Applications have now closed.
Global Victoria is partnering with Melbourne’s North Food Group and Export Connect to host key Buyers from Chef’s Garden Hong Kong on an inbound buyer mission to Melbourne.
What types of businesses should participate?
Victorian food and beverage businesses interested in exporting to the Hong Kong market.
About the opportunity
Export Connect's Founding Director Najib Lawand, along with Chef’s Garden’s Executive, will deliver a free Hong Kong Market Insights & Networking Session for Victorian food, beverage and agribusinesses.
This session will include up-to-the-minute F&B, consumer and channel trends along with an overview of Chef’s Garden Hong Kong. This will be followed by a Q&A panel and an opportunity to network with Chef’s Garden, as well as other food and beverage businesses and stakeholders in the room.
One-on-One Buyer Appointment opportunity
Food and beverage businesses will also have the opportunity to register an Expression of Interest (EOI) for a one-on-one buyer appointment with the travelling Executive from Chef’s Garden Hong Kong.
Applications for the 1:1 Buyer Appointment have now closed.
About Chef's Garden Hong Kong
Chef’s Garden, established in 1999, is a leading Hong Kong importer and distributor of premium foods, importing fresh, frozen, and dried fruits and vegetables; dairy; meats; seafood; dry groceries; and beverages. Working directly with international food and beverage brands from Australia, Europe, and the United States, Chef's Garden emphasises quality, sustainability, and customer service.
Chef's Garden currently supplies 2,500+ customers, including some of the city’s best-known restaurants, bars, hotels, resorts, and retailers.
Chef’s Garden also operates a retail brand, Feather & Bone - a premium butcher, grocer, and deli with 11 locations across Hong Kong, 7 of which include all-day dining restaurants. Established in 2015, Feather & Bone partners directly with farmers and artisans to provide fresh produce, high-quality meats, artisanal cheeses, gourmet pantry staples, premium wines, freshly brewed coffee, and baked goods.
About Najib Lawand
Najib Lawand founded Export Connect in June 2017 in order to use the skills, connections and expertise he acquired over 25 years in the industry to help food and agribusinesses prepare for the right markets and connect with the right buyers and grow.
Najib is highly experienced in export market development, having spent a quarter of a century leading Australian food-export businesses and agri-food industry development teams. In addition to successfully marketing a born-global health food bar, Najib has exported and/or supported export market development for over 300 Australian food and agribusiness brands spanning across ambient, fresh and frozen categories to markets including South East Asia, North Asia and the Middle East.
Contact us
For more information about this event, contact us by sending an email to shank.somers@global.vic.gov.au.