Hodema participated as Gold sponsor speaker and moderator in the Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF) which took place in February 2015 at Conrad Dubai. The programme includes over 50 industry leaders expert speakers and moderators who lead debates and share business knowledge on topics such as Food and Beverage openings trends worldwide macro-economics latest global concepts and brands to look out for in the future.
Hodema team attended the “Rural Tourism Strategy for Lebanon” a new initiative launched by the Ministry of Tourism on February 11th 2015 at the Grand Serail under the patronage of his Excellency former Lebanese Prime Minister Tamam Salam.
Hodema participated for the second consecutive year in Gulfood which took place at the Dubai World Trade Center in February 2015.
Hodema team visited Horeca show in Kuwait which took place in January 2015 in Kuwait City. This event covered the hospitality catering and food industry sectors in the country and the region.
Managing partner Nagi Morkos represented the former Minister of Tourism His Excellency Mr. Michel Pharaon during the launching of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) strategy in Lebanon which took place on December 16th 2014 at the Grand Serail in Beirut.
Hodema consulting services a leader in Lebanon in terms of hospitality retail and real estate consultancy with its headquarters in Beirut and covering the Middle East and Africa regions organized a dinner at La Table d’Alfred on December 10th 2014 to celebrate the company’s 10th year anniversary.
A welcome drink was held during the event to greet the guests among which His Excellency Mr. Michel Pharaon Minister of Tourism Mr. Tony Ramy President of the Syndicate of Owners of Restaurants Cafés Night-clubs and Pastries in Lebanon Mr. Walid Raphael CEO of the Banque Libano-Française as well as Hodema’s numerous collaborators and team.
During the dinner Managing partner Nagi Morkos thanked the guests for sharing this special occasion with Hodema and for their continuous support throughout these ten years.
“Hodema’s 10th anniversary is a tremendous milestone for the company. We were far from imagining that our small structure would go all that way. But it did: within a decade Hodema team grew from two to twenty multilingual consultants with a strong background in hospitality leisure tourism retail and real estate along with high-profile academic degrees. Thanks to the varied experiences of Hodema managers consultants and analysts our company has become a reference in the regional market: in a 10-year timeframe we have created implemented or franchised over 300 projects many of which valued over US $100 million. Today Hodema is active in up to 16 countries; it advises large scale corporations in Lebanon and the Middle East and has established solid partnerships with its customers. We set the bar only by what we believe defines greatness. I am enormously proud to be leading a team of people who strive for perfection every day and persistently work to deliver an incredible service to our customers to best suit their needs.”
Hodema was invited to be a guest speaker at the School of Tourism and Hotel Management at the University of Balamand in Koura to share its professional experience and insights about the hospitality and tourism industry in Lebanon and Gulf region with the students and faculty members. A 60-minute session hosted by Nagi Morkos Nada Alameddine and Toufic Akl from Hodema was held to discuss the challenges and trends of the food & beverage industry in Lebanon as well as the keys to open a successful restaurant.
Hosted at Hospitality Services offices in Beirut Nagi Morkos managing partner at Hodema and roundtable moderator gathered a diverse group of restaurateurs health professionals and industry notables at a food safety roundtable in the wake of the current “food scandal” that has plagued Lebanon. All participants discussed their individual challenges and offered advice and solutions.
Hodema in collaboration with Wondereight and Geoges Chidiac Architects participated in Saudi Horeca the Saudi International food beverage and hospitality exhibition which took place from November 18 to 20 2014 at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center. The event gathered more than 70 exhibitors among which food processing technologies skills and equipment canning dairy and food processing packaging frozen food refrigeration and thermo processing fruits and vegetables fisheries milk products meat and poultry bakery and confectionery equipment beverages food grains and hospitality consultants.
Hodema team attended “Salon du Chocolat” and “Beirut Cooking Festival” which took place in November 2014 at Biel in Lebanon. This show presents several events such as chocolate gourmet workshops with more than 20 pastry chefs and over 50 exhibitors gathered in celebration of chocolate in addition to the renowned chocolate Fashion Show with famous pastry chefs and designers.
Hodema sponsored the AVANT PREMIERE movie “”From Bombay To Paris: The Hundred-Foot Journey” which took place on August 26th at Beirut Souks Cinemacity. A casual cocktail reception was held at 7 pm followed by the movie at 8:30 pm. The story revolves around The Kadam an Indian family that clashes with Madame Mallory proprietress of a celebrated French restaurant after they open their own nearby eatery until undeniable chemistry causes the Madame to take gifted young chef Hassan under her wing.
Managing partner Nagi Morkos participated in Kalam el Nas episode that was broadcasted on May 18th 2014 at Zaitunay Bay in Beirut. This episode hosted by Mr. Marcel Ghanem to promote “Live Love Lebanon” Campaign gathered various key players of the tourism industry among which His Excellency Mr. Michel Pharaon Minister of Tourism Mrs. Barbara Massaad food consultant Eddy Bitar founding member of Live Love Lebanon Mr. Anthony Rahayel owner of No Garlic No Onion food blog and many others.