Corporate event catering in Tours
A university and hospital city, Tours hosts medical congresses, conventions and trade shows between a convention centre facing the station and an exhibition park on the east side of town, with the Loire châteaux as a setting for seminars.
- 480 km
- round trip from Paris, costed as its own line
- 48 h
- to deliver a large event
- €670
- logistics, whatever the size of the order
Where we deliver in Tours
- Palais des Congrès de Tours
- Opposite the station, right in the centre (still widely known as the Vinci): give the auditorium or room concerned and ask the organiser for the delivery slot and access.
- Parc Expo de Tours
- East of the centre, on Avenue Camille-Chautemps in the Rochepinard district: several halls on a large site, so give the hall and stand number and ask the organiser for the delivery badge.
- Salle Robert-Grenon
- At the Centre municipal des sports, served by the tram (Palais des Sports stop), home of Tours Volley-Ball: for a reception on a match night, delivery access and the rules for outside caterers are agreed with the club or the venue.
We also deliver to offices and unusual venues across the city, in particular Les Deux-Lions, Tours Nord, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, Joué-lès-Tours.
The local constraint that changes the plan
The Plumereau quarter, at the heart of Vieux-Tours, is a pedestrian area closed off by retractable bollards: deliveries are only allowed during the hours set by municipal order, so give us the exact address and preferred time. Work on the second tram line is also changing traffic on several boulevards, including Boulevard Heurteloup in front of the Palais des Congrès, until the line opens: check the access route in the week of the event.
Who orders in Tours
The university hospital, the university and clinical research, the pharmaceutical industry, precision engineering, food processing and nuclear subcontracting employ teams from laboratories, industrial sites and regional head offices.
The big dates in Tours
- Foire de Tours · every year in early May
- The fair fills the Parc Expo for around ten days: stand teams need meals on site, delivered within the exhibitor access hours set by the organiser.
- Paris-Tours · every October
- The classic cycling race finishes on Boulevard Béranger near the town hall: partners hosting guests near the line have to work around streets closed to traffic on race day.
- Terres du Son · every July
- A music festival at the Domaine de Candé in Monts: partners and production teams spend several days on site, and the organisers set their own rules for outside caterers.
How a delivery outside Île-de-France works
Everything is composed in Île-de-France and carried in a refrigerated vehicle, with an unbroken cold chain from loading to hand-over. The logistics line covers the real round trip, 480 km, and appears as its own line on the quote.
For a large event, allow 48 hours between the order and the delivery; for a smaller order, 5 days. Payment is received before the service, as everywhere else: nothing is produced before the funds are in.
Large events in other cities
- Amiens48 h
- Angers48 h
- Caen48 h
- Deauville48 h
- Le Havre48 h
- Le Mans48 h
- Orléans48 h
- Rouen48 h
- Aix-en-Provence72 h
- Annecy72 h
- Avignon72 h
- Biarritz72 h
- Bordeaux72 h
- Brest72 h
- Cannes72 h
- Clermont-Ferrand72 h
- Dijon72 h
- Grenoble72 h
- La Rochelle72 h
- Lille72 h
- Limoges72 h
- Lyon72 h
- Marseille72 h
- Metz72 h
- Montpellier72 h
- Mulhouse72 h
- Nancy72 h
- Nantes72 h
- Nice72 h
- Nîmes72 h
- Pau72 h
- Perpignan72 h
- Poitiers72 h
- Reims72 h
- Rennes72 h
- Saint-Étienne72 h
- Strasbourg72 h
- Toulon72 h
- Toulouse72 h
Large events anywhere in France
Frequently asked
- Do you deliver to Tours?
- Yes, anywhere in Indre-et-Loire and the surrounding area: within 48 hours for a large event, 5 days for a smaller order. The logistics line is costed on the real round trip from Paris, 480 km, at €670.
- How is the delivery cost calculated?
- On the real distance travelled by the refrigerated vehicle, round trip from Paris, not as a percentage of your order. The figure appears as its own line on the quote.
- What do we need to know to deliver in Tours?
- The Plumereau quarter, at the heart of Vieux-Tours, is a pedestrian area closed off by retractable bollards: deliveries are only allowed during the hours set by municipal order, so give us the exact address and preferred time. Work on the second tram line is also changing traffic on several boulevards, including Boulevard Heurteloup in front of the Palais des Congrès, until the line opens: check the access route in the week of the event.
- When does payment have to be received?
- In full, by card, when you order: the payment confirms the order. Nothing is produced before it is received.