Event Alert: Manila Food and Wine Festival (MFWF): Cooking Revolution 2013

If you're a cooking enthusiast or a food lover like me, you may want to check out the first ever the Manila Food & Wine Festival 2013. It is happening on Feb 22-25 and is spearheaded by the Culinary Education Foundation.

The festival will kick off with a food truck cook-off on February 22 at the SM Mall of Asia Grounds Block 12 from 5pm til midnight. Six top Pinoy chefs will battle in this event. You can vote for your favorite chef and taste their unique dishes.

There is also a Facebook contest for a chance to win VIP Food Truck Pass, Cravings junior cake, and other goodies.

On days 2-4 of the festival, various participating restaurants will be offering their set lunch and dinner meals at greatly discounted prices. Lastly, an AFC Gala Dinner will be held at the Makati Shangri-La on February 25.

For inquiries and tickets, visit mfwf.ph.

Event Alert: 21st National Retail Conference (NRCE) and Stores Asia Expo

Business stuff fascinate me. I've been an online entrepreneur since early 2009 and this blog is basically an account of my experiences with different retail businesses. In particular, I like reading about how individuals and companies started small and took their humble businesses to the next level. Another topic that I find interesting deals with branding -- how companies have made their products and services stand out from their competitors and how they attracted a loyal following. When it comes to improvements in the retail sector, I want to see better handling of customer complaints and more knowledgeable sales personnel and customer support staff. Anyway, if you're into business and marketing as well, there's an upcoming event that you might wanna check out: the 21st National Retail Conference (NRCE) and Stores Asia Expo.

NRCE is the country's biggest retail industry event. Each year, the conference invites retail industry experts to cover important retailing topics. The 21st NRCE will be held on August 9 and 10 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. Its twin event, the Stores Asia Expo, will showcase retail suppliers and service providers.

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