Host Expo will be held 17 to 21 Oct 2025 in Milan, Italy. Host Expo is a hub for the Ho.Re.Ca world, a must-attend for all professionals who work in the hospitality industry, and a privileged destination to learn about innovations from companies and for understanding the latest market trends. Now in its 40th edition, the show has established itself as the leader in the Ho.Re.Ca, food service, retail, mass distribution channel and hotel industries. This is the favorite destination of top players for offering a preview of innovations in technologies in food equipment, food products (ingredients, semi-prepared items), the world of coffee as well as in terms of formats, design and lifestyle. It is also a unique marketplace for doing quality international business with professionals who have been carefully selected and who have high-level purchasing power. Host Expo is an event and I like events...
From the coolest street food to the most stylish star-studded restaurants and the latest fad for sous vide cooking techniques, and from farm-to-table menus to multi-ethnic dining and exciting developments in airline meals. At Host the professional foodservice sector will be displaying machinery, equipment and slicing machines to accommodate the latest upcoming cooking and dining trends sweeping across the world.
From raw materials such as flour and yeast to the finished product, as well as the equipment, ovens and machines used in the process, Host will be showcasing top-level companies and a full range of bakery products, by which it will also reaffirm its role as a landmark event for the entire industry.
An area of Italian excellence and a business segment now enjoying strong growth, gelato is represented at Host in the form of semi-finished products, machinery and the latest in refrigerated counters in a perfect convergence of quality and design.
In addition to artisan gelato, the exhibition also reserves space for: yogurt, a food that is perfectly in tune with the latest nutritional trends; soft gelato, a product where deliciousness and technology meet; and chocolate, a top choice for the palate used from appetizers to desserts, and available in gourmet forms that make the most of the finest cocoa beans.
Encompassing everything from the raw product to tasting, Host has areas devoted to all the stages of coffee production and processing, with an increasing focus on the creation of different blends, including exotic ones, as well as on espresso where Italy is undisputed leader.
Accessories, coffee machines, equipment and beverages: anything that can be found behind the counter can always be found here at Host. Whether it be breakfast or light lunches with gourmet paninos, whether it be chef’s kitchens, aperitifsor party catering, all that you need is here. This is the place for multi-skilled bartenders who not only serve up top quality coffee, but want to expand their services and offer a new type of customer experience.
The area displays decor and furnishing solutions for restaurants, pizzerias, bars, bakeries and gelato parlours that form part of exclusive projects created with the help of world-famous architects, designers and art directors.
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