18 - 20 September 2023

Hall Number 4, Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre, Muscat, Oman
15th YEAR OF SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTING PROFESSIONALS IN FOOD AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES Show Timings: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF

FOOD AND HOSPITALITY OMAN WORKSHOP 2022

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Food & Hospitality Oman offers you FREE access to the FHO Workshop from 26 - 28 September 2022 at Oman Convention & Exhibition Center, Muscat, Oman. In its fourth year, FHO will host a specialized workshop for stakeholders in the food ecosystem, including manufacturers, packers, transporters, hotels, restaurants, retailers, food safety professionals, and food delivery partners and aggregators, on the theme "Together for safe food."

FHO Workshop 2022 will gather a significant number of high-level speakers drawn from local and international prominent organizations, who will present various topics focusing on the following sessions: Food Supply Chain, Food Packaging, Food Safety, Food Security, Restaurant, takeaway & delivery innovations.

FHO Workshop is attended by key stakeholders from government, regulatory and academia community as well as retailers, food processors, suppliers/distributors, food manufacturers, food and beverage directors / managers, growers, catering companies, restaurants, supply chain managements, hotel consultants, testing laboratories, importing/exportings, and other food & hospitality professionals.

09:30 Registration
Session 1: Food Logistics & Supply Chain
11:00 Recent technological advances in Food Logistics

Faisal Ahmed Khan, COO, A’Saffa Foods
11:20 Food Logistics a Complex Web

Eng. Ibrahim Al Amri, COO - Oman Flour Mills Company
11:40 Food Waste Management in the E-Food Supply Chain

Dr. Ahmed Mohammed, Director- Faculty of Transport & Logistics and Associate Professor in Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Muscat University.
12:00 Food Logistic & Supply Chain

Mohammed Albelushi, Airline Commercials Officer & Catering, Oman Air
12:20 Panel Discussion (Q&A)

- Faisal Ahmed Khan, COO, A’Saffa Foods
- Eng. Ibrahim Al Amri, COO - Oman Flour Mills Company
- Mahmoud Elleithy, CEO, Matajer Al Arabiah
- Mohammed Albelushi, Airline Commercials Officer & Catering, Oman Air
Session 2: Food Packaging
14:00 Evaluation of HACCP Implementation in Food Manufacturing Companies in the Middle East

Abdul Azeez, Principal Food Safety Consultant and Managing Director at M R S International Food Consultant
14:30 Food Packaging

Paritossh Kumar, Packaging Manager, Hanoon Oil Factory
15:00 Food Packaging Trends for (2022 & 2023)

May Al Harthi, Marketing specialist, Nakheel Dates
15:30 Panel Discussion (Q&A)

- Abdul Azeez, Principal Food Safety Consultant and Managing Director at M R S International Food Consultant
- Paritossh Kumar, Packaging Manager, Hanoon Oil Factory
- May Al Harthi, Marketing specialist, Nakheel Dates
16:00 End of Day - 1
11:00 Food Security & Legislation and Laws during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Dr.Mohammed Al Baloushi, Senior food inspector, Department of Development and Quality Control, General Directorate of Health Affairs - Muscat Municipality
Session 1: Food Safety
11:20 Alternative Protein Market Outlook & Growth Trends

Riwa A. Chidiac, Co-Founder and Food Safety & Nutrition Technical Director, Protocol Food Consultancy.
11:40 HACCP implementation in SMEs, Challenges and Opportunities

Shaima Al Hasani, QA officer, Mazoon Dairy
12:00 Transforming Hygiene practice, Food Safety & Quality in Traditional Food Market

G.M. Reza Sumon, Researcher - Project Manager & Co-Lead, GAIN
12:20 Panel Discussion (Q&A)

- Riwa A. Chidiac, Co-Founder and Food Safety & Nutrition Technical Director, Protocol Food Consultancy.
- Shaima Al Hasani, QA officer, Mazoon Dairy
- G.M. Reza Sumon, Researcher - Project Manager & Co-Lead, GAIN
Session 2: Food Security
14:00 Future food: Alternative Protein

Dr. Bashair Al Riyami, Food Innovation Expert
14:30 Food Security in Oman, where we were and how far we’ve become

Nasser AlMoqbali, Manager Investment- (Sourcing & Screening), Nitaj
15:00 Improving Food Security by Communicating Food Safety to Consumers

Dr. Abeer Ali Al Kalbani, Food processing technology and nutrition, University of Technology and Applied Sciences
15:30 Panel Discussion (Q&A)

- Dr. Bashair Al Riyami, Manager, Food Innovation Expert
- Nasser AlMoqbali, Manager Investment- (Sourcing & Screening), Nitaj
- Dr. Abeer Ali Al Kalbani, Food processing technology and nutrition, University of Technology and Applied Sciences
16:00 End of Day - 2
11:00 Restaurant Management Ecosystem

Adel El Masri, Head of Global Brand Marketing, FOODICS 
Session 1: Food Safety Session By Ministry of Agriculture
11:20 Omani Busoor: A Nutritious Snack And A Market Opportunity

Khalid Muhammad Abd-Allah AL-Shuely, Food processing research division head, Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries
11:40 The Fabrication of Chitosan-Zinc oxide nanorods composite (CHT/ZnO) on a Support substrate

Mohammed Abdullah Shahin AL Belushi, Food Analysis Specialist, Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries
12:00 Food Products from Dates (Arabic)

Mansoora Khalfan, Head of food research section, Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries
12:20 Panel Discussion (Q&A)

- Khalid Muhammad Abd-Allah AL-Shuely, Food processing research division head, Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries
- Mohammed Abdullah Shahin AL Belushi, Food Analysis Specialist, Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries
- Mansoora Khalfan, Head of food research section, Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries
Session 2: Restaurant Innovation / Takeaway and Delivery innovations
14:00 Superfast, Super-Local and Super-Efficient

Awwab Al Najdawi, General Manager, Talabat
14:20 F&B Industry Post Covid

Kishore Singh, Pioneers of Excellence, International Investment LLC
14:40 Self- Ordering: The Future of the Restaurant Industry

Omar Knio, Brand Marketing Director, FOODICS
15:00 Panel Discussion (Q&A)

- Awwab Al Najdawi, General Manager, Talabat
- Kishore Singh, Managing Director, PaperCats hospitality/ Jaipur Pink Hospitality
- Adel El Masri, Head of Global Brand Marketing, FOODICS 
15:30 End of the Conference