Hostelcom comes to Barcelona.

Now in its 25th year, Hostelco, the International Restaurant, Hotel and Community Equipment Exhibition is a leading event in Spain and in the hotel, catering, and community sector. At its upcoming show, which will be held October from 21-25, at the Montjuic Trade Fair Centre of the Fira de Barcelona, the exhibition will once again occupy the entire Montjuic venue (over 60,000 sq. m.), featuring the participation of more than 2,000 leading companies from the following sectors: hotel and restaurant equipment and machinery; cookware and tableware; management, control, computer, and security systems; textiles and uniforms; furniture and decoration; food and drinks for the hotel, restaurant and community sector / coffee area; Expolimp (equipment and products for hunch, dry cleaning, hygiene and general cleaning); vending (automatic distribution); service companies.

Hostelco is organized by the Fira de Barcelona, the leading industrial and professional trade fair organizer in Spain and one of the top four leaders in Europe in number of events, and FELAC, the Federacion Espanola de Asociaciones de Fabricantes de Maquinaria para Hosteleria, Colectividades e Industrias Afines (Spanish Federation of Manufacturers of Equipment for Hotel and Restaurants, Communities and Similar Industries).

During the show, a jury of experts will hold a tasting session (led by an authority from the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe, SCAE) to choose the best green coffee presented at the event. Hostelco will also host the semi-finals and finals of the 1st National Barista Competition, organized with the collaboration of the Forum Cultural del Cafe and accredited by the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe, SCAE. The winner chosen by the judges of the World Barista Championship, (WBC) will go on to participate in the World Championship slated to be held in Japan in 2007.