The greatest Romanian eventexhibiting the latest innovations from the field of bakery, confectionery and gastronomy will take place between 7-9th of April2016 at President Exhibition Center, in Targu Mures, Romania.The exhibition will be open to visitors for 3 days, presenting a large variety of solutions and technologies. Numerous competitions will take place within the exhibition. Leaders of international associations will hand over the Bread and the Cake of the Year2016 trophies.
Focus on Technology and professionalism
133 worldwide suppliers from 4 continents, from countries such as Egypt, USA, France, Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Poland, Netherlands and China will exhibit at GastroPan 2016, at an approximatively 7,000 sqm exhibiting space, a large variety of innovative solutions and technology. They will welcome visitors, specialists with special offers, tastings, demo shows, business ideas and launching of products.
At GastroPan visitors will have the possibility to see how the newest dough processing and forming machines and the most efficient ovens work. Also, they can learn the newest working techniques from master bakers, pastry chefs and talented chefs. Visiting the exhibition offers a great opportunity to discover all equipment, utensils and ingredients necessary to develop a competitive business in the sector of bakery, confectionery and hospitality.
What are GastroPan’s novelties this year?
EQUAL CHANCES BOTH FOR ARTISAN AND INDUSTRIAL BAKERIES
One of the novelties of this year’s edition is that both artisan and industrial bakeries will have the opportunity to win the trophy of the Bread of the Year 2016, as this prize will be divided this year into two different categories, according to the quantity of bread produced daily and the method of bread production – artisan or industrial. In this way both the talents for smaller producers and the investments in research and development of industrial producers can be appreciated. The Bakery-Pastry competition section offers two more competition categories in which contestants can present the best pastry products made of shortbread dough, as well as the most amazing artistic pieces made of bread dough. The theme of Bread Dough Artistic Piece category is Tales from Childhood.
CARNIVAL AND REINVENTED TRADITION – THEMES FOR PASTRY CHEFS
The Confectionery section within these competitions is one of the most disputed ones, to which numerous pastry chefs, cake-decorating artists from all around Romania are expected to enter. In order to win the „Cake of the Year 2016” trophy contestants have to come up with original, creative and delicious tastes developed by themselves, and inspiring from the Romanian culinary tradition. On the other hand, the Sugar Paste Artistic Piece category is returning with a new, rich and interesting theme – Carnival, giving the possibility to contestants to explore their creativity and fantasy.
GASTRONOMIC COMPETITION WITH HEALTHY DISHES AND ARTISTIC FOOD CARVINGS
In the Gastronomy section chefs representing restaurants from all over Romania will have the possibility to compete in two categories. The Cold Dishes category is coming with the trendy topic of „Health on a plate”. In this category contestants will have to prepare a festive cold plate for 8 people using ingredients of their choice. Contestants having a more developed artistic spirit can show their talents in the Fruit and Vegetable Carving category, at which they will have to present an artistic piece fitting into the topic of „Wedding Decorations”.
Orlando’s is the Main Sponsor of GastroPan 2016 Competitions
Orlando’s is one of the most important suppliers of spices, dried vegetables and candied fruits, edible decorations and aromas for bakeries and pastry shops in Romania.
The GOLD Sponsor of GastroPan 2016 Competitions is Al Masry Group Europe SRL, member of Al Masry Group from Egypt.
Other sponsors of the competitions are: Piramida SRL, Gift Design, Laboratoarele Remedia and Nova Pan.