6th EXPOTROF: Discover the taste of Greece
The established exhibition, returns dynamically for the sixth consecutive year with more participants, innovative proposals and plentiful parallel events. The 6th Exhibition of Food and Drinks EXPOTROF renews its appointment with the professionals of the branch of Food and Drinks along with all lovers of Greek Gastronomy. On February 1st the exhibition shall open its gates, until February 4th 2019, at the Olympic Centre of Fencing in Elliniko.
The top food and drink exhibition, EXPOTROF insists… on the Greek way. Large Greek companies with a strong position in the domestic and the global market along with small producers will be given the chance to attend, to connect, to engage in constructive and advantageous agreements, to claim their own share in the love of the public, to add to their credit sales and to play a leading part in the biggest gastronomic celebration.
The 6th EXPOTROF honors the South Aegean region, which is the Gastronomic Region of Europe for 2019, by preparing a variety of gastronomic events. Participating companies from South Aegean will be given the opportunity to feature their land products of excellent quality and make them known both, in the Greek and in foreign markets. Moreover, South Aegean cuisine friends will have the opportunity to enjoy authentic, high quality products, traditional recipes from the Aegean islands along with other gastronomic surprises by the Aegean cuisine.
“Bio Corner”, a thematic unit, will be introduced in order to present certified biological products. Since the demand for natural and biological products constantly rises EXPOTROF proudly reveals the purest biological products and the inexhaustible gastronomic treasures that the Greek land has tucked away. The visitors will have the chance to try and buy unique products exclusively through the exhibition.
Parallel events
6th EXPOTROF’s Gold Sponsor is the international award-winning independent hotel management company Hotel Brain. Having gained worthily the title of a gastronomic feast, 6th EXPOTROF’s visitors will definitely enjoy the gastronomic events that will be carried out through the four days of the exhibition.
Argiro Barbarigou, the beloved and award winner chef will attend as EXPOTROF’s new ambassador, the event “We cook Greece”. Every single day of the exhibition, Argiro Barbarigou, accompanied with distinguished Chefs and well established Clubs of Head Chefs, will prepare inspired recipes in order to reveal cooking art’s secrets along with specialties of different countries.
Unique flavors, scents, inspiration, discipline and continuous effort will be the “stars” in the kitchen of the 4th PanHellenic Cooking Competition “Greek Chef 2019, which will be reified in cooperation with Crete’s Chef Club. Within its context, local products and the Mediterranean diet will be presented, while the rising star chefs shall be designated. Moreover, the fact that distinguished Greeks chefs will be in the critical committee, in combination with the high level of competitors ensure the success of competition placing tally the benchmark for unique gastronomic creations.
EXPOTROF Masterclass, one of the exhibitions newcomers, is designed to highlight excellent Greek products to professionals and friends of gastronomy.
EXPOTROF Β2Β
One of the most important pillars of openness, investment activity and development in the 6th Exhibition of Food & Drink EXPOTROF is the unity “EXPOTROF CONNECT”. EXPOTROF provides a specially designed area in order to facilitate personalized business meetings with Greek producers who want to expand the business network in the most efficient manner. Thus, a bridge of cooperation of producers is being created by trade visitors from Greece and abroad, which will contribute significantly to increasing the openness and the investment activity.
Hellas Food World, subsidiary of the international exporting group Axis Blueschild, has chosen 6th EXPOTROF as its first-ever Greek partner. The strategic partnership between 6th EXPOTROF and Hellas Food World aims to make the exhibition renown and boost contacts between Greek producers and B2B buyers from all over the world, through fully intergraded solutions.
By RM International
The organization of the 6th EXPOTROF 2019 is undertaken by RM International for this year as well. In its 26-year presence in Greece, RM International has organized over 50 leading exhibitions which have won the preference of more than 1,000,000 visitors.
6th EXPOTROF: FEBRUARY 1ST – 4TH
OLYMPIC FENCING CENTER, ELLINIKO
Food professionals: Free Entrance
Visitors: From 3€
Opening hours :
Friday, 1/2/2019 : 12:00 – 21:00
Saturday, 2/2/2019 : 10:00 – 21:00
Sunday, 3/2/2019 : 10:00 – 21:00
Monday, 4/2/2019 : 10:00 – 17:00
The opening of the exhibition will be on Friday, February 1st on 19:00 with the attendance of state representatives and businessmen.