HOSTMILANO 2017

The countdown to the 40th edition of Hostmilano has begun. Italy’s Ho.re.ca., food service, retail, mass-market and hotel trade event will take place at Fieramilano from Friday 20 to Tuesday 24 October.

The Foodservice Equipment and Bread Pizza Pasta macro-sector is the most heavily represented, with 729 participants. Other macro-sectors include coffee, tea, vending machines, gelato, pastry, furniture and tableware.

Excellent Italian Hospitality Services (EXIHS) will shine a spotlight on the age-old tradition of Italian hospitality, thanks to the return of the concept-space by architect Dante O. Benini, designed this year in partnership with Davide Rampello: a great cube that recounts the history of hospitality through the use of surfaces and material. Other highlights include the finals of the Cake Designers World Championship and the World Trophy of Pastry, Ice Cream and Chocolate, in collaboration with FIPGC (International Federation Pastry Ice Cream Chocolate). Also rounding out the key events is the Altoga (Lombard Association of Coffee Roasters and Importers and Food Wholesalers) with Fipe for Caffè e…, dedicated in its entirety to the coffee industry. host.fieramilano.it/en