HORECA Trade consolidating ME presence

June 24,2019 0 Rita Ghantous

One of the leading foodservice distributors in the UAE, HORECA Trade and its sister companies will, starting July, operate under recently rebranded Bidfood name.

For 16 years, HORECA Trade has been taking on multiple UAE foodservice channels under its wings, offering an extensive F&B portfolio that boasts iconic and internationally-recognized brands. Together with sister companies HORECA Trade (Bahrain and Oman), Al Diyafa (KSA), and Bidfood Jordan (Jordan), the company represents the Bidfood Group in the Middle East through more than 35 brands, 320 talents and 14 cultures. It serves over 7,000 accounts via 300,000 deliveries per year across all five Middle Eastern markets.

HORECA Trade’s rebranding, effective July 1st, stems from a regional venture to become part of a greater network and to operate under the Bidfood umbrella representing the Group in the Middle East as Bidfood ME. As a result, the brands’ respective identities will be modified to better represent the global Bidfood name, which entails a new logo, an adapted social media presence, a regional website and bespoke collaterals paired with new concepts and ideas led by insight and research to strengthen and optimize service as well as partner and client relationships.

Bidfood UAE Marketing Manager, Jad Asaad, said, “This is an exciting step for us as it is a testament to our unstifled forward-thinking ways. With one face and one voice, we are more confident than ever about delivering outstanding product service solutions, market strategies and sustainable business growth to our customers, suppliers and shareholders alike. As we embark on this exciting new journey as one connected network in the Middle East, we will carry on with our mission to inject social responsibility into our business models and provide service solutions, market strategies and sustainable business growth to our clients, suppliers, and shareholders alike. We thank all parties for their unwavering dedication and support over the years and we look forward to sharing many more milestones and fruitful experiences with everybody involved.”

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Rita Ghantous

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Rita Ghantous is a hospitality aficionado and a passionate writer with over 9 years’ experience in journalism and 5 years experience in the hospitality sector. Her passion for the performance arts and writing, started early. At 10 years old she was praised for her solo performance of the Beatles song “All My Love” accompanied by a guitarist, and was approached by a French talent scout during her school play. However, her love for writing was stronger. Fresh out of school, she became a freelance journalist for Noun Magazine and was awarded the Silver Award Cup for Outstanding Poetry, by The International Library of Poetry (Washington DC). She studied Business Management and earned a Masters degree from Saint Joseph University (USJ), her thesis was published in the Proche-Orient, Études en Management book. She then pursued a career in the hospitality industry but didn’t give up writing, that is why she launched the Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun Newsletter. Her love for the industry and journalism led her to Hospitality Services - the organizers of the HORECA trade show in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, as well as Salon Du Chocolat, Beirut Cooking Festival, Whisky Live and other regional shows. She is currently the Publications Executive of Hospitality News Middle East, Taste & Flavors and Lebanon Traveler. It is with ultimate devotion for her magazines that she demonstrates her hospitality savoir-faire.