For successful and effective participation in the forum, you can choose different forms of presence in the social networks of Food and Beverage for tourism & XOCT industry:

-

General presentation

A brief general presentation of the participants on the Facebook and Instagram pages of the event. The presentation of each exhibitor is in a group with other participants and includes an announcement about the subject of activity and presentation during the forum.

Deadline for submitting materials: HNT Modern City - Sofia - by 7.02.2025; HNT Blue Summer - Golden Sands and Sunny Beach - by 14.03.2025 (after the specified deadlines, materials will not be accepted).

The presentation of the companies will happen in the period: HNT Modern City - Sofia - 12.02 - 11.03.2025 and HNT Blue Summer - Golden Sands and Sunny Beach - 21.03 - 27.04.2025.

-

Product presentation

Includes 2 additional (outside of the general presentation) product-specific posts on the event's Facebook and Instagram pages.

For each publication, the company sends specific information - text (up to 300 words) and photos (up to 5).

Deadline for submitting materials: FBT Modern City - Sofia - until 7.02.2025; FBT Blue Summer - Golden Sands and Sunny Beach - until 14.03.2025. (materials will not be accepted after the specified deadlines).

The product presentation takes place in the period 12 .02 - 11.03.2025 / 21.03 - 27.04.2025.

-

Faces and Meetings - NEW!

The section presents people - famous and/or established professionals from the HORECA industry - chefs, culinary experts, consultants and others who will attend the events, at the stands of the companies-exhibitors (or will be visitors to the exhibition). The goal is to attract attention both to the event as a whole and to the presentation of the specific company. The section will present the professional with an article - an interesting personal and professional story (the text is prepared jointly by the organizer and the company-exhibitor) and photo material, announcing the upcoming meeting within the framework of the event.

An announcement (150 – 160 words) is published on the forum's Facebook and Instagram pages with a link to the entire material, posted on hnt-bg.com - Media section.

The column is also presented in HORECA news, reaching more than 3500 touristic and HORECA sites in the country with 7 editions planned for 2025.

If you plan to have a professional with the described profile present at your stand, please contact us without hesitation so that we can prepare the most suitable presentation together.

The column is implemented during the period: HNT Modern City - Sofia - 12.02 - 11.03.2025 and HNT Blue Summer - Golden Sands and Sunny Beach - 21.03 - 27.04.2025

Deadline for submitting materials: HNT Modern City - Sofia - by 7.02.2025; HNT Blue Summer - Golden Sands and Sunny Beach - by 14.03.2025 (after the specified deadlines, materials will not be accepted).

Possibilities for effective communication and presentation in the entrance spaces of the forum (during the event):

-

Presenting of advertising clips - only for Sofia

The ballroom of Grand Hotel Millennium Sofia has three large video screens, each measuring 350 x 211 cm (16:9). During the event, advertising clips of the participants, as well as of companies that do not have positions/presence in the forum can be broadcast on the screens. The clips will be shown without sound, arranged in a playlist, with the number of broadcasts depending on the number of clips and their duration.

Minimum number of broadcasts in the interval 11.00 - 17.00 - 36. Clips can be of different duration - up to 60 seconds and up to 180 seconds. The service will be active only with a minimum of 10 requested clips by companies.

Deadline for submission of materials/clips - 28.02.2025 (materials will not be accepted after the specified deadline).

-

Banner position

Possibility to participate with an advertising banner in the entrance spaces of the forum. Positions are limited and are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Each company positions its own banner on the day of the forum and under the control of a person from the Organizer's team.

-

Advertising cube - display - NEW!

Advertising cube displays are vertical totems built from 6 cubes measuring 30 x 30 x 30 cm. With their 24 advertising walls, the displays are an excellent form for advertising and offering guiding information. Advertising cube displays are made of durable PVC and are branded with stickers with high-quality digital printing.

Up to 10 advertising cube displays will be located in each location - in the entrance areas and in the exhibition halls.

You can see the design of the advertising cube displays, rental conditions and prices in the Equipment/OBORUDVANE file.

-

Promoter position

An opportunity for each company to position its promoter in the entrance spaces of the forum. The promoter can distribute advertising materials, direct visitors' attention to the relevant stand, without violating the general rules of the forum. Positions are limited and are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Each company positions the promoter on the day of the forum and under the control of a person from the Organizer's team.

-

Promoter from the Organizer’s team

The organizer of the forum can offer the help of prepared and suitable promoters to the exhibitors. Promoters may take up a position in the entrance spaces or at the exhibitor's stand.

Deadline for promoter application: FBT Modern City - Sofia - until 21.02.2025 / FBT Blue Summer - Golden Sands and Sunny Beach - until 4.04.2025 (applications will not be accepted after the specified deadlines).

Take advantage of the opportunity to reach your customers weeks before the forum itself. Pique their interest and generate more visits to your stand.

-

Catalog Top products and technologies

The catalog is aimed at hoteliers and restaurateurs and contains a presentation of new products of the exhibiting companies and the stand where they can be found. The catalog is provided in advance of the event, at each site, together with the invitations to the forum.

The catalog enables the exhibitors to announce in advance all the most interesting moments/elements of their participation in the exhibition - presentations, demonstrations, show cooking and others. Each page contains: a photo of a product, a company logo, a brief description of the product/technology.

