Invitation EPCAS Winter GA 2012

INVITATION EPCAS Winter General Assembly “New Thinking” 30 January – 1 February 2012 Maastricht, The Netherlands

Preface Dear EPCAS members, We are proud to invite you for our upcoming EPCAS Winter General Assembly, which will take place on January 30th and 31st, 2012. After the Winter General Assembly, which is organized exclusively for the EPCAS members and several prospective members, the European Catering Conference will take place. The European Catering Conference is the sequel of the BeNeLux Party Caterer Congress, which EPCAS initiated last year.

This year, both the EPCAS Winter General Assembly and the European Catering Conference are inspired by the theme “New Thinking”.

The EPCAS Winter General Assembly will start with the traditional opening dinner and presentations of the members of EPCAS at EDEN Design Hotel Maastricht on Monday evening the 30th of January. On Tuesday morning, January 31st, we are invited by the Queen’s Commissioner at the Provincial Government Buildings on the Meuse. Our General Assembly will take place in the exact same room where the Maastricht Treaty was signed in 1992 and we are very excited about welcoming you right there, at the birthplace of the European Union.

After the Winter General Assembly, the European Catering Conference officially starts. More information about the conference is stated in the official invitation, which you have received as well. We are proud to inform you that several EPCAS members have committed to host one of the workshop sessions during the European Catering Conference. Our special thanks goes out to Arjan de Boer (Director, Shoot my Food), Daniel JohnsonAllen (Director Operations, Moving Venue), Miguel Júdice (CEO, Lágrimas Hotels & Emotions), Rob Baan (Managing Director, Koppert Cress), Arnaud Rannou (Director, Mychefcom) and Christian Chytil (Director, Impacts your Event) for their commitment.

One of our goals is to welcome a thousand European caterers at the conference in 2015. With the combined programme of the Winter General Assembly and the European Catering Conference, we have made some major steps towards the future and we are very much looking forward to further improving this concept together with you. As EPCAS member, you play a very important role in the European Catering Conference. You are, after all, the initiator of this conference and an ambassador of our industry throughout Europe.

Thank you for your support and we are looking forward to welcoming you soon in Maastricht!

With kind regards, The EPCAS Board, Advsiory Board and Conference Committee

EPCAS Board, Advisory Board & Conference Committee Toine Manders EPCAS Advisory Board Member of European Parliament Henk Verhaest EPCAS Board member & Conference Committee

Delegate board member Gourmet Invent George Zapantoulis Conference Committee Managing Director Jaarbeurs Catering Services Georg Broich EPCAS Board member & Conference Committee

CEO Broich Premium Catering GmbH Pierre Smits Conference Committee

Director VDB Groep Services Arnaud Rannou EPCAS Advisory Board

Director Mychefcom Peter Kandels EPCAS Advisory Board & Conference Committee

Director Corporate Accounts emea,

Institutional – Ecolab Germany Maarten Brouwer EPCAS Advisory Board

Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt Frank Steffen Conference Committee

Owner Steffen Traiteur Ruedi Bachmann EPCAS Advisory Board

Partnership Group Leader Juran Institute Charles van Goch EPCAS Founder and EPCAS Board member

CEO Mise en Place Group Manuel Otero EPCAS Advisory Board

Vice President European Hotel Managers Association Peter Visscher EPCAS Advisory Board & Conference Committee

Director SixContinents Catering Alliance Chris Bigelow EPCAS Advisory Board

President The Bigelow Companies Wim Schipper EPCAS Advisory Board & Conference Committee

