Start-up support and networking - from the first flash of inspiration to a cult shop? Until 16 December 2022 start-ups from Germany, Austria and Switzerland can submit their gastronomic concepts at www.gastro-gruenderpreis.de. Whether you are a different kind of culinary thinker, a healthy do-gooder, a crazy revolutionary or a down-to-earth all-rounder: anyone who wants to shape the gastronomy of tomorrow with their creative idea can take part.

Three steps to the winner's podium - finale at INTERNORGA

The selection process is divided into three stages: After an initial pre-selection, the 30 best concepts enter a social media voting on Facebook. The concept with the most interactions automatically secures a place among the top 10. The other nine finalists are determined by a jury of experts.

The ten semi-finalists will travel to Augsburg where they will present their concepts to a jury of renowned experts, including star chef Max Scholl and his wife Ilona from the Berlin restaurant Tulus Lotrek as well as the Hamburg restaurateur and entrepreneur Patrick Rüther. This is where things get really serious: the jury will select the five most promising concepts according to the criteria of innovation, profitability and personality of the founders.

Finally, at INTERNORGA the trade audience present will have the big choice of deciding on the main winning concept by live voting after five-minute live pitches.