This year's Europain and Intersuc promises to offer an unmatched source of inspiration for professionals from the bakery-pastry sector.

Sales and editorial staff from World Bakers will be attending the show, which is being held from 3-7 March in Paris, France.

It will be a diversified offering featuring equipment, supplies and ingredients, with demonstrations on all stands, international contests set up in a new dedicated area, prized innovations and rewards for young talent.

The next edition of Europain & Intersuc, worldwide event for the bakery, pastry, ice-cream, chocolate and confectionery trades addresses the entire sector, including its specialties.

Europain is committed to helping professionals from the bakery-pastry sector to develop their businesses and turnover by reinventing their offer to better satisfy new customer requirements and adapt to changes in consumer habits.

The trade exhibition also proposes a broad offering for all players in the bakery-pastry industry, including equipment and supplies for bakeries, laboratories and kitchens, shop designing, raw materials, ingredients and foodstuffs, for traditional and industrial bakery pastry as well as for chocolate-making and confectionery.

Many new products and solutions will be featured that will enable professionals to adapt, and even to anticipate the major changes to come in their sector.

A stage will be set up at the heart of the ‘Cube' - the new 4000 m² contest and demonstration area - to host the most beautiful international contests in the trade: the ‘The Bakery World Cup', that will have 36 candidates from 12 countries pit their skills against one another, the ‘International Confectionery Art Competition', that will bring together teams from 12 countries, and also the ‘International Cup de Cuisine' in which 8 European teams will be competing.

In this unique atmosphere, the most talented bakers-pastry chefs of the world will reveal their skills to the public.