HONG KONG, April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DKSH's Business Line Gourmet Fine Foods (previously named Food Services and Hotel Supplies) stages the annual Cafe DKSH event in Hong Kong on April 28, 2015, showcasing the colorful creations of reputable chefs drawing inspirations from master art pieces and featuring the latest product ranges carried by DKSH from Vivy, CARMA, Cacao Barry, Dawn and Elle & Vire.
Cafe DKSH is a signature gourmet event organized by DKSH annually in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. It provides a platform for chefs to gather and share new ideas and insights for pastry creations. This year, over two hundred chefs from Hong Kong and Macau are immersed in a colorful world resembling an art gallery visit. During the event, all participants are using colored chocolate to create chocolate splatter paintings.
Inspired by the art pieces, Letizia Grella from CARMA is using the brand new colored product range of Massa Ticino™ Sugarpaste to create unique and innovative cakes. A demonstration by world chocolate master chef Davide Malizia from Vivy is another highlight of the day. Davide showcases how to use food colorings to create fashionable chocolate show pieces.
"Our valuable partner chefs from Vivy, CARMA, Cacao Barry, Dawn and Elle & Vire allow us to present a range of exquisite desserts that are inspired by art pieces, including paintings, sculptures, photographs as well as architecture and fashion," said Sharon Lee, Vice President Asia, Gourmet Fine Foods, Business Unit Consumer Goods, DKSH Hong Kong. "The showcases today not only fulfill the local needs and requirements of creative professional pastry chefs and cake designers, but also providing an opportunity for them to share ideas. We are proud of hosting another Cafe DKSH event in Hong Kong," she added.
About DKSH
DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia. As the term "Market Expansion Services" suggests, DKSH helps other companies and brands to grow their business in new or existing markets.
Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since March 2012, DKSH is a global company headquartered in Zurich. With 750 business locations in 35 countries -- 720 of them in Asia -- and 27,600 specialized staff, DKSH generated net sales of CHF 9.8 billion in 2014.
In 2015, DKSH celebrates its 150th anniversary. With strong Swiss heritage, the company has a long tradition of doing business in and with Asia, and is deeply rooted in communities and businesses across Asia Pacific.
DKSH Business Unit Consumer Goods is Asia's leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on fast moving consumer goods, food services, luxury goods, fashion and lifestyle products, as well as hair and skin cosmetics. The Business Unit's comprehensive Market Expansion Services extend from product feasibility studies and registration to importation, customs clearance, marketing and merchandising, sales, warehousing, physical distribution, invoicing, cash collection and after-sales services. With 640 business locations in 22 countries and around 14,560 specialized staff, Business Unit Consumer Goods serves 310,000 retail outlets on a daily basis and generated net sales of CHF 4.1 billion in 2014.
Business Line Gourmet Fine Foods offers marketing, sales and distribution for quality imported pastry ingredients, chocolates, dairy goods, and other confectionary products to support business development to HORECA channels. To bring new technique and pastry trends on screen, DKSH often flies in overseas renowned chefs from around the world, and provides a platform for skills sharing.
