FIHR is an institutional partner of the 2026 edition of the HoRes Conference – Gastronomy: How to maximize restaurant profitability in the current context? organized on May 19 at the Caro Hotel in Bucharest.
The reality of the hospitality market currently brings unprecedented challenges: the decrease in the value of vacation tickets directly affects demand, operational costs have increased rapidly, and final prices to the consumer can no longer withstand increases.
One of the already confirmed participants asked an essential question for entrepreneurs in the field: „"How do we adapt in times of declining demand without destroying profits?"”
Thus, the questions of the moment are increasingly direct:
- What measures are required when demand decreases?
- How to adapt without resorting to price cuts?
- Is it necessary to reduce the schedule, close on certain days or switch to a single shift?
- How can new revenue generation models be identified?
These are the central directions of the conference on May 19, 2026. The event, also supported this edition by FIHR as Institutional Partner, is focused on practical solutions and is dedicated to both independent restaurants and those affiliated with hotels.
🔍 Main discussion topics:
- Capital outflows: Where is money lost every day in restaurants, without it being visible?
- Optimization: How to adjust the menu and how to effectively control costs (food cost, personnel, operational expenses)?
- Growth: Tactics for increasing average receipt and margin without losing customers;
- Market reality: What really works in Romania today?
- Synergy: Smart integration of the restaurant into the overall profitability of the hotel.
Speakers invited to this edition:
The audience will have the opportunity to learn valuable information from leaders with proven results in the industry:
- Chef Foa (Florin Scripca) – Executive Chef at Flavours Food Design (coordinates business lines such as Stradale, Fratellini, Biutiful, the catering division and food courts);
- Alin Gerbacea – Resort Manager, Cheile Grădiștei Fundata & Moieciu (Top 8 hotels at HoRes Conference 2025, with a net profit of over 18.4 million lei in 2024);
- Gabriel Melniciuc – General Manager of the Spartan chain (Top 7 restaurants at HoRes 2025, with a turnover of approx. 126 million lei in 2024);
- Octavian Moldovan – Consultant & General Manager, Radisson Blu Sinaia Cota 1400;
- Valentin Soneriu – President of FPIOR and CEO of CarmOlimp Group (includes the restaurants "Pofta sau Foame", "Sub Tâmpa" Brașov and Hotel Plaja 33 Vama Veche);
- Alexandru Pițu – Operational Manager, Casa Timiș Wellness & Spa Resort;
- Chef Antonio Passarelli – Consultant & Collaborator of Siccheria restaurants;
- Lucia Fülöp – Hotel Manager, Hotel Privo, Târgu Mureș;
- Dragos Panait – Founder of Red Angus Steakhouse and Next Root Hospitality Consultants;
- Daniel Arama – General Manager, Fiald Hotel & Spa, Bacau;
- Mehrzad Moghazehi – Chef, owner of Ziba Păulești and gastronomic consultant;
- Alecsandru-Ionuț Blandu – General Manager Casa Viorel (Poiana Brașov) and founder of Kronstadt Hospitality Expert;
- Eugen Tudosie – General Manager, UNDA Open Possibilities.
Participation is FREE for owners and managers of public catering and accommodation establishments.
Places are limited, and confirmations are made in the order of registrations.
Registration for the event is at [email protected]
