Europain review: South Korea, for the first time on the podium
The dynamism of the bakery and confectionery industry was fully expressed in the Europain&Intersuc 2016 edition: 679 exhibitors and brands (26per cent international from 25 countries) came to introduce their ranges to 63,282 professional visitors (including 27 per cent international from 137 countries). Three major contests illustrated the creativity and vitality of the sector and 140 workshops and conferences delivered by exhibitors, partners and highly motivated trade associations attracted a record audience.
Top players in the trade helped to co-produce the program
Europain&Intersuc 2016 proposed a rich and unique program of demonstrations and conferences that attracted a large audience. All players from the sector (Confederations, MOF, top names in bakery-pastry, ‘Champions de France de dessert’) were strongly mobilized for the event in order to offer visitors 140 demonstrations and roundtables over the 5 days of the trade show.
These direct opportunities for concrete exchanges and discussions enabled the demanding visitors to identify the ideas to follow in order to develop their business through their offering, production or sales point.
Manufacturers and users were able to take stock of the evolutions in the market and review the situation with respect to offer and demand, both for artisans and industrials.
French President François Hollande visited the trade fair and he addressed the Bakery-Pastry trade. “The reason for my presence here today is to assert how much the bakery-pastry represents as a force, a heritage, as a source of enjoyment and also for the future”, explained François Hollande the President of the FrenchRepublic during his visit to Europain&Intersuc on February 6th this year.
The seminar “A 360º panorama: the evolution of gluten-free bakery”
European Baker magazine shared points of view from different perspectives in the industry, in the seminar, “A 360º panorama: the evolution of gluten-free bakery”, at the Conferences Café during Europain 2016, in Paris.
The seminar analyzed the challenges and opportunities of gluten-free bakery production and consumption, bringing a complete perspective of the trend development. You can find details on the seminar on our website and in our newsletter – soon!
The winner for 2016
Over five days, three exceptional contests took over the Cube stage, a 4000 square meters space dedicated to highlighting the talents of tomorrow: The ‘Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie’, ‘Mondial des Arts Sucrés’ and ‘Coupe de France des Ecoles’ captivated and moved the audience, illustrating team spirit, sharing of savoir-faire, and the quest for excellence.
Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie
1st place: South Korea – Baguette and Bread of the World (Chang-Min LEE) ; Viennoiserie and Savoury Bakery (Jong-Ho KIM); Artistic Creation (Yong-JooPARK)
2nd place: Taïwan – Baguette and Bread of the World (Chung-Yu HSIEH) – Viennoiserie and Savoury Bakery (Yu-Chih CHEN) – Artistic Creation (Peng-Chieh WANG)
3rd place: France – Baguette and Bread of the World (Cyrille MARTIN) ; Viennoiserie and Savoury Bakery (Déborah OTT) – Artistic Creation (Claude CASADO)
1rst place: Italy – Sara Accorroni and Luigi Bruno d’Angelis
2nd place: Malaysia – Lau Hwei Min and Chong Ko Wai
3rd place: Japan – Yasuko Yokoto and Koji Fujii
Special prizes
Originality: Switzerland
– Sarah Victoria and Guillaume Bichet
Team spirit: France – Murielle Benaroch and David Brilland
Press favourite: Singapore
– Chong Koo Jee and Jason Goh
Hopefuls category (Circus theme)
1rst place : CFA Compagnons du devoir Strasbourg – Valentine Joly, Raphaël Calmels,
Lucas Goossens
2nd place : CFA BPF Rouen – Marie David, Lorenzo Renou, Germain Cozic Bop
3rd place : Lycée des métiers de Concarneau – Alicia Leroy, Ema Reungoat, Victor Lerouge
Category Excellence
1rst place : CIFAM, Sainte Luce sur Loire (44) – Bryan Gallée, Clément Massicot, Manuela Ferre
2nd place : CFA CM CCI 18, Bourges (18) – Marine Desroches, Marc Morel, Yoann Millerioux
3rd place : CFA des Métiers de l’Indre, Châteauroux (36) – Alexandre Micouraud, Océane Judalet, Louis Chauvy
South Korea takes a place on the podium for the first time in the history of the contest so finishing in first place is quite an achievement. Taiwan achieves 2nd place in this edition with an impressive sculpture on the national sport: baseball. It improves on its performance of 2012 when it had won the Bronze medal. France, World Bakery Champion in 2008, came in third place thanks to an artistic creation on cycling.
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Festival Senses&Chocolate International Prize for Grand Cru chocolate bar
1rst prize : Rozsavölgyi Chocolate (Chuao) – Zsolt Szabald
2nd prize : Chocolate shop Franck Morin (Guasare)
3rd prize : Chocolate shop Stéphane Bonnat (Chuao)
National Prize Bonbon Design & Goût Chocolat
1rst prize : Arnaud Larher (MOF Pâtissier)
2nd prize : Anne-Françoise Benoît
3rd prize : Philippe Bel (MOF Chocolatier)
In parallel, the Festival Senses&Chocolate – organized by PlanetGoût and celebrating Venezuela this year – demonstrated the excellence and rigor that drives professionals of Grand Cru chocolate by awarding two prizes:
International Prize for Grand Cru chocolate bar
1rst prize : Rozsavölgyi Chocolate (Chuao) – Zsolt Szabald
2nd prize : Chocolate shop Franck Morin (Guasare)
3rd prize : Chocolate shop Stéphane Bonnat (Chuao)
National Prize Bonbon Design & Goût Chocolat
1rst prize : Arnaud Larher (MOF Pâtissier)
2nd prize : Anne-Françoise Benoît 3rd prize : Philippe Bel (MOF Chocolatier)
KEY FIGURES
• 63,282 professionals, 27 per cent of international visitors from 137 countries
• 6 per cent more visitors from France vs 2014
• 679 exhibitors and brands including 26 per cent from abroad from 25 countries
• 5 competitions, 134 candidates, 15 awards, 61 judges
• 5 spaces dedicated to demonstrations with 140 specific animations and conferences
• 7 tons of bread, cakes and other food products offered by the exhibitors to the Red Cross at the show closure.
• 251 journalists including 92 from abroad
• 6,896 Facebook fans
• 1,210 523 pages viewed on europain.com