Gulfood galore
With thousands of products on show at Gulfood 2010, Hotelier guides you through some of the latest, greatest and most innovative products destined to be a hit at this year’s exhibition
CATCH OF THE DAY
Spanish crayfish processing company Alfocan will be at this year’s Gulfood presenting its array of catches.
The firm supplies freshwater crayfish and promises to provide buyers with a 100% natural product, without chemical substances or food-additives. Alfocan, from Seville in southern Spain, only sell crayfish caught in the wild.
Alfocan SA
Tel: +34 95 421 67 00
Fax: +34 95 421 59 37
Email: alfocan@terra.es
Web: www.alfocan.com
SIMPLY TOMATOES
Australian company Simply Tomatoes will be showcasing its green tomato products at this year’s show, as well as launching its Marinated Saltbush range.
Selected exclusively for the food service sector, Simply Tomatoes has teamed up with Native Oz Cuisine to provide saltbush products such as Marinated Saltbush Skewers and Marinated Leaves.
These products offer a healthy, versatile Australian product, high in vitamin E and with a natural range of mineral salts, anti oxidants, calcium and crude protein.
Simply Tomatoes
Tel: +61 3 5455 4237
Fax: +61 3 5455 4305
Email: sales@simplytomatoes.com.au
Web: www.simplytomatoes.com.au
A SNIPPET OF ITALIAN FLAVOUR
Italian cuisine wouldn’t be the same without a spoonful of olive oil and this extra virgin olive oil from Coppini is designed to meet that purpose. A box of Drago Chef extra virgin olive oil consists of easy grab 10ml packets, handy for busy restaurants and take-away outlets.
The product is available to purchase in the form of either six small cases each containing 100 packets or 600 loose unit packets.
Coppini
Tel: +39 744 813 778
Fax: +39 744 814 375
Email: info@coppini.com
Web: www.coppini.com
AUSTRIAN BAKING TECHNOLOGY
Back-tech, from Austria, will be displaying its Compact Roll Plant and Mega-Star machines at this year’s Gulfood.
Back-tech’s Compact Roll Plant is suitable for different types of dough such as wheat, rye, multi-cereal and sweet yeast raised dough; the machine’s components make it an ideal system for bakers.
The gentle dough processor Back-tech Mega-Star is designed to meet the demands of quality-conscious bakers who require a fully automatic, speed-adjustable modern dough dividing and moulding machine.
Back-tech
Tel: +43 3178 3244 0
Fax: +43 3178 3244 90
Email: office@back-tech.com
Web: www.back-tech.com
COVER UP
Schwob will be showcasing its full range of fair-trade products from certified organic sources to visitors at Gulfood 2010. The firm will present its newest collection of ecologically and socially compatible table and bed linen.
Schwob AG
Tel: +41 79 400 37 14
Fax: +41 34 422 50 94
Email: weingarth@schwob.ch
Web: www.schwob.ch
YOLK BE MAD TO MISS IT
Pollux, from Swiss-firm Bettcher Foodservice, is an egg pasteuriser that includes a variety of boiling functions and can store up to 60 cooked eggs at perfect consumption temperature for five hours without further coagulation.
Castor, also from Bettcher, is a holding unit, which can be used in breakfast buffer presentation. It stores up to 30 cooked eggs in safe conditions for immediate consumption for three to five hours.
Bettcher Foodservice Gmbh
Tel: +31 653 171 387
Web: www.bettcher.com
UP ALL NIGHT
X35 Energy will be at this year’s Gulfood exhibition showcasing the latest addition to its range.
Insomniya is a concentrated energy hit, which claims to have no carbs, no sugar and no calories.
The drink promises to provide up to five hours of energy, is available in a 60ml bottle and offers a blend of amino acids and B vitamins.
X35 Energy Middle East FZCO
Tel: +971 4 228 7654
Fax: +971 4 228 7659
Email: uae@x35energy.com
Web: www.x35energy.com
SEAL THE DEAL
Sealed Air will be at this year’s Gulfood presenting its Cryovac Food Packaging products and services. It will bring a range of products — MAP concept Cryovac BDF, Cryovac LID, Mirabella, Darfresh 3-webs and special shrink bags, which are designed for the covering of whole fresh poultry products.
