The 8th edition of GastroPan, which took place at Târgu Mureş between 7-9th of April 2016, was a huge success. More than 20,000 visitors have attended to meet the newest technologies of the market, and the majority of the 133 exhibitors from 25 countries have already planned to come back with even bigger booths for next year’s exhibition.

The capacity to reunite equipment suppliers, ingredients, utensils and solutions with manufacturers, operators, specialists and entrepreneurs activating in the field has assured the success of the exhibition. At the booths visitors have found the newest and most efficient solutions for businesses such as bakeries, confectioneries, pastry shops, restaurants, coffee houses, mills, hotels, chocolate houses, ice cream shops or other related specialized shops.

Deals worth 50 million euros following GastroPan 2016

According to the first assessment of the GastroPan 2016 organizers the estimated value of the deals that have been made during the three-day event rises above five million euros, and on the long run, following negotiations at the exhibition and the contracts that were signed there and those are to be signed after negotiations the total value can rise above 50 million euros. Declarations of the 133 exhibitors show that considerable sales have been made at the exhibition; many exhibitors sold on the spot almost all of their machinery, equipment and utensils that they took to the fair to present. Companies from foreign countries, which came for the first time to the exhibition, have been pleased with participating at the fair saying that this has been one of the most successful events in this field in terms of business achievements. In almost each feedback coming from the participants the importance of the careful selection of visitors and the usefulness of time spent at GastroPan has been underlined.

The organizers of the fair calculated that within a few weeks right after the exhibition the results of the exhibition will grow, the value of the deals made following GastroPan is estimated to rise above 50 million euros. Numerous specialists who were initially interested in smaller sized machinery (mixers, ovens etc.) saw advanced, automatized technologies at GastroPan and had numerous business meetings, following which operators in the field will opt for using these innovative technologies in the near future. What is more, those demo shows that took place at the booths of the exhibitors , specialists who prepared different products on the spot and various professional presentations completed the discussions between exhibitors and visitors and contributed to the closing of the deal, making the sale.  

Thank you to all participants, exhibitors of Expo GastroPan 2016 for taking part in the fair, thus contributing to the event’s high value!