By Ijeoma UKAZU
Participants with gift items given by Nestlé Professional at a food education workshop in Ibadan, Oyo State, organised by Nestlé Nigeria’s Out of Home business arm, Nestlé Professional Business, and the Association of Caterers and Food Vendors recently.
Nestlé Nigeria’s Out of Home business arm, Nestlé Professional Business, has collaborated with the Association of Caterers and Food Vendors in Ibadan, Oyo State, to deliver a food education workshop for no fewer than 200 canteen and food vendors.
The engagement which had the theme “The Business of Food”, was organised to educate the participants and provide tips on how to grow their food service business, a statement by Nestlé Nigeria said on Wednesday.
They were also shown how to cook tasty meals that will delight their customers and outstanding cooks were celebrated and rewarded with relevant tools and MAGGI products to cook Nigeria’s favorite dishes.
Speaking at the event, Manager, Nestlé Professional Nigeria, Mrs Funmi Osineye said educating the participants on the use of MAGGI seasoning is key to a healthy meal.
Osineye adds that “The collaboration with the Association of Caterers and Food Vendors provides the opportunity for Nestlé to share her expertise in Nutrition, Health and Wellness developed over 150 years with members of the association here today, and going forward.
“We are also delighted to use this occasion to introduce the new, affordable and pocket friendly Maggi 100g powder in Chicken and Star Seasoning variants for small food business owners.”
She stated that, “Nestlé Professional will continue to build this partnership with caterers and food vendors to offer better services to the industry,” Osineye said.
Nestlé in a statement said that the Business of Food event kicked off with a Cooking Masterclass, where experts shared knowledge and techniques on managing the complexities of food systems with topics including; ‘food-preneur,’ food styling and food plating.
It said that following the masterclass was a Cooking Demo, where celebrity Chef Shine demonstrated the preparation of a vegetable soup mixt of MAGGI Chicken and Star Seasoning powders.
Chef Shine also educated caterers on meal tasting and gave a step-by-step guide on how to cook affordable nutritious meals with a consistent taste for their customers.
According to the statement, “Then came the cooking competition, caterers were divided into two groups. Each group chose three representatives for the competition.
“Participants were instructed to cook a ‘banging’ party jollof with the available ingredients and seasoning.
“The meals presented by each group were judged based on tasty meal, meal presentation and plating.
“The event combined knowledge sharing with a lot of fun and engaging activities to make it memorable for the participants.”
The Nestlé Professional’s food and product education workshop was packaged to equip food vendors and caterers with the knowledge needed to optimise their food business while using MAGGI powders effectively.