2024-03-11 18:11:00
The exhibition for catering and hotel professionals was held on March 10 and 11, 2024 in Perpignan. More than 3,500 people attended this event, held every two years. The opportunity to confirm the opening of four new 4-star hotels in Torreilles, Font-Romue, Banyuls and Collioure before this summer.
This is the show that brings together the best in local catering. From oysters to chops, local beers, cheese or dessert and everything you can find on the menu of a local restaurant, bar or hotel, this is the place to be you that professionals choose to do their shopping. Whether they are bar owners, pizza makers, restaurant or hotel owners, this show is the epicenter of good food and Catalan lifestyle at the Perpignan exhibition center.
A gourmet market where a certain Bernard Guasch has decided to return, following several years of absence. “Very happy to be there and to represent local know-how”. The business manager is relishing his return to a show where he was missing. With Laurent Sobraquès and Laure Milles, the three of them have been serving many local restaurants for decades. “All the big names in catering are there and this proves that the area is attractive and that local businesses have a driving role in the growth of tourism and distribution”underlines Laurent Gauze, president of the CCI.
One billion turnover
With groups like Pro à Pro, the food wholesaler for professionals which is part of the Métro group and which achieves more than a billion turnover in France or Cap d’Ona, one of the most famous beer brands in the world, this show highlights the locomotives of local consumption. Headliners who bring in their wake newcomers to the professional catering market like Esther and Enric, from the Ispania company. Formerly at the head of the restaurant “Pa amb Tomate”, avenue Julien Panchot, they are now distributors of Iberian products for local restaurateurs. “15 years of experience allows us to offer a sample of quality products today. We know what to offer and customers know it well”as explained by Eric, the salesman of the business who is not his first challenge.
New hotels opening in 2024
And as the food show has a strong Iberian accent, the cava break is essential at “Bistronomia”. An exclusive stopover where you can taste a raw, organic and vegan cava called “Hola Barcelona”. In very exclusive packaging, the Perpignan company wants to help put cava at the forefront of the local bistro scene. Especially since the offer is expanding in the Catalan Country. With for example four new 4 hotels which will open their doors in 2024 such as Maison Gaïa in Torreilles, Chez Camille in Banyuls-sur-Mer, Maison Nova in Collioure or L’Hermitage in Font-Romeu. The hotel industry acts as a barometer of the local economy and the signs are encouraging.
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