INTERNATIONAL. Mondelez World Travel Retail has been named as The Trinity Forum’s first Sustainability Partner.
The leading confectionery manufacturer has become strongly associated with sustainability in recent years, as many channel players collectively zone in on eco-friendly practices.
The Mondelez portfolio covers all main confectionery categories including chocolate, biscuit, gum and candy. Its globally known brands include Toblerone, Milka, Cadbury, Oreo, Daim, Côte d’Or, Mirabell, Marabou, Freia, Trident, Stimorol and Bassett’s.
Several of these brands have been at the centre of recent Mondelez airport activations promoting sustainability.
Earlier this year, to coincide with World Environment Day, Mondelez World Travel Retail partnered with The Moodie Davitt Report for a successful month-long social media campaign that encouraged travel retail industry stakeholders to embrace sustainable practices. The campaign ran throughout June, with all material accompanied by the hashtag #TRmaderight.
Mondelez World Travel Retail Managing Director Jaya Singh will be among the speakers at The Trinity Forum, the world’s most influential airport commercial revenues conference (25-26 October). He will present a special sustainability-focused presentation underlining Mondelez’s Travel Retail Made Right industry agenda.
Singh said: “Sustainability has been a driving force for much of Mondelez WTR’s activity in travel retail this year. I am pleased to build on the incredible momentum built thus far with an industry first.
Mondelez World Travel Retail celebrated the achievement of initiating 1 million trees being planted by environmental non-profit organisation One Tree Planted earlier this year. Promotions at leading airports, such as the one pictured above, helped towards achieving this milestone.
“With our partners at The Moodie Davitt Report, we are proud to announce Mondelez WTR as Trinity Forum’s first ever Sustainability Partner as we continue to advance our Travel Retail Made Right agenda for people and planet.
“People are at the heart of Mondelez WTR’s operations and we are pleased to highlight our commitment to implementing sustainable practices and products for the greater good of the industry and beyond.”
He added: “Mondelez WTR’s dedication to delivering sustainability in an authentic and meaningful way inspired us to gain direct insight from consumers to understand what sustainability looks, tastes and feels like for them.
“Our goal is to share these results with industry peers to encourage the advancement of sustainable practices and products and grow the confectionery category.”
The Trinity Forum programme can be accessed here. Further big-name speakers and partners will be revealed this week.
The Trinity Forum 2023 has garnered tremendous industry support with Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail joining as a Diamond Partner and Beam Suntory Global Travel Retail, CAVU, DFS Group, Diageo Global Travel, L’Oréal Travel Retail, Nestlé and Qatar Duty Free all signing as Platinum Partners.
Room with a view: The prestigious Rosewood Hotel will serve as a superb venue for The Trinity Forum Gala Dinner
A stellar conference programme will be bolstered by outstanding networking opportunities and locations.
The Opening Cocktail on 25 October – hosted by Hong Kong International Airport with spirits provided by Diageo – will be staged at The Murray Hotel’s luxury dining and drinks venue Popinjays, which offers spectacular Hong Kong skyline views. The venue is a contemporary rooftop restaurant and stylish bar with an impressive 420 sq m wraparound terrace.
The following evening (26 October), the Gala Dinner will take place at the Rosewood Hotel Hong Kong, a luxury venue which soars over Victoria Harbour. The building and its facilities are described as “the crown jewel” of the Victoria Dockside arts and design district.
While The Trinity Forum conference will take place at Regala SkyCity Hotel on the grounds of HKIA, the host aims to ensure delegates will experience more of the Hong Kong city atmosphere by taking them to Hong Kong Island and Kowloon for the Opening Cocktail and Gala Dinner, respectively.
The Murray Hotel’s Popinjays will provide the high-class backdrop for The Trinity Forum Opening Cocktail
Registration for The Trinity Forum is available at this link: https://trinityforum.events.
Preferential rates at the official hotels Regala SkyCity Hong Kong and Marriott SkyCity are available at https://trinityforum.events/travel-information-2023/
Delegates are encouraged to book early to avoid disappointment.
For enquiries, please contact The Moodie Davitt Report’s Asia Bureau Chief and Head of Marketing & Events Jeannie Wong at jeannie@moodiedavittreport.com. 
