RHS - Ristora Hotel Sicilia

RHS - Ristora Hotel Sicilia, the heart of Sicilian Ho.Re.Ca.

For over twenty years, RHS - Ristora Hotel Sicilia has been the benchmark event for the Ho.Re.Ca. (Hotellerie, Restaurant, Café) sector in Southern Italy. The event takes place in Misterbianco, a town in the metropolitan city of Catania, Sicily, within the modern SiciliaFiera exhibition center on Corso Carlo Marx, easily accessible from Catania-Fontanarossa Airport and the island's main motorways.

A comprehensive professional trade show

RHS is a B2B fair designed for industry professionals: restaurateurs, pizza chefs, pastry chefs, gelato makers, bartenders, hoteliers, and business owners will find a complete overview of products, equipment, semi-finished goods, furnishings, digital solutions, and services. The exhibition is divided into eight major product categories:

• Catering and food service
• Pizzeria
• Bakery and bread-making
• Gelateria
• Pastry
• Coffee shop
• Beverage
• Hotellerie and hospitality

Training, competitions, and live cooking

Alongside the exhibition stands, RHS offers a packed program of live events: masterclasses with chefs and pastry masters, technical demonstrations, in-depth forums, and numerous professional competitions. Among the most popular events are the contests dedicated to pizza chefs, bakers, and burger joints, as well as the prestigious Premio Condorelli reserved for Sicilian pastry. The show cooking area serves as a prime vantage point for observing new taste trends and innovations in techniques and equipment.

A showcase for Southern gastronomic excellence

RHS is also an opportunity to promote local production and foster connections between companies and thousands of operators from Sicily and the rest of Southern Italy. The event involves hundreds of brands and attracts tens of thousands of professional visitors every year, confirming its status as the leading business and professional development platform for the Ho.Re.Ca. sector in Southern Italy.

Practical information

RHS is a trade fair reserved for industry professionals, and access is granted via professional accreditation. The event is traditionally held between late winter and early spring, spanning four consecutive days, at the SiciliaFiera venue in Misterbianco (Catania).