Nestle Professional beverages business manager Ahmad Popal speaks with Caterer Middle East during Gulfood 2016. Nestle Professional beverages business manager Ahmad Popal speaks with Caterer Middle East during Gulfood 2016.

Nestle Professional beverages business manager Ahmad Popal met with Caterer Middle East during Gulfood 2016 to discuss business opportunities in both midmarket and luxury hotels.

“The market outlook is very good, we’re operational across the Middle East, and I see potential in all our markets – Nestle’s solutions are consistent and we meet a specific need for our customers.”

Speaking of the hospitality sector Popal said: “I can see the midscale hospitality sector growing in the coming years, there are many international brands arriving into the region, all of which offer guests high quality accommodation.”

The theme of Nestle’s Gulfood pavilion is "more success made simple," according to Popal. “As an operator we help you to be more successful but in a way that is really simple, we do this through our four categories: coffee, cold beverages, signature desserts and flavours.”

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“Our mission is to help food service operators grow their sales and manage costs in a way that is simple operationally.”

 Commenting on Gulfood 2016 Popal said: “We have been impressed with the response at Gulfood 2016 – there are a great number of clients from all over our target markets.”