{"id":10113,"date":"2026-05-19T09:02:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fihr.ro\/?post_type=stire&#038;p=10113"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:10:07","slug":"fihr-partener-hores-conference-2026-gastronomie","status":"publish","type":"stire","link":"https:\/\/fihr.ro\/en\/stire\/fihr-partener-hores-conference-2026-gastronomie\/","title":{"rendered":"FIHR \u2013 partner Hores Conference 2026 Gastronomy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FIHR is an institutional partner of the 2026 edition of the HoRes Conference \u2013 Gastronomy: How to maximize restaurant profitability in the current context? organized on May 19 at the Caro Hotel in Bucharest.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>One of the already confirmed participants asked an essential question for entrepreneurs in the field: <strong>\u201e&quot;How do we adapt in times of declining demand without destroying profits?&quot;\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thus, the questions of the moment are increasingly direct:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What measures are required when demand decreases?<\/li>\n<li>How to adapt without resorting to price cuts?<\/li>\n<li>Is it necessary to reduce the schedule, close on certain days or switch to a single shift?<\/li>\n<li>How can new revenue generation models be identified?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>These are the central directions of the conference on May 19, 2026.<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<h3>\ud83d\udd0d Main discussion topics:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Capital outflows:<\/strong> Where is money lost every day in restaurants, without it being visible?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Optimization:<\/strong> How to adjust the menu and how to effectively control costs (food cost, personnel, operational expenses)?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Growth:<\/strong> Tactics for increasing average receipt and margin without losing customers;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Market reality:<\/strong> What really works in Romania today?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Synergy:<\/strong> Smart integration of the restaurant into the overall profitability of the hotel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Speakers invited to this edition:<\/h3>\n<p>The audience will have the opportunity to learn valuable information from leaders with proven results in the industry:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chef Foa (Florin Scripca)<\/strong> \u2013 Executive Chef at Flavours Food Design (coordinates business lines such as Stradale, Fratellini, Biutiful, the catering division and food courts);<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alin Gerbacea<\/strong> \u2013 Resort Manager, Cheile Gr\u0103di\u0219tei Fundata &amp; Moieciu (Top 8 hotels at HoRes Conference 2025, with a net profit of over 18.4 million lei in 2024);<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gabriel Melniciuc<\/strong> \u2013 General Manager of the Spartan chain (Top 7 restaurants at HoRes 2025, with a turnover of approx. 126 million lei in 2024);<\/li>\n<li><strong>Octavian Moldovan<\/strong> \u2013 Consultant &amp; General Manager, Radisson Blu Sinaia Cota 1400;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Valentin Soneriu<\/strong> \u2013 President of FPIOR and CEO of CarmOlimp Group (includes the restaurants &quot;Pofta sau Foame&quot;, &quot;Sub T\u00e2mpa&quot; Bra\u0219ov and Hotel Plaja 33 Vama Veche);<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alexandru Pi\u021bu<\/strong> \u2013 Operational Manager, Casa Timi\u0219 Wellness &amp; Spa Resort;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chef Antonio Passarelli<\/strong> \u2013 Consultant &amp; Collaborator of Siccheria restaurants;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lucia F\u00fcl\u00f6p<\/strong> \u2013 Hotel Manager, Hotel Privo, T\u00e2rgu Mure\u0219;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dragos Panait<\/strong> \u2013 Founder of Red Angus Steakhouse and Next Root Hospitality Consultants;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daniel Arama<\/strong> \u2013 General Manager, Fiald Hotel &amp; Spa, Bacau;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mehrzad Moghazehi<\/strong> \u2013 Chef, owner of Ziba P\u0103ule\u0219ti and gastronomic consultant;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alecsandru-Ionu\u021b Blandu<\/strong> \u2013 General Manager Casa Viorel (Poiana Bra\u0219ov) and founder of Kronstadt Hospitality Expert;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eugen Tudosie<\/strong> \u2013 General Manager, UNDA Open Possibilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4151\" data-end=\"4389\"><span lang=\"RO\">Participation is FREE for owners and managers of public catering and accommodation establishments.<br data-start=\"4260\" data-end=\"4263\" \/><\/span><span lang=\"RO\">Places are limited, and confirmations are made in the order of registrations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4391\" data-end=\"4484\"><span lang=\"RO\">Registration for the event is at <\/span><span lang=\"RO\"><a title=\"mailto:office@hores.ro\" href=\"mailto:office@hores.ro\" data-start=\"4467\" data-end=\"4482\" data-linkindex=\"0\">office@hores.ro<\/a><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":10114,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"class_list":["post-10113","stire","type-stire","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fihr.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stire\/10113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fihr.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stire"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fihr.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/stire"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fihr.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fihr.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}