The annual event, which has become a tradition in the field, gathered specialists, manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of machinery, equipment, solutions, technologies, packaging, raw materials and ingredients, to show the latest innovations and trends in the field.
During the GastroPan exhibition in Brașov, participants had the opportunity to discover a wide range of professional equipment for bakeries, pastry shops, confectioneries and kitchens, from ovens and kneading machines to equipment for packaging and presentation. In addition, the latest technologies and solutions in the field were presented, aimed at streamlining production processes and offering the highest quality products by integrating artificial intelligence, robotics, new software and more.
Among the essential aspects of GastroPan exhibition were the live demonstrations of the machines and equipment on display, as well as the confectioners, bakers, chefs from the country and abroad who presented innovative techniques and delicious recipes. Visitors had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the latest trends in aromas, tastes and colors, as well as packaging of food products, as well as to discover new ingredients and novel gastronomic products.
Edition with visitors interested in professional growth
The remarkable results of the latest edition were validated by the presence of an impressive number of visitors, coming from various corners of the country and abroad. International spirit, bold vision, craftsmanship and innovation met and merged in the vibrant atmosphere of the 15th edition of the GastroPan exhibition. This was also emphasized by the founding director, Ildiko Varadi-Erdos, at the end of the event: “GastroPan represents professionalism, state-of-the-art technology, business meetings and many editions with very talented specialists present at specialty competitions. During these years, a new generation has grown up, but together with the entrepreneurs and specialists with whom we started this project, we are convinced that the GastroPan exhibition remains the annual meeting of those who work in this sector at home and abroad.”
A full program of events during the three days of the exhibition included no less than six categories of national competitions, but also exhibitors from over 20 countries (Romania, Germany, Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Poland, Belgium, Slovakia, Sweden, China, England, Republic of Moldova, France, Serbia, Lithuania, Austria, Greece, Bulgaria, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary) where business meetings, discussions, linking of new partnerships, experiments and networking took place.
Opportunities for entrepreneurs at the beginning of the road
Within the exhibitors, young entrepreneurs explored various technologies and offers to strengthen their businesses in the food industry. In addition to the equipment in operation and the finished products available for tasting, the most valuable experience was the direct interaction with and learning from the specialists of various companies. From practical aspects such as equipment commissioning to packaging and serving solutions, these budding entrepreneurs have accumulated essential contacts, deals and knowledge to develop coherent business plans tailored to the demands of the contemporary market.
Growth and development opportunities for great entrepreneurs
Managers representing companies with a long history and tradition looked at the GastroPan exhibition for solutions aimed at increasing productivity, reducing costs and losses and integrating innovations in their production units. At the exhibitor booths, these managers found the resources and solutions they needed and many made quick purchases of equipment, software and automation systems to modernize their businesses.
Unique business opportunities for GastroPan exhibitors
Every exhibitor, whether they are participating for the first time or have returned for the 15th time, has prepared exceptional offers for the specialists and entrepreneurs who crossed the threshold of their stand at the GastroPan exhibition. From price reductions and significant discounts valid exclusively during the event, to innovative technologies brought especially to Romania for this occasion, the exhibitors strove to offer the most attractive offers for the present public. Thus, GastroPan has become the place where demand and supply meet, not only at the national level, but also at the international level.
The contacts established during the exhibition are unique business opportunities that, pursued and processed in a professional and creative way, can bring results in the medium and long term. The first step towards sales is therefore made at GastroPan exhibition.
In the following, we will present to you the products and services exhibited at GastroPan 2024 stands:
EQUIPMENT AND EQUIPMENT FOR BAKERIES, PASTRY AND CONFECTIONERY
At HELPAN stand, traditional machinery for catteries, patisseries and confectioneries made in Italy – ovens, mixers, machines cookie cutters, dividers – for new and old customers, which want to implement new technologies in the unit.
NOVA PAN, another exhibiting company presented one of the most important ovens, the Seba Dahlen rotary oven with capacity of 10 trays. It is part of a family of ovens that have their earned a solid reputation for high quality and proven reliability over the years. Within this family there are thermo-ventilated, hearth, combined ovens (both thermo-ventilated and hearth, united in the same structure), as well as rotary ovens with an autonomous trolley. Outside the panel, extremely simple and friendly, with touchscreen display, the most important innovative component is the way in which the rotating movement of the trays is executed inside the oven. This is not done in one way as it is happening in classic ovens, but alternates, realizing so much to the left side as well as to the right side, generating a baking perfectly uniform. This feature patented by SVEBA DAHLEN, is met with in all furnaces of this family, thus that, regardless of whether we are talking about small, medium-sized bakeries or industrial production units, the owners of these ovens can offer their customers products with impeccable volume and appearance
MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR HORECA PROFESSIONAL KITCHENS
The main attraction for all visitors was the robot waiter from LINE GROUP stand, a novelty for the HoReCa industry, which helps for serving and clearing being a model that reduces staffing from HoReCa and retail. The new robot can successfully perform operations as serving, disposal, hosting or even logistic transport. With a load capacity of 40 kg or 16 plates, it is the optimal solution for automation and ease of workflow in the hospitality industry. The robot-waiter has a running system (wheels and suspension) of high performance, which allows it to transport even full glasses or soup plates. It is capable of running on a wide variety of surfaces, crossing thresholds and climbing ramps. It also includes a number of unique features that provide an extraordinary experience, such as adaptive LED lighting for visibility and communication, text display with personalized messages and playback of preset sounds or customized things.
MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR GELATO SHOPS
The chocolate industry is becoming more and more popular in Romania thanks to the start-ups offered to the producers who could participate at the CHOCOLINE stand at the live demonstrations of machinery and equipment for the industry. A novelty was the straightening machine SELMI that works very easily, more precisely, it is a tub that through multiple rotations cover different products with multiple layers of Chocolate. The advantage is that more can be covered types of products such as dried fruits, hazelnuts, cashews, pistachios, almonds, pieces of jelly, popcorn in different layers of chocolate or even in layers seasoned with salt, pepper or other special spices. Other exhibitors brought SELMI tempering and dredging machines small capacities for producers who want to get chocolate, pralines, candies or hazelnut paste.
RAW MATERIALS, AUXILIARY AND INGREDIENTS FOR BAKERIES, PASTRIES, CONFECTIONERIES, HORECA UNITS
At the MACROMEX company, a wide range of unibake bakery and pastry products were presented and tasted by visitors, including from Dr. Oetker. The visitors could taste the newest products of Italian bakery, pre-sliced, which ensures speed and efficiency in any HoReCa kitchen. Focaccia, available in two variants, with tomatoes and oregano or with pesto sauce and tomatoes, brings innovation to any sandwich menu. The novelties in the pastry portfolio are doughnuts, donuts or mini donuts. They come in a wide range of flavors, fillings and glazes, whether we are talking about the classic flavors of vanilla, chocolate or caramel, or more special fillings such as pistachio, biscuits speculoos or fruit. The star of the stand was the new Cheesecake with Philadelphia fine cream cheese. Especially creamy and tasty, this one Cheesecake Philadelphia is already pre-sliced into 12 equal portions, making the preparation time as efficient as possible and can be customized with various fruit sauces, powdered sugar, lemon peel to offer customers a unique taste.
Today’s trends involve replacing sugar, and other alternatives were presented at GastroPan 2024 by GREEN SUGAR representatives such as powders and powders with added stevia with double sweetening power, chocolates and pasta without added sugar.
PACKAGING AND CONSUMABLES FOR BAKERIES, CONFECTIONERIES, HORECA UNITS
Packaging and labeling are a very important segment in the bakery and confectionery industry; thus, machines and equipment were present at the exhibitors’ stands to make the work of the staff easier. A product exhibited by PAN ADAMI was the Casserole Tape Labeling Machine, a simple and easy-to-use machine. Its advantage is the reduction of foil on the product, being an environmentally friendly product. It is possible to print information about the product with the help of the printer by adjusting only the depth of the product over which tape will be placed and labeled automatically. Another advantage is the variety of film widths that can be used, between 50-77 mm, but also the possibility of using, in addition to an adhesive film, a customized film on the entire piece of packaging.
The packaging industry was also represented by customized packaging on short series, SNICK PACKAGING AND CONSUMABLES being sole distributors in Romania, more precisely, responsible for the customization of cane packaging of sugar by printing polychrome, but also other packaging (boxes, bags, lids from different materials). Another novelty was the glasses and machines for bubbles tea, but also the 8 and 12 oz cardboard vending cups, respectively.
RAW MATERIALS AND CONSUMABLES FOR COFFEE INDUSTRY
The coffee industry is increasingly sought after, being also present at GastroPan 2024 with exhibitors like BIBAS GROUP who brought espresso machines, types of coffee beans and ground, but also companies that offer coffee roasting, but it also helps with specialty coffee technologies and marketing.
IT, SOFTWARE AND AI SERVICES
IT and software solutions for bakeries, confectioneries and HoReCa units represented a point of attraction for specialists in the field who have could experience at TOUCH VECTRON stand a restaurant service for online sales for those who want to have sales channels own custom, namely a native mobile application (iOS, Android), ordering site and the possibility of software for ordering on location (self-order), order at the table that replaces the waiter (digital waiter) or order at the kiosk. All these things come integrated with another software of management owned by the fixed fee supplier. The IT solution is also a tool which streamlines costs because it does not take a commission from deliveries, but only a fixed fee, in the context where the suppliers are with a fixed fee coming as a package with marketing functionalities very effective in building a relationship you with your own customers. It is the only IT and software company to present a novelty in Romania at the end of the year when there will be artificial intelligence in the kiosk it is possible to receive online voice commands with recommendations artificial intelligence data based on customer history.
Digitization is starting to become a more common topic for bakers from our country, thus, in addition to digitized solutions such as the baker’s scale, application connected to electronic scales specific to production lines, which carefully, effectively and in real time manages the daily production and application correctness of the preset recipes, was presented at the BRUTARIUM stand and a virtual bakery in which a bakery that used the imaginary replicated the application described. Visitors were able to create an avatar, walk around bakery and understand the product much better.
OTHER SOLUTIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR BAKERIES, CONFECTIONERIES AND HORECA UNITS
Demonstrations of the solutions were presented at the SARTOROM exhibitor for measuring the quality of the raw material such as the Yucebas rheograph, an equipment that determines the rheological characteristics of the flour, more precisely the behavior of the flour under the action of the forces applied to it, according to the standards AACC, ICC and ISO. With the help of the rheographer, companies in the field of milling and others bakers can measure the quality of flours, they can determine the optimal mixing recipes of different wheat varieties for flour production, can evaluate the effects of use some additives (ascorbic acid, oxidation enzymes, etc.), can determine essential values, such as: dough resistance to inflation pressure (P), elongation (L) and energy (W) and can obtain in a very short time the quality characteristics of the dough.
Other equipment was the sanitized weighing systems on display at WMS SCALES, which can easily integrate into technological processes providing control over the production and quantity of products. Another piece of equipment was the recycling scale that can be used to manage all resulting waste in production, but also the customized scale based on the recipe that allows the operator to follow the clear and necessary steps to follow the recipe and obtain a constant product.