To see an example page, click HERE.

Technical requirements: It is necessary to send a photo of the product in pdf, tif or jpg, company logo in the same formats and a description of the product up to 50 words. Product photo size - 60 x 90 mm with a resolution of 300 dpi.

Circulation: The document will be printed in a circulation of 1500 copies for Sofia and 2500 copies for Golden Sands and Sunny Beach.

Deadline for receiving the files - 14.02.2025 for Sofia, 21.03.2025 for Golden Sands and Sunny Beach. Each page will be sent to the exhibiting company for approval.

-

Front cover of the Top Products and Technologies catalogue - NEW!

The catalogue of the event will reach more than 1500 HORECA sites in Sofia and more than 2500 sites in Golden Sands and Sunny Beach. The front cover is the visual that each recipient will come “face to face” with.

Any exhibiting company that wishes to purchase the most visible part of the catalogue can offer its advertising design proposal.

You can see an example cover of the catalogue HERE.

-

Visitor's GUIDE - NEW!

The Visitor's Guide is a kind of index sheet/folder that each visitor to the event receives. The Guide provides information about the presented product groups and the specific companies offering products in these groups. The companies are indicated by their logos and stand number. The Guide is an excellent tool for directing visitors to the stands of the companies that have applied for participation.

The following 8 product groups have been defined: meat products; dairy products; bakery and confectionery; beverages - beer, wine, concentrates; beverages - vending, coffee and tea, water and juices; fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen foods; host - hygiene and cosmetics; host - kitchen equipment, tableware, textiles.

Deadline for receiving files with company logos and indicating the desired product groups for participation: HNT Modern City - Sofia - by 14.02.2025; HNT Blue Summer - Golden Sands and Sunny Beach - by 21.03.2025. (after the specified deadlines, materials will not be accepted).

HORECA news is an upgrade of the previous mailing campaigns of the event (implemented immediately before and after the forum).

HORECA news will have 7 editions (February - May; October - December) and will be sent to more than 3500 Bulgarian tourist/HORECA sites throughout the country, concentrated in the regions where the event is held.

It will announce the events Food and Beverages for Tourism & HOST Industry with different profiles and locations: HNT Modern City - Sofia; HNT Blue Summer: Golden Sands and Sunny Beach; HNT White Winter: Bansko and Pamporovo; 4 seasons.

The newsletter will present the most interesting highlights from upcoming and past events, will provide an opportunity to present individual companies and brands with articles and logo placements, will contain a section with important operational news from the HORECA sector in the country.

Each exhibitor can participate in HORECA news by sending a text of up to 300 words, up to 5 designs/visuals and a logo.

Deadline for submitting materials: by the 10th of the month selected for publication.

Publishing the company logo in the following key forum communication materials:

-

1. Invitation - circulation of 1500 copies for Sofia, 2500 copies for Golden Sands and Sunny Beach;

2. Top products and Technologies catalogue – circulation of 1500 copies for Sofia, 2500 copies for Golden Sands and Sunny Beach;

3. Presentation wall - located in the entrance spaces of the forum. Visible to all visitors and a favorite photo spot;

4. The newsletter HORECA news;

5. Social media channels of the forum..

For a better and more efficient presentation during, before and after the forum, each participant can request the use of a marketing package. Each service can be ordered separately, and when using the specified packages, exhibitors get a significant price advantage.

-

Make your choice from the following options:

For two decades now, the Food and Beverage for Tourism & XOCT industry exhibition forum has been bringing together strategic business partners in the HORECA industry.

-

Through intensive business conversations, attractive culinary demonstrations, contact with innovative technologies and systems, manufacturers and traders present products and services to representatives of tourist sites - hotels, restaurants, bars, trading companies.

-

Known, expected and necessary for the tourism industry, Food and Beverage for Tourism & XOCT industry is a space that gives the opportunity to achieve concrete results - forming new contacts, establishing sustainable partnerships, achieving maximum sales, positioning brands, familiarity of companies and brands.

-

Since its creation, striving to be the best platform for business contacts on the eve of tourist seasons, the event has grown and developed, adding new activities in order to meet the demands of exhibitors and visitors.

-

-

In 2025, you can visit Food and Beverage for Tourism & XOCT Industry in 5 different editions and locations:

-

Modern City: Sofia - March 12, 2025, Millennium Grand Hotel

-

Blue Summer: Golden Sands - April 23, 2025, International Hotel

-

Blue Summer: Sunny Beach - April 29, 2029, Dreams Sunny Beach Hotel

-

White Winter: Bansko - November 2025, Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena

-

White Winter: Pamporovo - November 2025, Pamporovo Congress Center

-

4 seasons: Pavel banya / Hisarya - March, 2025l

-

-

-

Food & Beverage for Tourism & XOCT Industry is a one-day business forum with the following opening hours for visitors:

-

Modern City: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

-

Blue Summer: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

-

White winter: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

-

4 Seasons: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

-

Entry is free (free of charge) for all representatives of the tourism industry and the HORECA sector. At the entrance to the event, our team will ask you to register, stating your name, position and site/facility where you work or to leave your business card.