IAAM Europe Pauline Hoogmoed EPCAS Advisory Board

CEO UBM Catercourse

Invited guests EPCAS Members and prospective EPCAS Members Alexander Aichinger Adventure Catering Alessandro Barbisotti Backstage Catering Richard Beggs Moving Venue Armando Béjar i Puigfel Gourmet Paradis Catering Georg Broich Broich Premium Catering Luigino Cassan La Dogaressa Catering Christian Chytil Impacts - Your Event Nículae Cheían Elite Club Andrew Gordon DSR Andreas Hüttmann Der Party Löwe / LECA Jan Jacobs J&M Catering Services Pieter-Bas Jacobse Rhubarb Food Design Miguel Júdice Lágrimas Catering Peter Gamma Gamma Catering Frank Lantz Lantz Catering Nicolas Lecoeur Fleur de Mets Anca Mitu Privileg Catering Umut Özkanca Borsa Restaurants Yulia Pashkovkaya Grand Hotel Europe David Tomašovych Zátiší Catering Group Adalbert Pachinger Spitz Event Catering Karl Parker Alison Price & Company François Raynier Raynier Marchetti Frank Steffen Steffen Traiteur Antonio Rosa Salva Rosa Salva Wim Wiersma NVEP Eduard Telitsyn Imperial Palace Group David Wolanski The Recipe Christophe Guerin GL Event Noud van den Boer Koninklijke van den Boer Groep Henk Verhaest Gourmet Invent Martin van Nierop Rai Catering Frank Wassermann Arena One George Zapantoulis Jaarbeurs Catering Services Markus Spengler FPS Catering GmbH & Co. KG Erik van Welzen ERASMUS Catering Services Pascal Goosse Goosse Catering Richard Groves Create Food Ltd Tom Oberweis Oberweis Christophe Galineau Sodexo Prestige Artur Junqueira Silva Carvalho Catering Esther Conde Esther Conde catering Alastair Storey Baxterstorey Eric Helen-Louis Traiteur de France Martin Faergemann Kai Thor Catering Lars-Erik Kjenne Essence Catering Agneta Johansson Le Citron Vert Catering & Events John Hewett Creativevents Magali Collet Potel & Chabot Miguel Campinos Pocas CDV Events & Catering Beat Imhof Dine & Shine Event Catering Paul Corendea Romanian Catering Association

Catering - Event - Culture

Committee of Related Branches and prospective Related Branches Peter Kandels Ecolab Inge Arts Libbey Stephan Schuschke Mise en Place Sven Bodry RAK Porcelain Alberto Sbalchiero Electrolux Food Service Els van Bouwel Party rent Charles Smith At Your Service Miguel Casanova Traiteur de Paris Dorrie Eilers Neptunus Hervé Bellin Nespresso Bart Leemans Koppert Cress

Program Monday, January 30th 20.30h Welcome drink and official dinner at Brasserie FLO,

EDEN Design Hotel Maastricht Tuesday, January 31st Location: The Provincial Government Buildings on the Meuse 08.00 – 10.30h Winter General Assembly exclusively for EPCAS

members 10.30 – 11.00h Coffee break and registration for

European Catering Conference attendants 11.00 – 11.05h Official opening European Catering Conference and

introduction by moderator Arjan de Boer – Director

Shoot my Food 11.10 – 11.30h ‘New Thinking’ by Food Inspiration – Arjan de Boer 11.30 – 12.20h René Boender – Great Opportunities 12.20 – 12.30h Closure by Charles van Goch – Founder EPCAS 12.30h Departure to MECC Maastricht Location: Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre (MECC) 13.00 – 14.00h Lunch at the BBB Food & Hospitality Exhibition 14.00 – 15.45h Workshops sessions related to Trends, Marketing

Sharing Experience, Food and Management 15.45 – 16.15h Break 16.15 – 17.30h Workshops sessions related to Trends, Marketing

Sharing Experience, Food and Management Location: EDEN Design Hotel 18.00 – 19.00h Reception at EDEN Design Hotel

(exclusively for EPCAS) Location: 19.30 – 22.30h 22.30 – 01.00h

Maastricht Music Hall VIP Dinner for all attendants ‘Carnival de Venice’ VIP party Powered by

Wednesday, February 1st 10.00 – 13.00h “Walking The Brunch” through the city of Maastricht

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13.00 – 13.30h Visit to the City Hall and Closure 13.30 – 16.00h Visit to the BBB Food & Hospitality Exhibition 16.00h Drink at the BBB Food & Hospitality Exhibition

Associated Partners The Provincial Government Buildings on the Meuse Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre Food Inspiration Magazine Horeca Magazine Catering Inside UBM Catersource HOTREC Hotels&Restaurants Magazine

A special word of thanks goes out to…

The following EPCAS members, who have committed themselves to hosting a workshop session during the European Catering Conference.

