)

11am	Latest Technology in Food Packaging
1pm	Marketing of Supermarket Items thru Packaging : The 5th “P” By Mr. Steven Cua, PAGASA
3pm	Understanding Patent, Trademarks and Copyrights

SMX CONVENTION CENTER
TASTE EXPO STAGE (SMX)

10am	Morning Offerings
12nn	Culinary Demonstration
1pm	Sunbest Cooking Demo by Chef Michael Bautista
2pm	International Cuisine
4pm	Afternoon Gastronomy by Chef Mike Crisologo
5pm	Pastry & More! with Chef Edward Mateo & Jr. Master Chef Louise Mabulo

SEMINAR ROOM C (SMX)

11am	Pasta Making and Cookery (P500)
1pm	Packaging and Labeling Seminar

DAY 2, AUGUST 2, 2012 - Thursday

WORLD TRADE CENTER
TASTE EXPO STAGE (WTC)

10am	Home Celebrations Made Easy by CJ Foods
12nn	Modern Day Cooking with Chef Ernest Reynoso-Gala by Urban Kitchen
1pm	Best Cooking Results with Advance Cooking Technology
2pm	Punch Cut Decorate! Using Wilton Sugar Sheets by Chef Jackie Ang Po
3pm	Egg Cookery by Chef Mike Crisologo
4pm	How to Make Christmas Goodies into Business
5pm	Corn Supremo: Marca Leon Corn Polenta & Corn Oil

ANNEX STAGE (WTC)

10am	Negosyo Series by Breville Business Solutions : Discussion, Hands On, ROI Computations

SEMINAR ROOM A (WTC)

11am	Gumpaste Sugar Class (1,000)
1pm	LPG Product Knowledge and Safety Seminar
2pm	Quick Desserts that Go with Coffee

SEMINAR ROOM B (WTC)

10am	Food Safety: Understanding HACCP by Rommel S. Gerodias of Reinlab Corporation
1pm	Basic Warehouse Operations & Inventory Control (P1,500)

SMX CONVENTION CENTER
TASTE EXPO STAGE (SMX)

11am	International Cuisine by Oriental Merchants
12nn	Sarap Super Q!
1pm	Cake Decorating
2pm	Filipino Cuisine by Chef Leandro Sto. Domingo
4pm	AHA Cooking with Chef Mike Ty, American Culinary Federation President

SEMINAR ROOM C (SMX)

11am	Advanced Meat Processing : Costing, Proper Packaging, Product Presentation and Marketing (P500)
1pm	GSPDI Product Re-Launch

DAY 3, AUGUST 3, 2012 – Friday

WORLD TRADE CENTER
TASTE EXPO STAGE (WTC)

10am	Flavors of the World
12nn	Artisan Bread Competition Using Turkish Ingredients
2pm	Mitchie Chef's Classics Top Chef Series
4pm	Best Cooking Results with Advanced Cooking Technology
5pm	Cuisinart Cooking Demo

SEMINAR ROOM A

10am	Food Costing by MC Consulting (P500)
12nn	A-Z’s of Opening a Coffee Shop by Allegro Beverage
1pm	HAUG BURSTEN : Hygienic Cleaning Tools for the Food Industry
2pm	Ingredients of Success : A Ferna Food Service Demonstration

SEMINAR ROOM B

11am

Effective Marketing of your Brand Online and Offline (P1,500)) 1. Anton Diaz “Blogging and Facebook Marketing Revealed” 2. Jovel Cipriano “ Using E-commerce to sell Dilis and Dried Mangoes to the World (The Pinoy Delikasi Experience) 3. Eireen Diokno Bernardo “Selling to the Global Marketplace using Ebay and Paypal” 4. Internet Marketing

SMX CONVENTION CENTER
TASTE EXPO STAGE (SMX)

11am	Ideal Gourmet Pasta: Healthy & Indulgent Pasta Creations by Chef Ojie Reloj
1pm	Sunbest Cooking Demo by Chef Michael Bautista
2pm	Mixology
4pm	Difficult is Easy! with Chef Philip Golding
5pm	Love, Let’s Learn to Cook Together

SEMINAR ROOM C (SMX)

