What does HORECA stand for?
HORECA is a term that was coined in Europe to refer to a wider category of services related to the
food industry. The word, which is actually an abbreviation, is comprised of the words “
hotel, restaurant, cafe”, the types of businesses which generally offer
food services to their customers.
Which are the main HORECA activities developed by a Czech company?
Investors who are interested in
opening a company in Czech Republic in the
HORECA sector should know that there are several business prospects that can be carried out in this industry. As a general rule, the
HORECA sector is comprised of the following main types of business activities:
- • accommodation activities, in which companies are specialized in offering accommodation services through hotels, motels and other similar premises;
- • restaurant businesses, specialized in offering food and drinks products in premises that have a certain identity (fast-food, traditional food restaurants, sea-food restaurants and others);
- • cafes, where the clients can receive various types of cafes, teas and desserts;
- • catering – a sector which is specialized in providing food products for specific events, such as weddings, corporate events, graduations and others.
Policies on food safety in Czech Republic
Czech Republic has launched a
national strategy concerning
food safety in this country, under the
Food Safety and Nutrition Strategy for 2014 – 2020. The
strategy concerns all parties related to the
production and distribution of food products, including
commercial operators, such as those operating in the
HORECA sector and
our team of consultants in company formation in Czech Republic can advise on the specific regulations addressing to this industry.
The following parties are involved in the proper functioning of the Czech food system:
- • Ministry of Agriculture;
- • Ministry of Health;
- • other administrative bodies in Czech Republic;
- • non-governmental organizations;
- • professional associations;
- • consumer associations;
- • higher education institutions;
- • research institutes.
One of the aspects that should be taken into consideration by those who want to start the procedure of
company registration in Czech Republic in the
HORECA sector refers to the preferences of the local consumers. As presented in a survey conducted by the
Public Opinion Research Centre,
Czech consumers are
highly interested in
food products of domestic origin, which are seen as having a
higher level of quality compared to products imported from other countries.