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June 2008
The Northland Salon Culinaire
22nd & 23rd June 2008
Northland Chefs form the newest and youngest branch of The New Zealand Chefs Association and we are proud to bring you the second annual Northland Salon Culinaire 2008. Northland Chefs have long been a supporter of the long term future and achievements of the industry in our region and have an amazing base of creativity within our ranks and have been actively working together to promote our profession, our region and people for a long time. We share ideas, time & expertise and a passion for all things Hospitality and Culinary and work on initiatives through events such as this to offer our region the opportunity to recognise a ‘level’ of skill that matches experience, education and employment opportunities and a chance to network with Industry professionals. Northland Chefs are indeed proud to bring you this event along with our major sponsors of which without them, this event would not be possible The New Zealand Chefs Association HSI NorthTec Northland hospitality The Northland Salon Culinaire had its inaugural beginnings in 2007 and has quickly become an
important event in our regions Industry calendar as it involves such a wide range of people and skills from Industry and Educational Institutes. This event will bring together our Training Providers, Tutors, Students and Secondary Schools also, Chefs and Food & Beverage staff in Industry most of which are small to medium sized enterprises that employ, collectively, the greatest number of people in the Industry. We acknowledge that Schools are our target market for the future of our industry. This event gives our young people the opportunity to benchmark themselves against others from across the region, compete for regional titles and see the standard at tertiary and industry level. Promoting our industry as a career pathway and offering scholarship opportunities for training is a start to reducing skill shortages in a region that dramatically increases in population 8 months of the year. We are expecting over 150 of Northland’s top performing Hospitality and Culinarian competitors to come together and compete in front of live crowds and Industry Judges. The Northland Salon Culinaire is a unique opportunity to see around 30 competitions over two days featuring the very best emerging talent in Northland’s Hospitality Industry. We welcome you to join us in celebrating some culinary and hospitality action at NorthTec’s Hospitality and Tourism Block, Raumanga Valley Rd, Whangarei
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