Daniel Johnson-Allen Moving Venue Many of you have met Daniel Jonson-Allen during the EPCAS Summer General Assembly in Portugal, last August. Daniel is the director operations of the London-based leading event catering company “Moving Venue”. One of the prestigious catering experiences of Moving Venue was the catering for the Royal Family of The United Kingdom, as Daniel already shared with you during the Summer General Assembly.

During his presentation at the European Catering Conference, Daniel will lead the way in a world of high quality and even higher expectations.

Marie-Luise Weiss Cup Concept During the EPCAS Summer Meeting in Portugal, many of the attendants were very enthusiastic about the Cup Concept. A word of thanks goes out to Christian Chytil from Impacts – your event. He is not only a new member of EPCAS representing Austria, but he also introduced Marie-Luise Weiss, marketing executive of The Cup Concept, who will host a workshop during the European Catering Conference. The cup system is not only a benefiting partner concerning the ascending issues of environmental friendly – and hereby ecologically correct – events, it also holds a number of opportunities for event operators and caterers to increase revenue and minimize costs. In her presentation, MarieLuise Weiss will cover why environmental issues will become daily business in catering and events, what the possibilities are to boost the ecological aspects of an event, and then achievable manners about how to get there and how to make money with it.

Rob Baan Koppert Cress We are proud to announce that Koppert Cress, represented by Bart Leemans, is a new member of the Committee of Related Branches of EPCAS. Koppert Cress has developed taste into art by providing seedlings, flowers and leafs of various plants, each of which amaze by their natural taste and appearance. Rob Baan, CEO and owner of Koppert Cress, made a successful business out of these cresses with his vision and a drive to do things differently. During his presentation, you will experience the unique flavours of Koppert Cress and the added value of these cresses to the catering industry.

Arnaud Rannou Mychefcom Arnaud Rannou, director of Mychefcom, is the newest member of the EPCAS Advisory Council.

After working in the event business for many years, Arnaud has been in charge to develop sales and marketing for ‘Traiteur de Paris’, a new member of the Committee of Related Branches, which manufactures convenience products for caterers. Arnaud has travelled around the world to understand the need of caterers and how convenience products can help them in their day to day business.

Recently, he launched his own business and works on connecting producers and caterers throughout Europe. In his workshop, he will use his experience to guide you through the world of convenience products.

Miguel Júdice Lágrimas Hotels & Emotions EPCAS Member Miguel Júdice from Lágrimas Hotels & Emotions, one of our hosts during our EPCAS Summer General Assembly in Portugal, has also committed himself to host a workshop session during the European Catering Conference.

He will share one of his best practices, in which he will elaborate on the 37th international congress of Relais & Chateaux which Lágrimas caterered in November 2011. The Relais & Chateaux congress is an event for leading chefs and boutique hotel operators from all over the world, and there were over 150 Michelin stars attending. As we know, our colleagues in hospitality are one of the toughest groups to satisfy. In his presentation, Miguel will share his experiences with regard to catering for a group of these high standards.

Miguel Casanova Traiteur de Paris During the EPCAS Summer General Assembly, many of you have met Jérôme Droin, one of the account managers of Traiteur de Paris.

Traiteur de Paris recently became a member of the Committee of Related Branches and manufactures convenience products for caterers.

