Hodema attended the Beirut International Franchise Forum and Exhibition (BIFEX) in May 2016 at Biel Lebanon.

Hodema’s partner Nada Alameddine was interviewed on Sky News Arabia on May 9th 2016 at their studios in Beirut to discuss the restaurants and cafés industry in the Middle East with a special focus on Kuwait and to highlight the latest Food and Beverage trends in the region.

Hodema’s partners Nagi Morkos Nada Alameddine and Toufic Akl were invited to be guest speakers at Sagesse University in Ashrafieh Lebanon on April 25th 2016. They gave the students of the Hospitality Management faculty a lecture about the hospitality industry in Lebanon and the Middle East region.

For the 12th consecutive year Hodema participated in Horeca the annual hospitality and food exhibition which took place at Biel in April 2016. The trade show gathers over 300 companies in the Food and Beverage sectors. In this edition Hodema organized the Annual Hospitality Forum (AHF) in collaboration with Hospitality Services which gathered key players of the hospitality industry and tackled topics related to franchise hotels and Lebanese cuisine.

Hodema’s partner Nada Alameddine was interviewed on Sky News Arabia on March 15th 2016 during the Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF) in Dubai providing facts and figures about the Food and Beverage industry as well as the supply chain especially in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

For the third consecutive year Hodema participated as Gold sponsor speaker and moderator in the Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF) which took place in March 2016 at The Address Dubai Mall. Over 50 industry leaders expert speakers and moderators led debates and shared business knowledge on several topics such as Food and Beverage openings worldwide trends and latest global concepts and brands.

Hodema’s partner Nada Alameddine moderated the women entrepreneurs’ round table that was organized by Hospitality Services on January 11th 2016 in Beirut gathering several Lebanese women pioneers in the Food and Beverage industry.

Hodema team visited SIAL Middle East in December 2015 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. This show gives the opportunity to meet with key Food and Beverage buyers from the Middle East North Africa and India.

Hodema’s partner Nada Alameddine moderated the women’s leadership round table that was organized by Hospitality Services on November 18th 2015 in Beirut. The round table gathered several General Managers of renowned hotels in Beirut and discussed their thoughts motivations struggles and insights of the current situation in Lebanon.

Hodema team attended “Salon du Chocolat” and “Beirut Cooking Festival” which took place in November 2015 at Biel in Lebanon. Several events took place such as chocolate gourmet workshops and the renowned chocolate Fashion Show with famous pastry chefs and designers.

As part of its corporate social responsibility initiative Hodema participated in the 2015 Beirut Marathon that was held on Sunday November 8th. 13 team members of Hodema took part in the 10 km run for fun race. Proceeds of this event went to the Children’s Cancer Center organization in Lebanon.

Hodema’s partners Nada Alameddine and Toufic Akl took part in “Saudi Morning” live show broadcasted on Saudi2 channel TV on October 20th 2015 during Saudi Horeca in Riyadh. They presented Hodema’s services and tackled the Food and Beverage industry in KSA and in the region.