KernAktuell November 2021, News
Autumn summary of the restaurant and foodservice industry
Trade fairs and (tentative) optimism
Following a long break, first trade fairs were finally hosted once again in the autumn. In total, ten trade fairs were scheduled for C+C wholesalers during the season.
The number of visitors attending these trade fairs was generally only 30 or 40% of the pre-Covid tallies, partly because the pandemic has greatly affected buying patterns, and partly because there’s still a great deal of uncertainty regarding opening regulations for catering businesses in the coming winter. Nonetheless, the restaurant and foodservice industry is optimistic that trade will continue during the winter. Another reason for the decrease in visitors was stricter entry requirements for the trade fairs (e.g. on-site covid testing).
The first event our team attended in person was the autumn “Alles für den GAST” trade fair in Salzburg. Here we were able to present new products and foster existing customer relationships. Our key account managers for the catering industry were particularly committed to attending this event in person in order to show our customers we’re here for them in these difficult times. Summing up the event, our team reported that even though fewer visitors attended the fair (as expected), they nonetheless enjoyed excellent, productive talks with customers.
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The biggest contract grower
of oil pumpkins PGI
Alwera AG, Estyria’s parent company, is responsible for production of the raw goods via a contract farming system. The two companies have for some years maintained the largest PDI area of oil pumpkin in Austria and they know the fields and the farmers personally.
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While modernity has brought progress in many areas, the traditional Styrian stamp press process is still the best way of making pumpkin seed oil. The main difference between this and other pressing methods is that we work with open roasting pans. At our plant, people check when the pumpkin seeds are perfectly roasted and so will yield the very best oil. This enables our experienced oil millers to produce the pumpkin seed oil that has won more prizes than any other – and which as a result of this type of pressing retains all the natural constituents. The untreated oil is not filtered; the particles that make it cloudy settle naturally when the oil is left to rest.
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