Gourmet Catering & events received yesterday the Valencia 2024 Hospitality Award for Sustainable Gastronomy, a recognition granted for their involvement in research and innovation projects that focus on healthy, sustainable and safe eating at events.
the award ceremony for these awards granted by the Business Federation of Hospitality of Valencia He brought together more than 600 professionals from the sector in the oceanographic. The Councilor for Tourism, Innovation and Investment Capture, Paula Llobet, presented the award that was collected by Corinna Heilmann, head of Business Development and International Relations, Carlos González, Responsible Exterior Kitchen and Javier Garcia, head of the Production Center.
pioneers in sustainability
The Valencian company has been a pioneer in the sector to launch initiatives for the prevention of food waste and the management of surplus, which have resulted in the certification of the donation of more than 12,500 servings of food to the food bank In the last year, Thanks to the implementation of the software developed by the technology Naria in its production center.
The R&D department De la company also works on the creation of healthy and sustainable menus in collaboration with the University of Valencia, with special attention to the reduction of the water and carbon footprint.
Gourmet Catering is also one of the promoters of the project the mare that goes asindown, a training center in hospitality and tourism for people with Down syndrome and intellectual disability, which also promotes job insertion and the creation of a global manual for the organization of inclusive and sustainable events.
Among the objectives of the company for this new exercise that is beginning, it is proposed to continue to generate alliances with projects and entities to advance towards the fulfillment of the ODS.
The Valencia Hospitality Awards are organized by the Business Federation of Hospitality of Valencia, and aim to recognize the effort and trajectory of the main actors of the hospitality sector in the province, highlighting its role in the continuous improvement of the sector.
In addition, as recognition in its objective towards innovation and sustainability, the company has also recently received the prestigious EventPlus award for the best catering in Spain, being the first Valencian company to receive the award at the national level.
About Gourmet Catering & events
Founded in 1957, Gourmet Catering & Events is a family business that has its origin in the iconic Noel establishments. After more than 60 years of activity, the company has consolidated its 360º sustainability strategy, building one of the largest R&D&I departments in the Valencian Community, with a center of production and sustainable innovation of more than 1,200 m2.