“With the success of this year’s event, we are pleased to announce that Wine & Gourmet ASIA 2008 has been confirmed to take place at the same location from 5-7 November 2008,” said Koelnmesse Asia Pacific Vice President Michael Dreyer.

"I am very pleased with the trade visitor quality at Wine & Gourmet ASIA 2007, which is one of the key factors in the success of the show. We saw the top decision-makers and buyers of food service and catering market from the region and out of Asia participate in many discussions with our exhibitors.”

“This is the first time for Macau to play host to Wine & Gourmet ASIA, which gives Macau a good opportunity to showcase to the representatives from culinary and beverage circles in Asia our unique Macanese cuisine, fine Portuguese wines and charming tourist attractions.

Macau Government Tourist Office is pleased to give our support to Wine & Gourmet ASIA, which is in line with our mission to integrate new tourism elements to raise Macau’s profile as one of Asia’s most popular and quality destination for leisure, entertainment and MICE.”

João Manuel Costa Antunes,
Director of Macau Government Tourist Office

“Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute organized 130 exhibitors to attend the first Wine & Gourmet ASIA and received very positive feedback from them. We look forward to organizing more participants to the show in the future and working in partnership with the organizers to make it a great success.”

Dr Jackson Chang,
Executive Director
Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute

“Wine & Gourmet Asia 2007 provided an excellent platform for Australian suppliers to showcase their products to all the key buyers from Macau's booming food service and hospitality sectors.”

Mark Wood,
Trade Commissioner for Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
Australian Consulate-General, Hong Kong

“For the first B2B exhibition in Macau, Wine & Gourmet ASIA is over my expectations. It gave us a platform to showcase our company's profile and capabilities. Many of our guests are very impressed. The organizing team is very professional and we look forward to working together with them in future and to bring in more exhibitors and visitors to Macau.”

Paul Iec,
Managing Director
Seapower Trading

“Wine & Gourmet Asia is a good opportunity for buyers to meet suppliers. Macau has changed dramatically in the last 5 years and I’m sure this event is something that the market needs. The show will grow from here and I look forward to coming back next year.”

Fritz Sommerau,
Head of Hospitality Services
The Hong Kong Jockey Club