🍝⚽ The Italian Hospitality Cup 2025 🍕🥂
The Gold Coast’s Ultimate Hospitality Event!
Benvenuti! 🎉 For the very first time, the Gold Coast is hosting the Italian Hospitality Cup — an industry-first event where our city’s most loved Italian restaurants swap the kitchen for the soccer field.
This isn’t your average hospitality gathering. 🚫👨🍳 Instead, it’s a celebration of food, culture, teamwork & community — showcasing the heart and passion behind the Gold Coast’s world-class dining scene.
🌟 Why This Event Matters:
✨ A platform to shine a spotlight on Italian restaurants & local hospitality.
✨ Showcasing the passion, teamwork & people who fuel our dining culture.
✨ The very first Gold Coast Connect “Business Community Challenge” — building stronger industries through sport, collaboration & fun.
📍 Event Details
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, 9 September 2025
⏰ Time: Espresso Bar & Gates open 8:30am | Matches from 9:30am
📌 Location: Goals Australia, 3 Alabaster Dr, Carrara QLD
🎤 Media Contact: Pablo Uribe – 0499 224 080
⚠️ Note: This is a private event for hospitality professionals. 👨🍳👩🍳 Public attendance is not permitted. 🚫
⚽ Tournament Schedule
☕ 8:30am – Espresso Bar opens + Team check-in
📸 9:00am – Captains briefing + Group photos
🏆 9:30am – First matches kick-off
🥗 11:45am – Networking lunch + Semi-finals
🔥 12:15pm – The Grand Final
🎖️ 1:00pm – Awards Ceremony
🍻 2:00pm – After-match drinks @ Emerald Lakes Golf Club
🏟️ Venue Information
🚗 Free parking on-site at Goals Australia
🚻 Bathrooms, change rooms & shaded areas
☕ Espresso Bar + snacks & water stations
💡 What It’s All About
This day is about celebrating our Italian restaurants, chefs, and hospitality heroes 👨🍳👩🍳 — the people who make the Gold Coast one of Australia’s top food & lifestyle destinations. 🌴🍷
It’s more than sport. It’s about:
🤝 Building stronger connections across the hospitality industry
💪 Team spirit & collaboration
🥳 Healthy competition (with plenty of laughs!)
🌍 Preparing our community for the road to Brisbane 2032 Olympics
🎉 LET’S MAKE HISTORY
Join us for the First Annual Italian Hospitality Cup — the Gold Coast’s most exciting hospitality event of 2025!
Grazie for being part of it 💛💚❤️ … and buona fortuna to all the teams! 🥂⚽🍕
An industry-first celebration of chefs, restaurants & hospitality teams 💛💚❤️ Instagram: goldcoastconnect.au