11am	The Local and Western Style of Sausage Making (P500)
1pm	Food Costing by MC Consulting (P500)

DAY 4, AUGUST 4, 2012 – Saturday

TASTE EXPO STAGE (WTC)

10am	Back-to-School Baon Goodness
12nn	Quick and Easy Food by Oster & KitchenAid
1pm	Best Cooking Results with Advance Cooking Technology
2pm	Afternoon Delight
3pm	Matstone Demonstration

SEMINAR ROOM A

10am	Shelf-life of Food Products in the Supermarket
11am	Food Styling Workshop and Food Photography Session with Linda Floro and Mark Floro (P1,500)
4pm	Brew Profits with 1883 Gourmet Syrups and Sauces from the French Alps

SEMINAR ROOM B

10am	Restaurant Management 101 : Guide in Opening and Managing Restaurant Business by MC Consulting (P800)
12nn	Franchising and Trademarking a Business
1pm	How to Start and Manage your Catering Business (P1,500) - Make your Biz Stand Out - Control Costs - Management Trends - Marketing the Biz

SMX CONVENTION CENTER
TASTE EXPO STAGE (SMX)

10am	Petron Cooking Demo
1pm	International Cuisines by Oriental Merchant
2pm	Cooking Demo with Chef Jill Sandique & Eddie Garcia
4pm	Demo by Hotel & Restaurant Chef's Assoc. of the Phils.

SEMINAR ROOM C (SMX)

12nn	LPG Product Knowledge and Safety Seminar
1pm	Small Capital in Fish Processing Business (P500)
3pm	The Art of Food Plating (P800)

Note: All schedules, speakers and topics are subject to change without prior notice. Limited seats available on a first come first serve basis. Paid seminars are as indicated, otherwise it’s free of charge.

Win FREE Complimentary Invitation to WOFEX 2012

Win FREE Complimentary Invitation to WOFEX 2012 at the World Trade Center and SMX Convention Center

Undeniably one of the most attended events in World Trade Center every year.

WHAT:    WOFEX MANILA 2012

WHEN:    1-4 August 2012
WHERE:  World Trade Center Manila and SMX Convention Center

WOFEX 2012 (World Food Expo) continues to be the food and beverage industry’s main source of supply solutions. The phenomenal rise of the event in terms of exhibitor bookings, visitor traffic and sales generated has reinforced its growing importance in the industry.

WOFEX 2012 will be held from August 1 to 4, 2012 at both World Trade Center and SMX Convention Center, Philippines and they would like to invite you to be part of their continued growth as they bring together all segments of the food and beverage industry.

The two venues are also now more properly defined. World Trade Center is now also known as the venue for WOFEX Trade which will have restricted entry for trade visitors only for the first 3 days while SMX Convention Center is now better known as WOFEX Marketplace which will be the biggest selling and order taking event of the year.

WOFEX is the home of the 2012 PHILIPPINE CULINARY CUP, already the most prestigious culinary competition in the country where the best meet to compete!

FREE shuttle bus between Venues.

Entrance to the WOFEX MARKETPLACE event at SMX  CONVENTION CENTER  is Php150, but Travel on a Shoestring is hooking Five (5) people with free tickets not only at WOFEX SMX but also to the WOFEX TRADE at the World Trade Center. Simply join the giveaway below, which will run from July 28 to July 31, 2012. Please join if you will be able to attend in any of the event dates only, so we won't waste the slot.

• Winners will be announced on August 1, 2012 here.
• Prizes are as follows:
• 5 winners of 1 ticket each for FREE entrance to WOFEX.

Mechanics:

•   Open to all but you will need to pay for your own transportation and incidental expenses.
•     Only 16 years old and above are allowed entry.
•     It is mandatory to do each of the assigned task on the rafflecopter. Absence of one task will disqualify your entry.
•     Please don't forget to Comment your name, e-mail address and post the url of your tweet, url of Facebook share. ( FB share and Tweet must be set to public, so I could check it.)
•     Don't comment as anonymous please. Entries using anonymous identity will not be honored. 
•     Complimentary Pass will be forfeited if not claim on the designated time and date.

Simply wait for the Rafflecopter to load  and follow the instructions:-)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

For more information about the event please feel free to visit :

www.wofex.com