An Ultimate Foodventure Awaits at CEFBEX 2018

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Home to a rich and vibrant culinary heritage and a burgeoning contemporary food scene, Cebu City now bears witness to another remarkable gastronomic spectacle with the recently-unveiled Cebu Food and Beverage Exposition or simply, CEFBEX. Aptly headlined as the “Ultimate Foodventure”, CEFBEX 2018 is determined to unleash the adventurous side of the Visayans when it comes to food. As it celebrates its first decade, CEFBEX officially opened its doors to the public last October 11 at the SM City Cebu Trade Hall.

To celebrate its grand launch, an opening ceremony was held at the exhibit lobby. As the region’s biggest and most-anticipated food expo, the momentous event was well-attended by industry leaders, VIP personalities, as well as the key officers of Worldbex Services International (WSI). Among those who took part in the program, which included a ceremonial ribbon-cutting, were WSI’s Joseph Ang, Levi Ang, Jill Aithnie Ang, Vice Governor Agnes Almendras Magpale who also served as the keynote speaker of the event, Regional Technical Director of the Department of Agriculture for Region 7 Hon. Marina T. Hermoso, FPSSD Chief Elena Ylanan and HRRAC President Carlo Suarez.

A journey of tastes and flavors

Each one conceived to captivate the interest of foodies and industry professionals alike, this year’s crop of event highlights include the CEFBEX Culinary Cup: Home Chef Edition and Interschool Division. Open to all residents of Cebu with no prior professional experience for the last five years and no formal academic background on cooking, the CEFBEX Culinary Cup is divided into two rounds, the semi-finals and the grand finals. On the other hand, the Interschool Division gathered culinary and hospitality students from various schools across the region to battle it out in different competitions such as Table Set-Up, Fruit Carving, Cake Decorating, Flair Bartending Tandem, Open Latte Art, and Pasta Live Cookery.

Championing homegrown goodness

CEFBEX 2018 is also honored to showcase the world-class produce and homegrown beverage creations of the region. At this year’s CEFBEX, not to be missed is the Cebu Farmers Market area where one can enjoy shopping for fresh and organically-grown fruits and vegetables. Meanwhile, beverage aficionados are sure to enjoy the CEFBEX Coffee Fest. Organized in partnership with Linear Coffee Roaster and the Cebu Bartenders and Baristas Association, the Coffee Fest is a great opportunity to sample the different specialty coffee and cocktails by local bartenders and baristas.

Insights into the world of food

Offered free of charge, this year’s CEFBEX Seminars will invite industry leaders from the Department of Agriculture, Department of Trade and Industry, and the Department of Science and Technology to share their insights about best industry practices and other relevant information concerning the F&B trade such as Ensuring Food Safety, All about Franchising, Quality in the Food Chain, Enterprise Development Seminar and All about Flower Arrangements.

The 10th Cebu Food and Beverage Expo or simply, CEFBEX 2018 runs until October 14 at the SM City Cebu Trade Hall. The event is organized by Worldbex Services International. Admission is free and open to all foodies and F&B players. For more information, follow Cebu Food and Beverage Expo on Facebook and @cefbex on Instagram, call (02) 656-9239, or email info.worldbex@gmail.com

Visit the Heart of India

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Madhya Pradesh is one of the largest states in India. It is located in the middle of the country and so it is also known as the heart of India. Here are a few popular places to visit in this state.

Bandhavgarh National Park

This is one of the most famous reserve forests in India and it is the proper possible place to spot tigers. Not only tigers but, one can also get to see a large variety of birds; which is more than 250 species and more than 35 types of wild animals. This forest occupies an area of 446 square kilometres and if one wants to see the large variety of birds, they can visit this place in winter. One can also go for the jeep safaris or for elephant safaris to visit the jungle.

Dhar

This is one of the offbeat places in the state of Madhya Pradesh and this place is surrounded by beautiful barren hills. This is a very old town with full of embankments and there are many structures which has huge historical importance. The major attraction of this place is definitely the Dhar Palace. This place was once the capital when Raja Bhoj who was the king of this area.