Sealed Air
Tel: +39 02 933 2415
Fax: +39 02 933 2382
Email: roberta.ghezzi@sealedair.com
Web: www.sealedair-emea.com
EASY BLEND
Streamline Smoothie Base from Scandic Food is designed to help the creation of easy-to-make creamy and cool smoothies.
The base product makes it easy to prepare smoothies in a short amount of time and appeals to the current popular smoothie trend across the Gulf region. It is ready to use from the pack — all an outlet’s staff member needs to do is blend it with fruit, berries and other ingredients.
Scandic Food A/S
Tel: +45 75 71 18 00
Email: ksh@scandic-food.dk
Web: www.scandic-food.dk
BULK BAG DISCHARGER
The Bulk Bag Discharger from Spiroflow comes with an integral flexible screw conveyor that is ideal for transferring bulk materials or ingredients to processing or packaging batches. Nine models are available, ranging from simple frames for non-dusty products to machines designed specifically for the dairy industry.
Spiroflow
Tel: +44 1200 422 525
Fax: +44 1200 429 165
Web: www.spiroflow.com
FLORIDA FRESH
Froze Fresh orange and grapefruit juices from United Juice Companies of America are available freshly squeezed or gently pasteurised.
Made from fresh sweet Florida oranges, and grapefruits that are picked, squeezed and bottled, the juices are then quickly frozen using the firm’s proprietary freezing technology. The company uses what it calls “the finest sweetest fruit” and added nothing more to its juices. Each variety is available in a one litre bottle and can come branded or with a private label.
United Juice Companies of America
Tel: +1 772 562 5442
Fax: +1 772 562 9229
Web: www.unitedjuice.com
PURE PURÉES
Les vergers Boiron’s, available from Gulfood exhibitors Chef Middle East, is a range of fruit purées designed to enable mixologists to shake top-quality fruits into cocktails. The company says that the fruit puree works in the same manner as fresh fruit that comes straight out of a blender.
Chef Middle East
Tel: +971 4 347 3455
Fax: +971 4 347 4844
Email: chefdxb@chefmiddleeast.com
Web: www.chefmiddleeast.com
MOBILE REFRIGERATION
The ShowMaster is a mobile refrigerated display case designed with sleek, smooth edges, which provides a hygienic presentation of food.
The temperature range is kept between 4°C and 10°C, maintaining a key HACCP rule. The food can be arranged clearly and the display case can be used as a salad bar, breakfast buffet or dessert display case.
ShowMaster Vertriebs GmbH
Tel: +49 431 6 48 06 21
Fax: +49 431 6 48 06 50
Web: www.show-master.de
ENERGY BOOST
Saba International is introducing its new product called Recharge at this year’s Gulfood event.
Recharge has 1000mg Vitamin C per can, has no caffeine and the energy benefits come from electrolytes and sugar. The beverage adheres to Malaysian Halal standards and is suitable for consumption by children, elderly people and pregnant women, with no side effects reported.
Saba International Company
Tel: +971 4 8814135
Fax: +971 4 8814138
Email: sabaco@eim.ae
Web: www.saba-inter.com
COPELAND BY EMERSON
The Copeland Scroll Outdoor Condensing Unit (ZX) is the latest addition to Emerson’s product line for food service applications.
It features real-time monitoring of compressor operating conditions and initiates actions to keep the compressor within a safe zone, thereby boosting the reliability and reducing the service time.
Other Emerson products, available from Fawaz Refrigeration, include the Scroll water cooled unit with co axial coil and Vilter Screw Compressors.
Fawaz Refrigeration
Tel: +971 4 228 2733
Email: fawazsls@emirates.net.ae
GOURMET DISPLAY
Gourmet Display, whose products are available in the UAE through Al Diyafa, is launching its Cold Concept collection at Gulfood.
The Cold Concept display features a square plate, with either porcelain or high-grade melamine underneath.
The porcelain set-up chills food presentations for up to two hours, while the melamine set up chills presentations for up to one hour.
Al Diyafa Dubai
Tel: +971 4 343 4727
Email: diyafa99@emirates.net.ae