Hong KongMay 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE) has been trusted by the industry for many years, earning a strong reputation for its banquet events. It is one of the preferred venues for large-scale corporate dinners and events in Hong Kong. Over the past year, AWE has hosted nearly 5,000 banquet tables, serving approximately 60,000 guests, establishing itself as a premier corporate banquet venue in the city.
As companies increasingly demand higher event effectiveness and participant experience, corporate events are no longer limited to traditional annual dinners. In recent years, many large-scale corporate events have evolved into integrated activities combining conferences, exhibitions, interactive experiences, and banquets. Leveraging its diverse venue configurations and comprehensive facilities, AWE flexibly supports companies in hosting meetings, supplier showcases, team-building activities, and annual dinners, helping businesses enhance overall coordination efficiency while achieving multiple goals such as team cohesion, brand promotion, and business development.
In March this year, three brands under the DFI Retail Group held their annual dinners at AWE over three consecutive weeks.
Prominent Asian Retail Enterprise Hosts Banquets at AWE for Three Consecutive Weeks
One-Stop “Conference + Expo + Banquet” Solution Enhancing Team Event Experience and Effectiveness
The beginning of each year is traditionally the peak season for corporate banquets and spring gatherings. In March this year, three brands under the prominent Asian retail enterprise DFI Retail Group — Mannings, 7-Eleven, and Wellcome — held their annual dinners at AWE over three consecutive weeks, hosting nearly 8,000 team members in total and presenting over 630 long-service and retirement awards, creating a grand occasion.
DFI has partnered with AWE for over 10 years, with multiple brands under its umbrella choosing the venue for annual events year after year, reflecting the enterprise’s high level of trust in AWE’s venue and banquet catering services.
Among them, DFI’s health and beauty retail brand Mannings made full use of AWE’s exhibition halls and conference facilities to host a 300-person corporate meeting, a team member engagement exhibition for nearly 3,000 participants, and an annual dinner all on the same day, integrating multiple event segments within a single venue. Team members could visit the exhibition immediately after the meeting and then move to AsiaWorld-Summit in the evening for the dinner, ensuring a seamless flow and significantly enhancing overall event efficiency and participant experience.
The team member engagement exhibition was held in Hall 5, featuring diverse displays and interactive experiences to deepen team members’ understanding of Mannings’ brand positioning, strategic development direction, and latest business innovations. The exhibition invited multiple suppliers to set up over 20 booths, showcasing a variety of products such as skincare, health supplements, and baby items. On-site interactive experiences included health check-ups, scalp tests, and pharmacist consultations, allowing team members to gain a more comprehensive understanding of products and services, thereby enabling them to provide more professional and attentive experiences for customers. The event not only offered suppliers a platform to showcase their products and services but also provided team members with a rich and practical engagement experience, demonstrating the evolution of corporate events from traditional dinners to integrated activities combining interaction and information.
Additionally, DFI’s convenience store brand 7-Eleven held an exhibition at AWE for the second consecutive year, inviting team members to attend and gain deeper insights into the company’s future development direction and latest product trends. The exhibition featured multiple supplier booths displaying a variety of hot foods, snacks, beverages, and desserts, and invited business partners to participate, offering on-site tastings, exchanging opinions, and collecting feedback. This activity helped frontline and back-office team members better grasp the latest product features and brand advantages of suppliers, contributing to improved customer experience while fostering interaction and collaboration between the enterprise and its suppliers. Such event arrangements, blending displays and interactive elements, align perfectly with AWE’s “EXPOtainment” concept.
As for DFI’s supermarket brand Wellcome, its recent annual dinner at AWE also created many precious memories for team members. From interactive booths set up before the dinner to stage performances and team member recognition segments during the event, it successfully strengthened team cohesion and drove business development.
7-Eleven has held exhibitions at AWE for two consecutive years, inviting team members to attend and gain deeper insights into the company’s development direction and product trends.
Comprehensive Venue Facilities and Professional Banquet Catering Services
AWE boasts Hong Kong’s largest indoor conference and banquet hall — AsiaWorld-Summit (Hall 2), which can accommodate up to 360 tables and host nearly 5,000 guests. The venue features a column-free design with an open view, capable of simultaneously hosting large-scale banquets, exhibitions, and conferences, while providing ample space for stage production and thematic decorations to meet the diverse needs of large-scale integrated corporate events. Leveraging its venue scale and flexible configuration, AWE helps companies integrate different event segments within a single venue, reducing the time required for venue changes and logistics arrangements, making the event flow tighter and smoother, and enhancing overall execution efficiency.
In addition to its venue advantages, AWE also offers professional banquet catering services to provide comprehensive support for large-scale corporate events. The catering team has extensive experience in large-scale banquets, with seamless coordination from kitchen operations to front-line service. Even for banquets of up to 360 tables, the team ensures that dishes are served at the ideal temperature and texture. The team can also incorporate brand elements into dish designs based on the enterprise’s characteristics and event theme, such as integrating brand mascots or representative characters into desserts or cakes, adding a unique touch to the event and further enhancing the guest experience.
Adopting Sustainable Seafood to Jointly Promote Sustainable Development
In terms of catering services, AWE is also actively promoting sustainable development, encouraging corporate banquets to use sustainable ingredients and proactively designing eco-friendly seafood menus for clients. Taking the three annual dinners of the DFI Retail Group as an example, all seafood dishes used sustainable seafood, aligning with DFI Retail Group’s sustainability framework of “Starting with Products” and “Caring for the Environment,” aiming to minimize environmental impact and jointly fulfill corporate social responsibility.
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