Khajuraho

Another famous place which holds a lot of importance in the history of India. Located in Madhya Pradesh this place is famous for all the erotic sculptures which were built around 950 AD. They have followed the Nagara style of architecture and the entire place is very exotic.

Bhimbetka

These caves are located around 46 kilometres from Bhopal city, and it is a World Heritage Site. These caves were discovered during the year 1957-58 by Dr. Vishnu Wakankar, who was an archaeologist. These are the real treasures as the rock paintings in the caves are more than 15000 years old. They tell the lifestyle and stories of human life who used to live in that historic age. The paintings on the walls and the ceilings of the caves are extraordinary details of artwork. The paintings represent various periods like upper Palaeolithic Age and the medieval period.

Maheshwar

This place is also popularly known as the Varanasi of Central India and this place is located at the banks of Narmada River. This holy place is entirely devoted to the Lord Shiva and there are many temples dedicated to this god as well. Then there are Maheshwar Palace, Ahilya Palace, Bhawani Mata Mandir and many more to see. This place is also famous for Maheshwari silks which produce saris and scarves.

Panna

It is the place where one can find the only diamond mines of India. Apart from the panna diamond mines there is this famous Panna National Park and some ancient temples which are worth visit. To visit Panna National Park one can go for the jeep safari which is conducted twice a day, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon.

One can reserve train tickets to visit this state. For food delivery at train one can take help of e catering services.

Epson Launches New EcoTank Printers

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Epson, a global leader in printing technologies and market leader for ink tank printers, has launched its new line up of EcoTank printers that offer one of the lowest total cost of ownership in the market.

Known previously as the L and M-series Ink Tank System printers, the newly branded EcoTank printers come with a new streamlined design with an integrated ink tank, in a more compact size and with innovative spill-free ink bottles. With this new innovative line-up, Epson has brought the integrated ink tank design to its entry-level ink tank printers for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and home offices.

Epson has also expanded the line-up of its M-series printers, now known as Ecotank Monochrome series printers, with the new flagship EcoTank M2140 printer. The M2140 printer now incorporates the PrecisionCore printhead, bringing improved nozzle technology with increased print resolutions at 1200 x 2400 dpi, and faster speeds of 20ipm. The multi-function EcoTank Monochrome series comes with auto-duplex printing as well as scan and copy functions.

The EcoTank Monochrome series are able to rival laser printers in terms of overall total cost of ownership and energy consumption, with the printers having 24 times lower power consumption[1], and bringing 27 times lower overall cost per print compared to laser printers in the Philippines[2].

In terms of offering low total cost of ownership, the EcoTank L-series printers with a set of 4 ink bottles yields 4,500 black and white pages and 7,500 colour pages, and the EcoTank Monochrome series yields 6,000 black and white pages.

The ink tank printer is rated the most reliable ink tank printer compared to other brands. In a recent study[3], a large majority of Epson’s multibrand dealers at 87%[4], ranked Epson as the most reliable ink tank printer compared to other brands.

In terms of overall performance, according to the research, the majority of dealers at 77% are satisfied with Epson ink tank printers and 63% have a preference for Epson ink tank printers in comparison to other printer brands.

“With the launch of our EcoTank Monochrome series, we aim to expand the market for inkjet printers and shift users from the entry-level laser printer segment to purchase inkjet printers. With the immense advantages it brings in terms of lower overall total cost of ownership and savings in energy consumption and improved impact to the environment, the EcoTank printers can offer a better alternative to laser printers for SMEs and home office segment,” said Eduardo Bonoan, Marketing Director for Epson Philippines.

Epson continues to be the leading ink tank printer brand in the region with 70.1% market share as of 2017 in Southeast Asia, according to the latest IDC Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker 2018Q2 release. In the Philippines, Epson continues to be the leading ink tank printing brand, with the ink tank market share at 76% in 2017. There was an increase of 22.2% in terms of units sold in 2017 compared to 2016.

Epson launched the first ink tank printer model in Indonesia and subsequently in Southeast Asia in 2010. The ink tank printer has sold a cumulative 30 million units worldwide as of July 2018.

The EcoTank L3110 printer is the replacement model for L360 and L380 printers, and the L3150 printer is the replacement model for L405. The M1100 and M1120 models are replacement models for M100.