Cruïlla food fair

The Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda, through Prodeca, is organising a group participation of Catalan restaurant sector companies at FIRA CRUÏLLA ESPAI ALIMENTACIÓ 2021.

FAIR DETAILS 

FIRA CRUÏLLA takes place within a music festival that has been held at Barcelona's Parc del Fòrum every July since 2010. Besides music, food and technology are the festival audience's main interests. Cruïlla upholds and applies the values of social responsibility, environmental commitment and local food consumption.

Figures from the latest edition (2019)

• Net area: 8,000 m2
• Food fair area: 260 m2
• Food fair exhibitors: 38
• Capacity: 25,000 people a day, 3% of them visitors from abroad. 

ORGANISATION

The event forms part of the activities of Prodeca's Gastronomy and Local Competitiveness Area and is part of promoting the Catalonia, where food is culture brand and the Gastroteca.cat search tool for Catalan agri-food products. Gastroteca.cat is the meeting point for Catalan produce and Cruïlla is the meeting point for a community of 180,000 culture consumers, many of them attuned to sustainable, responsible and local consumption.

The event brings together opportunities to promote local food, which is why Prodeca will have a presence throughout the 2021 food offering through the producers and processors supplying the various food operators, who must hold the local sales label and be registered with Gastroteca.cat.

An area will be created where visitors can enjoy food made with local ingredients:

The food fair , a shared 160 m2 space bringing together Cruïlla's food operators. There will be 38 caterers offering different food options in food-van format with Catalan local produce centre stage.

ORGANISATION OF FOOD OPERATORS' PARTICIPATION 

Geared to participation in food-van format. Each company will have its own space. The maximum length of each food truck will be 3 to 4 metres. Each operator will also have a back-office area out of public view, the same length as the vehicle plus roughly 2 metres in depth.

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION FOR FOOD TRUCK

• Integration into the event's cashless cashless system for all payments taken on sales made.
• Attendance at the preparatory training on how the system works cashless organised by the event.
• Providing documentation proving all workers are registered with social security (self-employed and general scheme).
• Providing a public liability insurance policy  and payment receipt.
• Documentation proving all workers have food handling training.
• Providing installation certificates for the vehicle/trailer's electricity and/or gas.
• Plastic tableware and items may not be used for tastings.
• Drinks may not be sold.
• Having an approved fire extinguisher.
• Gas hoses checked.
• Having complaint forms available.
• Having an allergen ingredient sheet for the entire food offering.
• Waste management and separation

FOOD REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION BY FOOD TRUCKS

1. Using raw materials from local farmers, livestock keepers or processors. These producers can be found in the local sales label register or on the portal Gastroteca.cat.

2. These products must be the main and/or core ingredients of the food offering. 

3. Identifying and informing the Cruïlla organisers in advance which these products are and which producers or processors grow or process them, together with the food and price offering they will present at the festival (form attached) 

4. Providing invoices for product purchases certifying the purchase and use of these products during the festival. These invoices may be submitted during the festival or up to 5 days after it ends to restauracio@cruillabarcelona.com. 

5. Taking part in the online MATCHMAKING session between operators and agri-food producers. The session  will connect operators looking for products with producers who make them. It is free of charge and will run to a pre-set schedule based on the operators' interests.

WHAT THE FAIR WILL PROVIDE

• Space to set up the operator's vehicle/trailer.
• An electrical connection point.
• Electrical power: the base supply offered is 6.6 kW. If this is exceeded, the operator must pay an extra charge according to the tariff.
• Shared water and drainage points.
• Eating areas and their upkeep.

OPERATORS' LOCATIONS

Operators' locations within the site will be decided by the event, on the following criteria: seniority, interest and a balanced food offering in each area

MATCHMAKING SERVICE BETWEEN FOOD OPERATORS AND PRODUCERS

Prodeca will provide operators with a free service connecting them with local suppliers producing the food they need to buy. Business meetings between buyers and sellers will also be promoted to help them get to know new local products and producers. These meetings will run to a pre-set schedule based on the food operators' interests and will be held online.

PARTICIPATION COSTS

To be considered in the selection process, the company must send the duly completed participation application.

Once its application is accepted, the company must pay €200 + VAT to Prodeca.
 

APPLICATION DEADLINE

• Application deadline: 15 June 2021

The organisers reserve the right to select companies on the basis of service ratio and the product's suitability for the market. If demand for spaces exceeds those available, Prodeca and Festival Cruïlla will apply the order of arrival of applications together with the criteria above.

Once the application has been accepted, a company that withdraws has no right to claim back the €200 space reservation fee.