Mr. Piboonsak Kittitornkun, Deputy Mayor of Phuket City Municipality, attended the Macau International Food Forum, accompanied by Ms. Natvara Suttisattyaporn, Director of the Tourism and Sports Division, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tatiyaporn Jarumaneerat, Head of the Department of Management, Hospitality, and Business, Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism, Prince of Songkhla University, Phuket Campus, who served as the liaison and focal point for international coordination. Relevant officials also participated in the event, which took place in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
The Macau International Food Forum is organized by the Macao Government Tourism Office, and forms a key component of the Macau International Gastronomy Promenade, held in collaboration with 35 designated Creative Cities of Gastronomy under the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN).
The event featured food exhibitions, live culinary demonstrations by experts in the culinary arts, and showcased cultural uniqueness through gastronomy. Participating countries had the opportunity to exchange knowledge and present their distinctive food cultures. The forum also provided a platform to discuss cooperative plans to promote the exchange of food and cultural practices among member cities of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.