Chef Tamás Széll and his team win big at Bocuse dʼOr International chef competition on May 11. (Photo: MTI/Tamás Kovács)

Sirha Budapest hosted approximately 400 exhibitors from 19 countries. Of the visitors to the exhibition, 24% came from the catering industry, 16% from the food industry, 15% from the baking and confectionary industry, 14% from the commercial sector, 10% from the hospitality trade and 8% from the services sector. 

The continental selection for the Bocuse dʼOr international gastronomy contest was hosted in Budapest for the first time as part of Sirha Budapest on May 10-11. The winners of the competition, Tamás Széll and his team will move on to the final round in Lyon France in January.