Food Hotel Tech · 2027

Agoris analysis · updated October 2026

Key takeaways

• "The 100% HoReCa Tech & CSR trade show": Food Hotel Tech brings together developers of digital solutions and suppliers of equipment for the hospitality and catering sector (HoReCa), with a dual focus on technology and the sustainable transition.
• Organiser: Easyfairs. The trade show, founded by Karen Serfaty (CEO & Founder) in 2017, has joined the pan-European events group Easyfairs (acquisition announced on 15 April 2026). Karen Serfaty and her team remain at the helm of the event.
• Next edition: the 10th, an anniversary edition, on 31 March and 1 April 2027, at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Hall 7.1. An anniversary evening is planned for the first night.
• Audience (2026 figures): more than 8,700 visitors, 230+ exhibitors, 50+ start-ups and 36+ conferences. Figures provided by the organiser (not OJS-audited).
• 2026 Awards presented: Innovation Award, Startup Award, Customer Experience Innovation Award, Connected Kitchen Innovation Award.
• A compact two-day format, targeting HoReCa decision-makers (hoteliers, restaurateurs, groups, franchises) looking for tech and CSR solutions.

Who exhibits

Typical profile

Developers of software and platforms for the HoReCa sector (PMS, booking, point-of-sale, management, marketing, data, AI), suppliers of connected kitchen and front-of-house equipment, payment, loyalty and HR management solutions, as well as players in the sustainable transition (waste management, energy, sourcing). The trade show combines large established developers and young start-ups (50+ start-ups in 2026), the latter competing for the Startup Award.

Notable exhibitors

The list of exhibitors for the forthcoming edition is available on the official website. At the 2026 edition, the award winners illustrate the exhibitor profile: Septeo (Witbooking AI), Unox, Châtaigne and Linkeat.

Quality of the audience

2026 figures provided by the organiser: more than 8,700 visitors from the hospitality and catering industries. These figures come from the organiser's own report and are not subject to public OJS certification. The audience is positioned in decision-making roles (management, operations, purchasing) on the side of HoReCa establishments and groups.

Activities & community

Conference programme

The 2026 edition offered 36+ conferences led by industry experts (technology, CSR, HoReCa operations), accompanied by innovation pitches and themed guided tours. The detailed programme of the 10th edition in 2027 is published on the organiser's website as the event approaches.

Awards and accolades

Food Hotel Tech presents several distinctions, the official titles recorded being: INNOVATION AWARD, STARTUP AWARD, INNOVATION AWARD: CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, INNOVATION AWARD: CONNECTED KITCHEN. 2026 winners: Innovation Award to Septeo (Witbooking AI), Connected Kitchen to Unox, Customer Experience to Châtaigne, Startup Award to Linkeat.

Community & networks

The trade show fosters a community of HoReCa decision-makers and tech suppliers, extended online via the event's official accounts. The 10th edition is accompanied by an anniversary evening on the first night, in Hall 7.1.

On site: what you need to know

For access, parking and accommodation, see the venue page Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.

Specific to the trade show: the 10th edition takes place on 31 March and 1 April 2027 in Hall 7.1 (the 2026 edition occupied Hall 4). Entry is by professional visitor badge, to be collected in advance on the organiser's website. The short two-day format makes it advisable to plan your exhibitor meetings before attending.

How much it costs to exhibit

Preparing your visit

For the exhibitor

• 6 months ahead: initial commercial contact with Easyfairs/Food Hotel Tech, choice of location in Hall 7.1, possible entry to the awards (Innovation, Startup).
• 3 months ahead: finalisation of the stand, team brief, preparation of product demos and meeting bookings.
• 1 month ahead: prospect invitation campaign, build logistics, communication materials.
• 2 days ahead: build, demo rehearsals, finalising the meeting schedule.

For the decision-making visitor

Registration and badge in advance, identifying relevant exhibitors and conferences (tech, CSR, operations), planning targeted meetings. The two-day format rewards a visit prepared around concrete projects (PMS overhaul, point-of-sale, AI, sustainability).

Policy & CSR initiatives

Food Hotel Tech is part of the Easyfairs group's Act for the Future programme, launched in 2021: a commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050, a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 across all the group's events, and membership of the Net Zero Carbon Events pledge (signed in October 2021). Easyfairs has also subscribed to the objectives of the Science Based Targets (SBTi) initiative and has reported a 34% reduction in its total CO2 emissions since 2019. These commitments apply in full to Food Hotel Tech since it joined the group in April 2026. On the editorial side, CSR is one of the trade show's 11 solution themes (waste reduction, energy, sourcing, well-being at work), although no certification specific to the event or a carbon assessment specific to the Paris edition has been publicly documented to date. As for the venue, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles is operated by Viparis, the world's leading operator certified ISO 20121 across all its sites since 2014, and committed to the BETTER EVENTS strategy (2018-2030) along three axes: environment, territorial legacy and employee experience. In 2024, Viparis published a sustainability report compliant with the European CSRD directive.

How the trade show has evolved

Trajectory analysis

Launched in 2017 by Karen Serfaty (CEO & Founder), Food Hotel Tech has established itself as the Paris event for technology applied to hospitality and catering, with a short two-day format at the Porte de Versailles. The major turning point dates to April 2026: the acquisition by the Easyfairs group (acquired alongside Tech For Retail), with the founder and her team retained at the helm of the event. The 10th edition in 2027 marks the trade show's anniversary and its entry into a European development logic driven by its new operator. The move from Hall 4 (2026) to Hall 7.1 (2027) accompanies this step up. On the audience side, the organiser reports continuous growth (more than 8,700 visitors in 2026); these figures remain organiser data, not certified by an independent audit.

Unless otherwise stated, all factual data in this listing comes from the organiser's official website (foodhoteltech.com).