At the 9th Café DKSH event, DKSH Hong Kong's Gourmet Fine Food (GFF) Business Line introduced eight new artisan ingredients, ranging from dairy, chocolate to bakery products.
Media release
Hong Kong, October 11, 2019 - DKSH, the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia, held its annual Café DKSH event at the Hong Kong Ritz Carlton Hotel in September. Over 100 selected guests, comprising executive and pastry chefs, buyers, restaurant owners and HORECA representatives attended the gathering. Café DKSH facilitates the dialogue between clients, customers and industry experts of various sectors about new creations and formulae.
The event served as a platform for several signature brands. Among the presented were Emborg from Denmark and Flechard from France, for their silky-smooth dairy, Casa Luker from Columbia and Lindt from Switzerland to give customers the opportunity to experience a new chocolate adventure as well as IRCA, Alipro, Lubeca and Panidor for their assortment of pastry and bakery products.
Three guest chefs: Andy Li from Andy's Workshop, Fabio Birondi, Director of IRCA Academy and Thomas Lui from Thomas Trillion, have used these finest ingredients to create a dessert feast. Prior to stepping into the venue, visitors were greeted with the finest canapés created by the Ritz Carlton banquet team with core ingredients. The creation included Aljomar's 24 months Iberico ham, Masse's French foie gras and Davigel's IQF shellfish and prawn, complemented by a refreshing drink blended with La Fruitière frozen fruit puree and T2 tea and accompanied with a milk foam tea using Ostenburg fruit crush.
Sharon Lee, Vice President Gourmet Fine Foods, DKSH Hong Kong expressed her enthusiasm for the event: “Thanks to our valuable partners, Café DKSH is a good platform which brings customers and clients together and allows them to expose themselves to innovative ideas and inspirations. It is a valuable opportunity to widen horizons.”
For further information please contact:
DKSH Hong Kong
Astrid Lo
Manager, Branding & Communications
Phone +852 2895 9610
astrid.lo@dksh.com
About DKSH
DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia. The Group helps other companies and brands to grow in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials and Technology sectors. DKSH’s portfolio of services includes sourcing, market insights, marketing and sales, distribution and logistics as well as after-sales services. Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, the Group operates in 35 markets with 33,000 specialists, generating net sales of CHF 11.3 billion in 2018. With its Swiss heritage and long business tradition since 1865, DKSH is deeply rooted in Asia Pacific. The DKSH Business Unit Consumer Goods focuses on fast moving consumer goods, food services, luxury goods, fashion and lifestyle products as well as hair and skin cosmetics. With around 19,760 specialists, the Business Unit generated net sales of CHF 3.9 billion in 2018.