Stand uniform and tees
Polo-style tees and staff vests with the chain mark, plus aprons and chef caps for kitchen demonstrations, sized for the expo floor at Gran Via.
International hospitality, catering and foodservice equipment exhibition · Fira de Barcelona Gran Via
Merch for Mexican hotel chains at Hostelco Barcelona
For hotel chains, restaurant groups, catering providers and Mexican suppliers at Hostelco — stand uniforms, team tees, press kits and relationship gifts delivered to Fira de Barcelona Gran Via or to your delegation hotel.
Planning merch for Mexican operators at Hostelco Barcelona
- Venue
- Fira de Barcelona — Gran Via venue, Barcelona, Spain (alongside Alimentaria in the joint Alimentaria & Hostelco edition)
- Schedule
- March, four working days (Monday to Thursday); 22nd edition in 2026
- Currency and invoicing
- MXN, CFDI 4.0 with payment complement; Carta Porte 3.0 for the Mexico–Spain freight leg
Hostelco is the leading international trade show for equipment, machinery and services in hospitality, catering and community foodservice in southern Europe, and for several editions now has run in parallel with Filltamentaria at Fira de Barcelona Gran Via. The 2026 edition gathers thousands of exhibiting companies from dozens of countries and over one hundred thousand visiting professionals. For a Mexican delegation — be it a hotel chain with Iberian projects, a restaurant group sourcing European machinery, an institutional catering operator evaluating kitchen technology, or a trade office supporting a Mexican buying mission — Hostelco is a serious logistics operation: four days with heat peaks in the heavy-machinery aisles, bilateral agendas with Spanish, Italian and German manufacturers, and the need to sustain the team brand on an expo floor where they compete for attention against thousands of European booths.
The merch programme for a typical Mexican delegation splits into four allocations. The first is the stand: the material that identifies the team in the assigned pavilion inside Gran Via, where national booths, machinery demonstration areas and partner lounges cluster. Polo-style tees with the chain mark, staff vests for the floor team, aprons and chef caps for the kitchen demonstrations, and a compact run of impulse gifts for professional visitors approaching the booth. The stand line moves fast and needs daily replenishment, especially during the first three days when the expo floor fills with professional buyers.
The second allocation is the bilateral meeting gear: shirts and tees with the group mark, sized to sit comfortably under a blazer in the closed-door sessions with European manufacturers and heavy-machinery suppliers. The one-hour slots in the suppliers' stands are where most purchase orders close, and the first textile impression matters more than it seems in an event with this density of supply. We work with combed cotton in mid-weight gram and sober colours that survive an eleven-hour day on the expo floor without wrinkling too obviously.
The third allocation covers press and relationships: press kits with the group or brand dossier, technical sheets (equipment spec sheets, case studies, certifications) and curated items for specialized publication editors, allied chefs and boutique hotel operators in Europe. This allocation is smaller in quantity but high in curation: a well-assembled box for the owner of a Spanish boutique chain turns into an operations alliance the next season. We work with rigid cardboard boxes with magnetic closure and bilingual (es/en) dossiers on the Mexican chain.
The fourth allocation covers tastings and activations: aprons, tees and reusable bags with the Mexican group mark given away at the tastings and demonstrations open to the professional public, plus commemorative pieces for the VIPs of the Hostelco programme. This line moves fast and usually needs daily replenishment, especially during the afternoon sessions when the expo floor fills with chefs and operators.
Mexican delegations crossing the Atlantic for Hostelco typically invoice the entire order from Mexico under a definitive export scheme, with a customs agent filing the pedimento key before shipping and Carta Porte 3.0 covering the international freight leg. If the operation prefers to send tees and gifts ahead to the hotel or to the consignee at Gran Via, we coordinate delivery with the named concierge so the material arrives before stand set-up starts the previous Saturday.
Recommended merch mix for Hostelco Barcelona
Bilateral meeting uniform
Combed cotton shirts and tees in mid-weight gram and sober colours, sized for closed-door meetings with European manufacturers and heavy-machinery suppliers.
Press kits and dossiers
Bilingual (es/en) dossiers on the Mexican chain, equipment spec sheets and case studies delivered to specialized publication editors and European allied chefs.
Relationship gifts and tastings
Curated boxes for boutique hotel operators and allied chefs, plus activation pieces (aprons, reusable bags) for attendees of the tastings open to the professional public.
Production and exhibition logistics
Before kicking off production, confirm quantities per allocation, Gran Via pavilion assignment and the named consignee for delivery the Saturday before. For material travelling with the delegation, each piece must be packed in checked baggage with a packing list that clears customs without being opened; the rest ships consolidated with Carta Porte 3.0. Fira de Barcelona should not be treated as an open parcel-delivery address, and a named concierge at the delegation hotel is usually the best option for receiving sensitive material before the expo floor opens.
Planning timeline
- 10–12 weeks: lock the allied supplier, press and sponsor lists; quantities per allocation with clear differentiation between stand uniform, meeting uniform and relationship gifts.
- 6–8 weeks: approve the physical tee sample, the bilingual dossier colour proof and the chef apron textile sample.
- 3–5 weeks: finish textile production, embroidery, dossier printing and VIP box assembly, with CFDI 4.0 and Carta Porte 3.0 ready for shipment.
- Exhibition week: the delegation's material travels as checked baggage; dossiers and gifts arrive consolidated at the hotel or at Gran Via with the named concierge.
Frequently asked questions
When should a Mexican delegation raise the order for Hostelco?
Ten to twelve weeks is the safe window when the allocation runs from CDMX and the material crosses to Europe. Shorter programmes are only possible after confirming in writing textile plant capacity, available embroidery batch and customs permits.
Is the material delivered directly to Fira de Barcelona Gran Via?
Yes, when the exhibition organization or the logistics operator confirms the loading slot, the platform window and the named consignee. Most Mexican delegations split the shipment between the Gran Via platform and a named concierge at their hotel, especially for material arriving before the expo floor opens on Monday.
Can you separate the stand uniform from the tasting material for tax purposes?
Yes. We split the batches from the brief: the stand uniform and the press kits are documented as a export with Carta Porte 3.0; the tasting material and aprons are documented as promotional without VAT charged. The 16% IVA line applies only to the domestic component and stays clean for your finance team.
Is Corp-Merch a partner or official supplier of Hostelco?
No. Corp-Merch is an independent external supplier that helps Mexican hotel chains, restaurant groups and suppliers prepare the merch for their participation in the exhibition. It does not represent the organizing committee or Fira de Barcelona.
Corp-Merch is an independent external supplier for hotel chains, restaurant groups and participating suppliers. This page helps Mexican teams prepare the merch for their participation in Hostelco; it does not represent the organizing committee or Fira de Barcelona.