The company designes products that make the lives of caterers and chefs easier and produces desserts, canapé’s, petit fours, side dishes and sauces from three production units in France. You will have many opportunities to try their products, while during the EPCAS Winter General Assembly and the European Catering Conference they are providing their products during the welcome dinner, the lunch and the breaks in the conference. Miguel Casanova, Sales Manager of Traiteur de Paris, will be representing the company within EPCAS. Paul de Weger C.E.O. Amplixs Interaction Management Amplixs is a company specialized in online research and data collection in the broadest sense. The clear web based reports will portray the results as a measurement, monitor or as a benchmark. Amplixs uses a technology that allows you to simplify and accelerate the process of collecting and processing data. Through online research they clarify your performances and help you make the right decisions. The service is completely focused on giving authorized users access to online information from internal or external research through unambiguous, structured and mainly efficient measuring methods. Together with EPCAS, Amplixs will set up the Catering Quarterly Monitor to commit research and gather relevant data about the European Catering industry of which the results will be distributed to all members of EPCAS. The results will be clarified during the future General Assemblies.

For your agenda EPCAS Summer General Assembly Copenhagen 2012 This year’s Summer General Assembly will take place in the beautiful Copenhagen, Denmark and will be organized in cooperation with Frank Lantz (Lantz catering).

Save the date EPCAS Summer General Assembly Denmark July 31st - August 2nd, 2012

Registration Participation Please confirm your participation by sending the complete registration form to the EPCAS secretariat at office@epcas.eu before the 10th of January 2012.

Note for the members: The registration form can also be found under “EPCAS media – Downloads” on the EPCAS website after your login.

EPCAS members and prospective members do not have to register separately for the European Catering Conference. The subscription for the European Catering Conference is included in the registration form for the EPCAS Winter General Assembly.

Welcome dinner On Monday the 30th of January the official welcome dinner will be served in Brasserie FLO of EDEN Design Hotel Maastricht at 20.30h.

Hotel Would you like to make use of the 2 nights complimentary stay at EDEN Design Hotel Maastricht? This complimentary stay is exclusively arranged for the attendants of EPCAS. Please send an e-mail before the 10th of January 2012, with the date of arrival and departure to office@epcas.eu. Any extra nights are for own expenses.

EDEN Design Hotel Maastricht Stationsstraat 40 6221 BR Maastricht T: +31 43 3282525 | F: +31 (0) 43 328 2526 www.edendesignhotel.com

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Plan your route to EDEN Design Hotel Maastricht by consulting the website www.edendesignhotel.com.

Conference locations The EPCAS Winter General Assembly will be held in The Provincial Government Buildings on the Meuse, Limburglaan 10, 6229 GA Maastricht. Please, check www.limburg.nl for the route to the Provincial Government Buildings on the Meuse.

The European Catering Conference will start in The Provincial Government Buildings on the Meuse and will continue in Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre (MECC), Forum 100, 6229 GV Maastricht. Please, check www.mecc.nl for the route to the venue.

If you need help planning your visit to Maastricht, please contact the EPCAS Secretariat.

Transport Transport between EDEN Design Hotel Maastricht, MECC Maastricht and The Provincial Government Buildings on the Meuse will be arranged by the EPCAS Secretariat.

Costs The two night stay in EDEN Design Hotel Maastricht, the EPCAS Winter General Assembly, the European Catering Conference, food & beverage and transportation within Maastricht are included in the annual membership fee. Transport to and from Maastricht needs to be arranged by the participants themselves. In case you bring an extra colleague or partner, please take into account that there will be a supplement of € 395,- charged.

Contact EPCAS Secretariat Maartje Beijsens, Stéphanie van Oorschot & Kim Kortenray Hoogbrugstraat 1| 6221 CN Maastricht| The Netherlands T: +31(0)43-3561091 | F: +31(0)43-3264263 E: office@epcas.eu | W: www.epcas.eu

Looking back on the Summer General Assembly in Portugal