VisMin HFSS PPP 2024 showcases latest products, innovations

CEBU CITY— The VisMin Hotel and Foodservice Suppliers (HFSS) back-to-back with the VISMIN Printing, Packaging and Plastics (PPP) Show 2024 opens July 18 to 20 at the Grand Ballroom of Waterfront Hotel & Casino with more than 47 companies/exhibitors nationwide to showcase the newest innovations in goods, services, and technology and as the leading sourcing event for hotels, resorts, restaurants, and leisure establishments across the Philippines organized by Global-link MP. 

"Global Link's goal is to promote trade and to link people together. I think this one is a very unique event where we put together manufacturing and hospitality, two industries very important to Cebu but more important to the country to develop, to become world class, and you can see through the show how this symbiotic relationship between these industries actually works very well for the local market," Patrick Lawrence Tan CEO of Global-Link MP said in a media interview.

According to Global-Link MP, the HFSS and PPP sectors have parallel needs and bringing them together in a simultaneous show is more convenient for business deals and it has become the highly-anticipated events in Manila, in Cebu and in Davao.

The VisMin Hotel & Foodservice Suppliers Show started in 2008 designed to present the industry with the opportunity to explore and discover the leading hotel, restaurant, resort supplies and software, while the VisMin Printing, Packaging & Plastics Show started in Cebu 13 years ago inspired by the Manila Printing, Packaging & Plastics Show that first opened its doors in 2007, Global-Link bared.

“Both shows capture the attention of business leaders, industry experts and professionals, and potential buyers.  The expos have become the leading trade and highly-anticipated shows for companies and brands in both sectors to present the newest innovations in goods, services, and technology,” Katrina Uy of Global-Link said.

Aside from company exhibits and expositions, there are six industry talks to happen simultaneously during the show.  These discussions/talks cater to the needs of the growing market in the Visayas and Mindanao, all of which tackle major concerns in empowering businesses and individuals hoping to succeed in their businesses.

The show also offers participants multiple networking opportunities to meet colleagues in the sector and discuss possible joint ventures, which starts with a discussion for businessmen to understand more about the changes in taxes, especially the O.R. and the invoicing and many more including product presentations on various technologies, in plastics, in packaging, in printing, the organizers added.

"For us, to showcase the innovative processes, the improvements that we are doing to be sustainable. We know that there are a lot of questions regarding the sustainability of our products. So, we want the people, the public to understand it better,” Benjamin Chua, President of the Philippine Plastics Industries Association said.

The event provides the market an access to essential resources and dynamic solutions. The plastics and packaging industries call to sustainability is among the key remarks of Chua stating that the use of resins to increase product recycling is currently receiving increasing attention from the plastic and packaging industries.

The three-day event is supported by the Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Association of Cebu Inc. and the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI). CCCI President Jay Yuvallos stressed the interconnected brought by the event and its role in developing Cebu's global competitiveness which are essential in building world class talents and businesses. 

"The contribution of everyone, suppliers, service providers, and your investment for Cebu will have a long-lasting impact towards making our community world class. May it go well and come back alive," Yuvallos said, in his opening message.

Hotel Resort & Restaurant Association Cebu (HRRAC) President Alfred Reyes considers the shows as one-stop shops for hoteliers, suppliers, restaurant owners, exhibitors, and brand clients.

"This is a very good show for us, especially for the hospitality industry. Why? Because we don't have to go to Manila.So they're bringing in here the products that are normally exposed only in Manila," Reyes said, adding that the current state of Cebu's hotel industry after the pandemic. He disclosed that the industry is getting better, especially with the MICE market as its key clientele.

VisMin Printing, Packaging, & Plastics Show 2024, and VinMin Hotel FoodService Suppliers Show 2024 opens to trade buyers and visitors for free from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on July 18 and 19, and from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 20. (Photos: MBCNewman)