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  • HOreca AWARDS

    Recognition to the industry

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    The Horeca Awards 2026 are the industry awards that recognise the ongoing revolution and honour business excellence, product innovation, and leading professionals in the hospitality sector.

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    Sponsor:

    Media partner:

    Award categories

    BEST HORECA CONCEPT

    The best business models that have developed an innovative hospitality concept will be recognised in:

    BEST HORECA PROJECT

    The best Horeca projects will be recognised in the following categories:

    BEST HORECA PRODUCT

    The best products or services that provide solutions or improvements to the industry will be recognised in*:

    BEST HORECA PROFESSIONAL

    A professional who has contributed to the growth and transformation of the sector will also be recognised.

    The Best Horeca Product category is exclusive to exhibiting companies at Alimentaria + Hostelco.

    Key dates

    Submission of Applications

    SEPTEMBER, 16th 2025

    Registration
    until

    JANUARY, 16th 2026

    Announcement of finalists

    FROM FEBRUARY, 25th 2026

    Awards ceremony

    24 MARCH 2026

    Finalists for this edition

    CONCEPT

    CONTRACT CATERING Award

    Finalists

    Project:

    Las Personas como ingrediente

    Project:

    Catálogo de platos texturizados de 5ª gama para personas con disfagia

    Project:

    Rexcatering, por un consumo inteligente de nuestros alimentos

    PROJECT

    BHP KITCHEN PROJECT Award

    Finalists

    Project:

    Taberna los Gabrieles

    Project:

    Afterlife FoodHub, container gastronómico para eventos de gran escala

    CONCEPT

    BHC ORGANISED CATERING Award

    Finalists

    Project:

    Beata Pasta Concepto

    Project:

    Garden Pizza

    Project:

    UDON Asian Food: Modelo de restauración de éxito

    PRODUCT

    BHP TECH Award

    Finalists

    Project:

    CoverManager: Ecosistema 360° para Gastronomía y Ocio

    Project:

    Proppos: IA y visión artificial para digitalizar procesos clave del sector HORECA

    Project:

    Square Handheld

    CONCEPT

    BHC INDEPENDENT CATERING Award

    Finalists

    Project:

    Bergara bar 75 años

    Project:

    Umániko – El Sabor de la Diversidad

    Project:

    La barra del Indiano

    CONCEPT

    HOTEL F&B Award

    Finalists

    Project:

    Entrecamps

    Project:

    Umániko

    Project:

    Speak Isa

    PROJECT

    BHP INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECT Award

    Finalists

    Project:

    Starbucks Bernabéu

    Project:

    Gastrosense: rediseño emocional del restaurante SUMMUM basado en datos e IA

    Project:

    Taberna Los Gabrieles

    PRODUCT

    BHP RESTAURAMA Award

    Finalists

    Project:

    Don Vincenzo – Panettone al Burro di Bufala con Cioccolato e Fichi del Cilento

    Project:

    Destapa el cambio

    Project:

    La nueva Charcutería del MAR

    PRODUCT

    BHP FULLY EQUIPED Award

    Finalists

    Project:

    iHexagon – Máxima calidad en el  menor tiempo posible

    Project:

    EVEREO®: la nevera caliente para conservar a temperatura de servicio

    Project:

    Horno mixto compacto Convotherm mini pro

    PRODUCT

    BHP BAKERY & PASTRY Award

    Finalists

    Project:

    Nueva amasadora Spiral EVO Smart

    Project:

    Iberital VISTA

    Project:

    Watercut RX

    PATRON

    The Horeca Awards feature a jury made up of renowned professionals from various areas of the sector, under the patronage of Eva Ballarín.

