Alimentaria + Hostelco 2026 Opens Monday with King of Spain Inaugurating Record Edition

Alimentaria + Hostelco 2026 opens on Monday March 23 at the Gran Via venue of Fira de Barcelona, running through Thursday March 26. The fair brings together more than 3,300 companies from 70 countries across 100,000 square meters in seven pavilions, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Alimentaria with a 30 percent increase in international exhibitors and a strong focus on the Horeca channel. Key highlights on opening day: fair opens at 9:30; media briefing by Alimentaria director Anna Canal at 10:00; official inauguration by the King of Spain at 11:30; simultaneous cooking demonstration by Disfrutar chefs Mateu Casanas, Eduard Xatruc, and Oriol Castro at The Horeca Hub; presentation of the Top 10 food and beverage trends for 2026 by Innova Market Insights at 12:00; inauguration of the II Cumbre Agroalimentaria with Minister of Agriculture Luis Planas and Generalitat conseller Oscar Ordeig at 16:30; and the Premios Innoval ceremony recognizing the best of 300-plus innovations at 17:15.