SIRHA SETS FRANCE ON FIRE

Sirha, the world event for catering and hospitality professionals, took place at EUREXPO, Lyon, from January 21 - 25, attracting over 190,000 visitors. With over 3,000 international exhibitors and brands, 11 sections dedicated to food products, equipment and services for food service professionals, Sirha embodies the world market for catering, hotel and food services. The event brought hundreds of new products and services, as well as exclusive dedicated stages, showcasing the latest trends in the market. The finals of the Bocuse d’or and Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie contests are perfect illustrations of this. The USA won the gold medal at the Bocuse d’or finals, with Norway coming second and Iceland third. The French team were crowned the champions of the Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie, followed by Japan and Switzerland third. A total of 22 pastry teams competed from the Arab World, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. When it came to the Global Young Chef Challenge, German chef Marianus Von Hörsten came first, Swedish chef Eric Seger second and Singaporean chef Lynette Tay, third.