Catalonia successfully closes the Gastronomic Forum Barcelona 2025

The Gastronomic Forum Barcelona 2025 has brought to a close three intense days that confirmed Catalonia's leading role as World Region of Gastronomy. With more than 120 Catalan companies present and a packed programme of activities, the fair was a platform to project the diversity, quality and innovation of the Catalan agrifood sector before professionals, restaurateurs and opinion leaders.

El Rebost de Catalunya, epicentre of local produce

The Rebost de Catalunya space has established itself as the meeting point between producers, chefs and professionals. More than 20 tastings and demonstrations offered a sensory journey through the territory, with wines, oils, meats, cured meats, sweets, liqueurs and seafood explained by their own producers. This format reinforced the narrative connecting landscape, product and identity, in a key year for the international projection of Catalan gastronomy.

Promoted by the Government of Catalonia —through Prodeca— and the provincial councils of Barcelona, Girona and Lleida, the Rebost was much more than an exhibition space: it was a stage for sharing the stories, techniques and values that define our cuisine. Each session combined tradition and innovation, highlighting the uniqueness of Catalan produce and its ability to adapt to new market challenges.

Innovation and sustainability in the spotlight

The The INNOForum Awards recognised the most creative and sustainable proposals in the foodservice sector and food crafts. The winners include:

• Most original flavour (sweet): Gelat Biquiños – Bico de Xeado
• Most original flavour (savoury): Stuffed pig's trotters – Ca l'Estevet
• Most original flavour (drinks): Sangria Republic
• Most innovative product (food): Escudella i carn d’olla with pilotes – Cuinats Jotri
• Most innovative product (non-food): Baby aquaponic lettuces – Green in Blue Consulting
• Most sustainable product: Aquafaba Bio – Casa Amella
• Most creative and sustainable packaging: El Huerto del Chef – Can Garús

These awards show that food innovation is a driver of the future for the sector, with proposals combining creativity, sustainability and a commitment to local produce.

Catalonia, an international benchmark

With the grouped participation in the Espai Catalunya and the Espai Ecoteca, and with initiatives such as the Catalan Cuisine Symposium and the session “Why does Catalonia have the best cuisine in the world?”, the Gastronomic Forum was much more than a fair: a platform to showcase the Catalan agrifood fabric and the values that drive it —sustainability, roots and creativity— to the world.

These days coincided with a strategic moment: the year of the Catalonia World Region of Gastronomy recognition, positioning the country as a global benchmark in gastronomy and sustainable food. The Gastronomic Forum was thus the great showcase for the sector's strength and its ability to innovate without losing its roots.

At Prodeca we would like to thank all the companies, producers and professionals who made this edition possible. El Rebost de Catalunya is, year after year, a space of shared stories connecting territory, landscape and gastronomy.