POST-SHOW REPORT 31 October - 4 November 2018 Pavilion 4 - Paris Porte De Versailles
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24TH SALON DU CHOCOLAT – POST-SHOW REPORT 31 October - 4 November 2018 Pavilion 4 - Paris Porte de Versailles • This year, the Salon du Chocolat attracted some 110,000 visitors and more than 500 participants from 60 different countries. Now more than ever, the Salon du Chocolat has staked its position as an unmissable international platform, wHere industry professionals and consumers can get together and celebrate chocolate and cocoa. • Over five days, the 24,000 sqm show brought together the biggest names in chocolate and pastry - and the largest gathering of cocoa-producing countries - right in the heart of Paris. This was a unique opportunity for the visiting public to see the latest chocolate trends and finest cocoa products from all around the world. • This was a delicious, festive and indulgent experience for visitors who flocked in over the November school holidays. This year, the focus was on Nature and HealtHy living, a theme explored widely across the assorted activities and by exhibitors. • Acclaimed by all chocolate lovers and experts, the Salon du Chocolat is a national and international label which was placed under the HigH Patronage of Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, for the second year. • Chocoholics were able to follow the event online too, with almost 320,000 visits to the website in the month leading up to the Salon. The show has been growing from strength to strength on social media as well, driven by a Facebook page with almost 114,300 fans and an Instagram feed with more than 43,000 followers. Organisation: Creators and Presidents of Honour: Sylvie Douce and François Jeantet President and CEO: Gérald Palacios The Salon du Chocolat is an event created, organised and mediatised by Event International: 59 rue de la Tour – 75116 Paris - T +33(0)1 45 03 21 26 - F +33(0)1 45 03 60 90 - www.eventinternational.com Press Contacts: Leslie Levy – [email protected] / +33 (0)1 45 03 80 46 Robin Beau – [email protected] / +33 (0)1 45 03 21 26 A DELICIOUS AND INDULGENT OPENING EVENING - FOR A GOOD CAUSE! For the third year running, the Salon opened its doors with an inaugural gala evening in support of the Association Mécénat CHirurgie Cardiaque. It was a stunning success, with more than 1,200 chocolate-lovers contributing to the cause. Thanks to their support, a child suffering from a cardiac deformation can now benefit from surgery. The opening evening was attended by dignitaries such as Ms Anne Hidalgo, tHe Mayor of Paris and Ms Babette de Rozières, representing the Ile de France and the Cité de la Gastronomie, as well as a number of ambassadors. They (and the visiting public) were able to get a sneak preview of the show and enjoy a show hosted by Laurence Roustandjee and featuring VIPs in chocolate outfits, a special concert by the electro-pop duo Kiz, and the Animal Totem show. THE 2018 CHOCOLATE FASHION SHOW, BY ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Fiona Fondadouze for Akène & PHilippe Bertrand for Barry Callebaut Outfit worn by Nadège Beausson-Diagne Ludivine Guillot & Florent THevenon Outfit worn by Tristane Banon La Maison Devernois & François Pralus Outfit worn by Nathalie Schraen-Guirma RicHard Orlinski & Guillaume Langlois & Yann Couvreur Outfit worn by Brahim Zaibat Tae Ashida & Le Chocolat de H Outfit worn by Daniela Prepeliuc Julien Bonnet & Maxence Barbot for tHe Plaza AtHénée Paris Hotel Outfit worn by Marie Portolano Angel Sewing & Jean-Luc Decluzeau (two creations) Outfits worn by Djibril Cissé and Silvia Notargiacomo Nicolas Fafiotte & PHilippe BernacHon Outfit worn by Anaïs Delva Angélique Godey & Stéphane Bonnat Outfit worn by Natasha St-Pier Jérémie Pujo & Hasnaâ and Vincent Ferreira Outfit worn by Marie Denigot Solène Martin & Gaëtan Fiard for tHe Lutetia Hotel Outfit worn by Joyce Jonathan Jean-Paul Benielli & Jeffrey Cagnes for Maison StoHrer Outfit worn by Eva Colas, in the running for Miss Universe 2 Every day at 5pm, visitors to the show came to discover these exceptional creations with the participation of influencers, transformed into models for tHe day: Barbara Thomé (Blogger for BABITHOME), Fiona DesHayes (Columnist for NON STOP PEOPLE), Déborah Nicolas (Blogger for LARMUREDEDEBO), Maelys Roze (Miss Paris 2018), Ceylan Yilmaz (Blogger for MADEBYCEYLAN), Noémie de CHoucHet (Model and dancer), Alizée English (Blogger for DETTACHÉE DE PRESSE), Claire Verneil (Pastry chef and influencer), Pauline Torres (Blogger for PAULINETRRS), Elodie Martins (Pastry chef / former Le Meilleur Pâtissier contestant on M6), Lina LindHolm (Blogger for LINAXMUSE), Julien Hrynko (Blogger for LEOPASk), Solène Barbot (Miss Paris 2017), Shanty BaeHrel (CEO Shanty Biscuits) and Lila Taleb (Blogger for LAREVUEDELILA). Special