ITCA Nice Preview


Top left: Winning a Mercury Above: Get stuck in at an ITCA workshop


Exhibitor Listings. If you want to take it further with them and get some personal more specific advice please feel free to contact Jon directly. I am looking forward to seeing the results in Nice”


The Mercurys This year’s Mercurys competition attracted some 25 entries from as far afield as New Zealand, Thailand and Canada. Kevin Cox, chairman of the Mercurys award committee said: “During the validation I was lucky enough to get an early look at the entries this year and it never fails to amaze me how much innovation there is within our industry. It just goes to show that even in difficult times we are still creating new ways to improve the passenger experience and this is truly commendable. It is true to say that the Mercurys, the most prestigious awards within the travel catering industry, will once again produce winners of high merit.” The awards were judged in January and the


judges received 20 minute presentations on each of the entries.


This year’s judging panel was: Matt Crane - Monty’s Bakehouse, UK Werner Kimmeringer – Etihad Tracey Barnett – BMI Marc Maisonneuve – Canonica Catering, France Rob Taylor – Virgin Trains Adam Bauer – Airmeals, USA Ed Roberts – Diversey Kevin Cox (chairman) – Brinkers Cakes and Desserts, Holland.


Each and every entry is carefully marked,


with innovation being of prime importance. This is with the exception of the F&B Category for which marks are given for the customer satisfaction element. This year the award ceremony itself will


take place within the tradeshow in Nice on 17 February 2011 and will be available for all to see. All you have to do is register to attend the ITCA


tradeshow and networking forum and you will be able to join in the excitement displayed by the winning companies. The Mercurys are always a climactic finish to the three days of the ITCA event. www.itcanet.com/awards


30 YEARS OF ITCA...HAVE YOU?


Have you been coming to the ITCA (originally IFCA) event for a long time?


Have you attended every ITCA event starting with the very first trade show held in the Waldorf Hotel in London in 1981?


We know of two people who have attended every event. Are there any more? It does not matter in what capacity you have been there, we are just looking to find out who has been to all 30 shows.


Please respond by using the contact form on the ITCA website if you, or someone you know, has attended every tradeshow event held in Europe since and including 1981. (www.itcanet.com).


Do let us know - we would love to find out how many members there are of this exclusive club!


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