Hotelolympia, 26 February-1 March 2012, Excel Centre London

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(2012), "Hotelolympia, 26 February-1 March 2012, Excel Centre London", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 42 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/nfs.2012.01742daa.022

Hotelolympia, 26 February-1 March 2012, Excel Centre London

Article Type: Conference report From: Nutrition & Food Science, Volume 42, Issue 4

This is a key show for the hospitality industry. The extensive exhibition includes all types of items associated with the hospitality industry.

There is a small exhibition of stands from companies producing foods and beverages.

For those interested in cooking there is a skillery in which celebrity chefs demonstrate not just culinary techniques but also the use of various novel ingredients.

Additionally there is a competition for chefs where all types of categories of chefs compete against one another. This year included a category for gluten–freechef of the year. For the third year, the competition was run in association with the Institute of Hospitality and the Craft Guild of Chefs with the judging to be headed up by celebrity chef and Coeliac UK’s Food Ambassador Phil Vickery.

The competition was for professional cooks and catering college students to design a three course gluten-free meal for two people.

Coeliac UK, is the national charity for people with coeliac disease. Coeliac disease is an autoimmune disease caused by intolerance to gluten. Damage to the gut lining occurs when gluten is eaten; there is no cure or medication for the condition and the only treatment is a strict gluten-free diet for life. Without a gluten-free diet, the disease can lead to other conditions, such as malnutrition, osteoporosis, small bowel cancer and also can cause infertility problems. At least one in 100 people in the UK have coeliac disease; representing a potential £100 million market amongst those diagnosed with the condition and the friends and family they eat out with.