tHanks to tHe partners of the fashion show and the opening evening: Franck Provost, SLA Paris, Hôtel Trocadéro La Tour, Champagne Mumm, Murs de Leds, Ferrandi Paris, Lancaster, Marabout Editions, le Chocolat des Français, Maison Boissier, LeCab, l’Or Expresso, Gaëlle Constantini, Opinel, EQ Love, Raoulle, La Bougie Herbivore. THE SALON DU CHOCOLAT JUNIOR After last year’s success, the Salon du Chocolat Junior was back at the Porte de Versailles for 5 days packed with fun, educational and delicious experiences for young chocolate lovers - in partnership with the TiJi, Gulli and CANAL J TV channels. Budding chocolatiers had the run of a whole series of spaces dedicated to discovery and experiments. In the spaces run by TiJi, Gulli and CANAL J, the little chefs enjoyed choco-centric workshops hosted by Claire Verneil and Elodie Martens, the Gu’live, the Car podium and shows by Oggy and the Cockroaches (drawing workshops, cockroach attack, make-a-face contests). They also had the opportunity to meet their favourite YouTube stars: Une Ptite Jajoux, Enzo Tais-Toi!, DavidLafargePokemon, Les Fusional Sisters, Gabin and Lili, and see the opening of the Spirit series, performed by the YouTube star Satine Wallé. And don’t forget the dance workshops with khriss, Gaëlle and Moussier Tombola, the digital graffiti workshop, the chances to meet their favourite heroes, book-signing with Véronique Petit (winner of the Gulli prize in 2018), the virtual reality experience with Unicef France, the Gullimax Challenge with Gaëlle and Moussier Tombola and the “Crazy khriss Dance Party” every morning on the Cacao Show podium. Alongside the TiJi, Gulli and CANAL J spaces, the Salon du Chocolat Junior ran a whole host of activities that younger visitors adored: • At the Pastry SHow Junior, the chefs from the Atelier des Sens hosted baking workshops and demonstrated simple recipes that families can make at home. • Thanks to Bio C’Bon, a Great Big Organic Snack was provided to children and their parents. • Panda Color ran workshops which gave kids the chance to make their own chocolate lollipops, decorate biscuits with chocolate and even draw with chocolate. • Le Petit Ourson Guimauve was the star of this year’s CEMOI stand. Children were given their own bears to cover with fun and delicious decorations under the kindly eye of Morgane Sirguey, food blogger and expert in cake design. • Lastly, there was a production line where kids could discover all the different steps in the chocolate production process with Bonnat Chocolatier. THE UNMISSABLE PASTRY SHOW The Salon du Chocolat has become the biggest pastry event of the year, thanks to the recipe demonstration platform and the Pastry Show hosted by France’s favourite blogger, Mercotte. The biggest chefs, pastry chefs and chocolatiers - and a whole host of rising stars - took turns to come on stage and share their recipes and top tips. 3 Visitors to the show could come and enjoy more tHan 50 demonstrations and tastings with stars such as: Susumu Koyama (es KOYAMA) / Jimmy Mornet (Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme) / Pablo Gicquel (Hôtel de Crillon) / Pascal Hainigue (Le Burgundy Paris) / Brandon Dehan (L’Oustau de Baumanière) / JoHanna le Pape (Pastry Chef and Sugar World Champion) / Philippe Conticini (Gâteaux d’Émotions) / Dominique Costa (The Peninsula Paris) / Nina Métayer & Patrick Pailler (Café Pouchkine) / Hironobu TsujigucHi (Le Chocolat de H) / Cédric Grolet and Yohann Caron (Le Meurice) / Marjorie Fourcade & Saori Odoi (Foucade Paris) / François Josse & Gaël Reigner (French Professional Dessert Champion in 2018 and Junior French Dessert Champion in 2018) / Shigeyuki OisHi (Tokyo Chocolate) / Tal Spiegel / Bérénice Leconte (VG Pâtisserie) / ChristopHe Felder, TakaHiro Komai and Benoit Castel / Nicolas Paciello (Hôtel Prince de Galles) / MicHaël Bartocetti (Shangri-La Hotel, Paris) / Claude Chiron and students from FERRANDI PARIS / Yann Brys (Hôtel Brach) / Pierre Sang Boyer (Maison Pierre Sang) / Jérémy Del Val (Dalloyau) / Maxime Frédéric (Four Seasons Hôtel George V) / Simone Zanoni (George V). For the second time, Rosières Electrical Appliances hosted a recipe demonstration space: “L’atelier des Papilles par Rosières”. The very best in technique, sensitivity and sheer deliciousness were out in force throughout the show, with appearances from: Corentin Magnin (Maison Rostang) / Inès Lamouri (winner of the “Young Pastry Chef” contest at Les Étoiles de Mougins 2018 – Hôtel Plaza Athénée Paris) / Bruno Doucet (La Régalade) / Jonathan Vallenari / Bryan Esposito (Hôtel du Collectionneur) / Aurélien Rivoire (Pavillon Ledoyen) / Hugo Correia (Hôtel Lancaster) / Benoît Charvet (Georges Blanc) / Olivier SteHly / David Wesmaël (La Glacerie) / Noémie Honiat (L’Univers) / Hugues & Valérie Pommereul (Le Recommandé) / Edwart CHocolatier / Rafael Gomes