    Eva Ballarín

    International speaker, researcher and analyst specialised in HORECA trends

    JURY
    Horeca Awards 2026

    Ana Turon

    Director of the magazine ‘Collective Restoration’

    Agustí Tena

    General Manager 365 Obrador

    Belén Castro

    Ex COO of McDonald’s

    Juan Antonio Medina

    Chef Ejecutivo of Mabel Hospitality

    Gabriel Morell

    COO Senator Hotels & Resorts

    Marta Cebrian

    MCL Food Consulting Founder

    Marta Renovales

    ProfesionalHoreca.com Director

    Nino Redruello

    Partner and chef of Familia La Ancha

    Rebeca Muñoz

    CEO and partner at Livit Design

    Winners from the previous edition

    HORECA

    Award for best hotel F&B concept

    A haven of peace in a privileged enclave of Barcelona

    CASA FILOMENA is a charming guest house with a family atmosphere. “The smallest hotel in Barcelona”. We can organize an exclusive and tailor-made cooking workshop for you. We'll buy the ingredients at the Sarrià Market and prepare the food together that you'll then taste. A good way to get to know our culinary culture. We take care of even the smallest detail so that you can enjoy a unique stay."
    Finalists

    HORECA

    Award for best restaurant concept

    “Haizea by Gategourmet” Project

    Comprehensive Catering Services onboard #iryo trains, the first private Spanish operator in the High-Speed Railway market. Innovation in services, culinary excellence, and commitment to sustainability, fully focused on the passenger for a superior travel experience.
    Finalists

    HORECA

    Award for the best contract catering concept

    Aqua Project

    Water is a scarce resource, sometimes inaccessible, and requires treatment and management. Our objective is to undertake changes to avoid waste. The Acqua project accompanies us in the day-to-day life of the school canteen, through the collection of excess water: undrinked water from the glasses.
    Finalists

    HORECA

    Award for the best interior design project

    Villa Indiano, a space that is many places

    Villa Indiano is a space that is many places. A restored 19th century villa, in the heart of the Valencian orchard, with a restaurant serving traditional cuisine and a terrace with a program of activities. A unique space in which to organize social and corporate events that become experiences that leave their mark.
    Finalists

    PRODUCT

    Award for the best Human Resources product or solution

    Paneotrad artisanal baking process

    The Paneotrad baking system allows you to produce high-quality artisan bread using a simplified baking process, accessible to users with minimal training. Working with Paneotrad saves time and space in the laboratory, permits a “just-in-time” approach to bread production and eliminates waste while improving working conditions (ease of use, eort reduction and improvement of the work environment and schedule).

    PRODUCT

    Award for the best product or solution for business management

    The most complete tool to manage your restaurant from a single device

    Last.app integrates in a single platform all the key tools that any restaurateur needs in every aspect of their daily operations and in the various stages of their business (from opening, through development, to expansion). Our key focuses are simplicity, adaptability to our clients, our integrations with over 200 software solutions, and continuously updating our system.
    Finalists

    PRODUCT

    Award for the best sustainable product or solution

    Reduction and Donation of Food Surplus

    Thanks to technology we help food companies reduce and revalue their food surplus. Donate securely, access tax deductions, and receive incredible data to guide better management decisions.
    Finalists

    PRODUCT

    Award for the best product or solution for customer experience

    Wondercool, the tool of the future for the hospitality industry

    Wondercool is the pioneering brand in sub-zero refrigeration that has developed a technology allowing beverages and food to remain unfrozen within its equipment, even when the storage temperature is lower than the freezing point of the product. After several years of research and development, Wondercool has successfully implemented this technology in hospitality equipment, providing a disruptive solution poised to be the tool of the future for the Horeca sector.
    Finalists

    DISTRIBUTION

    Award for best kitchen project

    CACAO. An effcient, innovative kitchen with an Atlantic soul

    Cacao is a gastronomic space with 1,000 m2 of surface divided into 6 different rooms. The selected equipment is state-of-the-art, has high production, energy effciency and at Roig we have been able to integrate the machinery, respecting the decoration project and history of the establishment
    Finalistas

    PROFESSIONAL

    Award for best professional trajectory

    Mario Cañizal

    Mr Mario Cañizal has dedicated his career, first in food & distribution industry and after this experience, he has been involved in catering & hospitality industry for the last 30 years. He has successfully spearheaded numerous initiatives that have had a great impact in the catering & hospitality sector, for example correcting unstructured situations, creating communication bridges and transversality at dierent links along the value chain & innovating where gaps exists.

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