College of Tourism and Hotel Management (COTHM) arranged inter-campuses competitions at the 17th International Exhibition of Food & Beverage Processing and Technologies, (Iftech Exhibition) and managed to attract a huge number audience there. The competitions were held at the Expo Center Lahore from September 22-24, 2022.
During the 3-day competitions at the Iftech Exhibition, students from different campuses of COTHM participated in different cooking competitions. These competitions were held in multiple categories which were 3-Course Modern Pakistani Cuisine, Drinks/Smoothies, Live Cake Decoration – Free Style, Product Innovation, Pasta Dish, and Chinese Main Dish.
The winners of each category were awarded with Gold, Silver and Bronze certificates while the participants also got participation certificates.
Renowned chocolate and flavours brand Vibgyor sponsored Cake Decoration segment at the exhibition. Vibgyor CEO Aman Poonawala also visited the competitions and met with COTHM’s higher management.
Unilever’s South East Asia Lead Ivan Lu, Unilever Pakistan Country Head Sajjad Akbar, Marketing Lead Umer Waqar, GSM Amir Tagar, and Operator Marketeer Nida Hasan visited the competitions, talked to the participants and appreciated their culinary skills. KnN’s sponsored chicken for the competitions, Young’s Foods and its sister brand Dairy Life sponsored dairy products, Shan Foods sponsored a huge quantity of spices, Sufi Oil provided oil for all the cooking competitions while Ambassador Commercial Kitchen Equipment supported COTHM in its executional strategy.
On the occasion, COTHM CEO Ahmad Shafiq said that COTHM believes in practical learning with steadiness and growth. We appreciate our sponsors for supporting COTHM in promoting the culture of healthy and professional cooking in Pakistan, he added.
