CONFECTIONERY: STEADY PROGRESS Sales of moulds and utensi ls for confectionery have been consolidated. Following the boom experienced a decade ago, the market has reached full maturity, reflected in qualitative products and a rate of new launches in line with the size of demand and a steady and proportionate supply. STABLE TIMES FOR WINE ACCESSORIES Closely linked to the gift sector, the market for wine utensils has left behind the euphoria and excessive growth of previous years to enter a period of moderate progress, stability and consolidation of products. There is no shortage of novelties or good ideas, but the pace of presentation has slowed down. HOSPITALITY DANIEL DOMÈNECH, FROM VOLLRATH PUJADAS, NEW PRESIDENT OF AFEHC Daniel Domènech has been appointed as the new president of the Association of Spanish Exporters of Equipment for Hospitality and Collectivities (Afehc), after the association’s General Assembly, in an extraordinary meeting on 15 June in Barcelona, showed wide support for his candidacy, the only one participating in the electoral process. In this way, the Afehc is now chaired by a person from the household goods sector. Daniel Domènech, aged 56, is the general manager of Vollrath Pujadas, S.A.U., manufacturer of pots and pans and complementary utensils for the hotel industry. FAIRS HOSTELCO 2018 BEGINS ITS COMMERCIALIZATION From 16 to 19 April 2018, the Fira Barcelona Gran Via venue will host the first historic Hostelco fair in conjunction with the successful Alimentaria show. At the beginning of its activities for the commercialization of the exhibition space, Hostelco is presented as «the key international event for the hospitality sector. A leading national and European trade fair which, every two years, brings together the entire value chain of the Horeca sector and is organized in 11 key sectors». This year the show has new dates, moving from autumn to spring. It will be held from 16 to 19 April 2018, together with Alimentaria, «in order to consolidate itself as the most global event and one of the largest international platforms for the food, gastronomy and hotel equipment industry». AMBIENTE 2018 AIMS TO GIVE A POWERFUL BOOST TO THE HORECA SECTOR From 9 to 13 February 2018, the consumer goods fair, Ambiente, will present an interesting assortment of items for the HoReCa sector focused on design, with which culinary, hotel and catering businesses can increase their clientele as well as their efficiency. GRAFITE FEIRAS STOPS HOLDING THE SAO PAULO FAIRS After 30 years devoted to the household gift and the utensil fair sector, the São Paulo House & Gift Fair has closed its doors. The company, Grafite Feiras, headed by Tarso Jordão, a benchmark of the sector, had been at the forefront of the organization of this show, which had carved itself a major niche in the international exhibition scene. The event, in which the household goods sector had a major presence, was a meeting point for Latin American industry and consumption, despite the competition of the IHHS in Chicago. WORLD NEWS DURALEX FINISHES PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENTS 2017 will be a crucial year for this French company, which will add a state-of-the-art oven to its range this autumn. The aim is to reduce energy consumption and ensure even higher qual i ty than is currently offered. BORMIOLI ROCCO’S «CASA» DIVISION CHANGES HANDS Bormioli Luigi S.p.A. and capital investment f irm Tri ton have reached an agreement for the purchase, respectively, of the Casa and Pharma divisions of the Bormioli Rocco group. The two divisions wi l l therefore have separate owners and wi l l be managed independently of each other. Bormioli Luigi is based in Milan and is a specialist in glass. 65 - menaje
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