KOMPAS.com – The 17th edition of the Indonesian Food & Hotel Exhibition (FHI) will be held again this year on 25-28 July 2023 at the Jakarta International Expo (JIEXPO).
FHI, which is now an annual event, invites business people and professionals back. and activists in the hospitality and food and beverage industries, to join in international business meetings and trade exhibitions.
“Sustainability is an approach that can be applied in every business action to create a business that is sustainable and has a positive impact. In keeping with this year’s theme Counteract the Environmental Impact Through Sustainability Towards the Global Market,” said Juanita Soerakoesoemah as Event Director of FHI 2023, quoted from a press release, Friday (14/7/2023).
He said that FHI 2023 comes with three basic pillars, namely inspiring sustainable development, running events that are environmentally responsible, and running events that are socially responsible.
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This year, one of FHI’s main initiatives is to reduce food waste, therefore FHI is collaborating with the ALLAS project, a community-based initiative that promotes sustainability by collecting and cleaning food containers so they can be reused and not wasted.
During the exhibition, FHI provides reusable food containers that can significantly reduce the use of single-use plastics and other single-use materials.
This not only helps reduce waste but also supports the circular economy by extending the lifespan of materials.
This year FHI also collaborated with Alton Waste Management, a trusted waste processing service provider in Indonesia which focuses on cardboard waste distribution services with the motto “Go Green”.
Indonesian Food & Hotel Exhibition (FHI) 2022 at JI-Expo, Jakarta, Tuesday (26/7/2022).In addition, FHI has also implemented high-tech weighing machines to accurately measure the net weight of bulk cartons transported by trucks, ensuring efficient waste management.
FHI 2023 will be held simultaneously with the Hotelex Indonesia and Fine Food Indonesia and Retail Indonesia events.
The exhibition will provide global access for visitors to more than hundreds of leading manufacturers, distributors and retailers with more than thousands of brands from 30 countries.
“To date, 692 exhibitor companies have joined, consisting of 401 local/national companies and 291 foreign companies,” said Juanita.
According to Juanita, FHI has great potential in supporting business growth in this industry. Data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) shows that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the food and beverage industry in 2022 will increase by 4.90 percent, which takes up 6.35 percent of the total national GDP.
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“This means that household consumption expenditure for food and beverages, restaurants and hotels is one of the highest and the main supporter of national GDP growth, making it a growing and profitable market,” he explained.
He added, this year’s FHI visitors have more opportunities to learn directly from experts in this industry as well as establishing connections with professionals.