Exphore - Expo Hoteles y Restaurantes

EXPHORE, Expo Hotels and Restaurants
EXPHORE is the meeting point where national and international suppliers exhibit their products and services for the gastronomic and hotel industry.  We are visited by more that 4,000 people from all parts of the country as well as international visitors.

Edición: XIII
Date: Tuesday, June 18 through Thursday, June 20, 2013
Place: Eventos Pedregal, Heredia. Costa Rica
Schedule: 11:00 a.m. a 8:00 p.m.
Frecuency: Every year
Visitors 2012: 4,344
Booths: 350

Exhibiting Advantages
If you want your business to be known, to increase your contacts and sales, or to improve, you must become a part of Exphore.  By participating as an exhibitor you will have the opportunity to close deals and get to know more than 4,000 businessmen of the industry, so you can:
·      Introduce and show new products and services
·      Contact area distributors and clients
·      Professional networking
·      National and international buyer contacts.
·      Opportunities for alliances
·      Open new markets
·      Position and reinforce the company’s image
·      Get to know your direct competence
·      Product demonstrations
·      Post event successful negotiations

Our visitors:
Purchasing personnel from the hotel and gastronomic industry.
Food and beverage managers, chefs, owners, managers and professionals of:
·      Hotel
·      Restaurants
·      Catering service
·      Coffee shops
·      Bakeries
·      Supermarkets
·      Bars
·      Pastry shops
·      Ice cream parlors
·      Liquor stores
·      Clubs
·      Hospitals
·      Butchers
·      Cruise lines

Visitor statistics:
Information provided by API gathered by a survey done in Exphore.

Roll played in the purchasing process
Authorizes 45.8%
Buys 18.3%
Suggests 12.5%
Specific 6.7%
Identifies 5.8%
NA/DNA 10.8%

Main activity of the company whom you work for:
Restaurant 17.5%
Supplier 17.5%
Catering service 15%
Hotel 11.7%
Bakery 10%
Government 6.7%
Pastry 5%
Soda 3.3%
Other 6.7%
Na/Dk 6.7

Visitors from abroad:
Germany • Austria • Brazil • Colombia • Spain • United States • France • Holland • Honduras • India • Italy • Mexico • Nicaragua • Puerto Rica • Switzerland • United States • Venezuela

Booths:
Investment:
Preferential booth/corner:  $1,885
Standard:  $,1815
Size:
External measurement:  3m x 3m
Internal measurement: 2.96 x 2.96
Reserve your booth with 15% of the total value; the pending 85% must be cancelled in two payments 75 and 45 days prior to the event.
Booth with structure includes:
1 fluorescent lamp
1 table, 2 chairs, and white tablecloth
Electric plug (9amp)
Aluminum structure and division walls (Plastiplay panels)
Marquee
Promotional material (invitations, posters, stickers)
Parking tickets valid for 3 days
Participation certificate
Booth without structure:
1 table, 2 chairs, and white tablecloth
Electric plug (9amp)
Aluminum structure and division walls (Plastiplay panels)
Marquee
Promotional material (invitations, posters, stickers)
Parking tickets valid for 3 days
Participation certificate

Additional services:
Electricity 220:  $120
Electricity 110:  $120
Important:
Service requests:
For your booth:
Electricity/kitchenware/nametags/directory
Must be requested through our web page:
www.exphore.com, “Formularios de servicios” before April 19, 2013.

Sponsorships:
As an exhibitor you can become a sponsor of any of the following options:
1.     Americas Culinary Cup
This is one of the most important gastronomic contests in America.  Chefs will show their abilities in front of a selective group of judges and event visitors who love gastronomy.  This event is organized by the National Chef Association and Exphore (Hotel and Restaurant Expo).
Stage sponsorship:  $2,000 includes:
Company logo in all promotional material
Brand presence on the competition stage
Premium sponsorship:
Company logo in all promotional material
Logo on competition banner
Hand in one of the prizes of the Regional Culinary Cup together with the judges
Front line brand exposure (logo) on one of the competition modules.
1 whole page on the Exphore directory
Platinum sponsorship:  $1,500 includes:
Company logo in all promotional material
1 whole page on the Exphore directory
Logo on competition banner
Gold sponsorship:  $950 includes:
Company logo in all promotional material
Logo on competition banner
Silver sponsorship:  $750 includes:
Company logo in all promotional material

2. Barista Challenge
This competition is all about the art of coffee.  We have several categories:
·      Tasting
·      Latte art: different styles of technique in pouring.
·      Café Espirituoso:  preparing Irish coffees and original beverages that include coffee and liquor.
Premium sponsorship:  $1,725
Company logo in all promotional material (APETITO Magazine)
Logo on the Event banner
Logo on competition banner
Use of sponsor’s products during the championship
Promotion by the master of ceremonies
Silver sponsorship:   $805
Company logo in all promotional material (APETITO Magazine)
Logo on the Event banner
Use of sponsor’s products during the championship
Promotion by the master of ceremonies
Contributors:  $287
Logo on the Event banner
Use of sponsor’s products during the championship
Use of products for prizes

3. XHR Prize

This is a hotel design award that will be given on the Exphore stage.  The activity is focused on design and decoration proposals for hotels.  The theme this year is:  front desks
Premium sponsorship:  $1,380
Company logo in all promotional material (APETITO Magazine)
Logo on the Event banner
Use of sponsor’s products during the activity.
Silver sponsorship:   $805
Company logo in all promotional material (APETITO Magazine)
Logo on the Event banner
Contributors:  $287
Logo on the Event banner
Use of sponsor’s products during the activity.

Admission:

The event organizers will give invitations (complementary admission) to all the exhibitors so they can invite their clients.  The invitations are valid to enter the event for free.  If not presented at the entrance, the established fee must be paid.

Admission fee:
Purchased before the event:  3,000
Same day:  5,000
Students:  Thursday, June 20, 2013.

Hours:
From:  11:00 am to 8:00 pm

Promotion:
Personalized emails to our more than 13,000 contacts in the business
Invitations for exhibitor’s clients
Personal invitations for AAA clients
Phone invitations
Facebook
Linkedin
Radio
Press
Television
POP material
International magazines
Apetito Magazine
EKA Magazine
TYT Magazine
Ekaenlinea
Agreements with chambers and associations
Apetitoenlinea
ANCH and CACORE banners

Contact us

Reserve your Booth:
Guillermo Rodríguez
Commercial Adviser
Phone:  (506) 2231-6722 ext. 131
Cel:  (506) 8997-1651
guillermo.rodriguez@eka.net

Karl Hempel
Director
karl.hempel@eka.net
Cel: (506)8893-9374
www.exphore.com

Organizes

Apetito Magazine. by EKA Consultores Internacional
P.O.BOX 11406-1000
San José, Costa Rica
Phone: (506)2231-6722

E-mail: revistaapetito@ekaconsultores.com
Web: www.apetitoenlinea.com

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