Description
Venue: IEC "Crocus Expo"
HORECA Expo is a professional platform for showcasing products, technologies, solutions and services in the hospitality industry. The event combines three events at one venue: the HORECA Expo exhibition, the international exhibition-conference Coffee Tea Cacao Russian Expo, and the Russian culinary team championship Chef a la Russe.
Concept
The exhibition focuses on creating an ecosystem for HoReCa industry participants. The event facilitates business contacts between suppliers and buyers, startups and investors, chefs and producers, and showcases trends and innovations in the gastronomic environment.
Event program
Educational platforms
- PRO Business conference and practical platform on business topics
- PRO Drinks interactive platform for recipes and practice of preparing coffee, tea, cocoa and their combinations
- Gastroacademy Stanfood by Metro interactive platform for recipes and technologies for working with food, pastries, desserts and chocolate
- PRO Bar platform for practice and theory of the art of mixing drinks
- PRO Tea space for lectures and tastings dedicated to tea and tea drinks
- PRO Education and Projects presentations and lectures about unique projects, packaging and branding, schools and educational projects
- PRO Cheese Making interactive educational platform on the theory and practice of working with cheese
Professional championships
- Barista of the Year competition among baristas
- Roaster of the Year competitive selection among the best roasters in the country
- Cup Tester of the Year competition in the ability to identify a cup of coffee that differs in taste
- Cocoa Championship preparation of drinks based on cocoa
- Aeropress Championship preparation of filter coffee using the Aeropress coffee maker
- Insane Latte Art independent championship for creating coffee art
- Tea Preparation tea preparation skills within the Tea Masters Cup championship
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- Tea Tasting tea tasting skills within the Tea Masters Cup championship
- Mixologist of the Year annual competitive selection in the field of modern mixology
Tasting zones
- Coffee Bar cupping zone dedicated to espresso-based drinks and alternative brewing methods
- Taste LAB bar for conducting tastings of cocoa, chocolate, additives and functional ingredients
- Mix LAB mixology bar for preparing drinks
- Roasters House cupping zone where you can try coffee from Russian roasters and grain suppliers
- Cafe and Mixology Stage platform for bar industry and gastronomy professionals
Awards
- Chocolate of the Year competition among Russian chocolate manufacturers
- Project of the Year competition for the best implemented project that has made a contribution to industry development
- Packaging of the Year annual award for the best packaging in the field of coffee, tea, chocolate