Europe‘s largest industry convention
The International Foodservice Forum is Europe's largest congress for professional gastronomy. It takes place every year on the day before INTERNORGA in Hamburg. A whole day packed with top-class lectures and lots of networking. This is where the who's who of the industry meets - and all at the new Congress Center Hamburg.
A do-not-miss event for:
Owners, franchisees, senior executives and F&B managers from quick service to fine dining including butchery and bakery chains, service station shops and event catering, managers in the food, beverage and equipment industries, marketing specialists, business consultants and start-ups.
Programme 2025
Moderation:
- Ilona Renner, foodservice, Frankfurt am Main
- Prof Dr Torsten Olderog, AKAD University, Stuttgart
Conference language: German. Simultaneous interpretation: English.
| from 09:00 | Food, drinks & business @Foodservice Mall |
10:00 – 12:00 | Kick-off Opening talk Heiko Stutzinger, Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH |
| Germany’s Top 100 foodservice players Ranking, analysis & highlights 2024; outlook 2025 Katrin Wißmann, foodservice, Frankfurt am Main |
| Talk: Our guests in the new reality State of the Industry Jochen Pinsker, Industry Advisor Foodservice, Circana Group GmbH, Nürnberg
Michael Christmann, Head of Foodservice, Globus Markthallen Holding GmbH & Co. KG, St. Wendel |
| Emotional resilience in the digital age Brain-friendly communication Dr Laura Wünsch, Neuroscientist |
12:15 – 12:45 | NEW! Deep Dives – Hall X No separate registration is required, but the number of participants is limited. |
| Culinary clicks How influencer marketing fuels our growth John Schlüter, Chief Marketing Officer, FR L’Osteria SE, Munich |
| F&B brands in the hotel industry How to integrate restaurant concepts in hotels Haya & Ilan Molcho, CEO, NENI Holding GmbH, Gumpoldskirchen (AT) |
12:00 – 13:30 | Food, drinks & business @Foodservice Mall |
13:30 – 15:25 | Rethinking the business model International expansion, GenZ and marketing as success factors Sven Sallaerts, Co-Founder, Younique Concepts (Pesca), Amsterdam (NL) |
| Travel Hubs: Moving toward 2030 Concepts for Terminal 3 Mark Hallstein, Head of Key Accounts Food & Beverage, Fraport AG, Frankfurt am Main
Sarah von Nordheim, Head of Sales Commercial Passenger Stations, Deutsche Bahn InfraGo AG, Berlin
Michael Mayer-Sonnenburg, Vice President REWE To Go, Lekkerland SE, Frechen |
| The new political world order USA, China, Russia: Where do Germany and the EU stand? Marcel Fratzscher, Economist, President of the DIW - Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin |
| Start-up-Contest Three winners showcase their strengths |
15:25 – 16:25 | Food, drinks & business @Foodservice Mall |
16:25 – 17:30 | Case Study: Thinking big with strawberries Expanding without losing your soul Robert Dahl, CEO, Karls Markt OHG, Rövershagen |
| Take-aways of the day What have we seen? What’s to do? Prof Dr Torsten Olderog, AKAD University, Stuttgart |
| Team, vision & hard work Know what you want and fight for it Patricia Kelly, Singer, Ratingen |
17:30 – 18:30 | Finish Drinks @Foodservice Mall |
Subject to change without notice
Speakers 2025
- Michael Christmann, Head of catering and sushi counters, Globus Markthallen Holding GmbH & Co. KG, St. Wendel
- Robert Dahl, CEO, Karls Markt OHG, Rövershagen
- Marcel Fratzscher, Economist, President of DIW - Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin
- Mark Hallstein, Head of Key Accounts Food & Beverage, Convenience, Books/Press, Vending, Fraport AG, Frankfurt am Main
- Christoph Hoffmann, Co-Founder, 25hours Hotel Company GmbH, Hamburg
- Sarah Johannes, Director Concept & Brand, Valora Gruppe, Essen
- Patricia Kelly, Singer, Ratingen
- Oksana Lukyanenko, General Manager Germany, Wolt Enterprises Deutschland GmbH, Berlin
- Michael Mayer-Sonnenburg, Vice President REWE To Go Convenience Stores, Lekkerland SE/REWE Group, Frechen
- Haya Molcho, Culinary Director, NENI Group, Gumpoldskirchen (AT)
- Ilan Molcho, CEO, NENI Holding GmbH, Gumpoldskirchen (AT)
- Prof Dr Torsten Olderog, AKAD University, Stuttgart
- Jochen Pinsker, Senior Vice President, Circana Group GmbH, Nürnberg
- Ilona Ploenes, Head of Marketing and Academy Director, Mitchells & Butlers Germany GmbH/Alex, Wiesbaden
- Sven Sallaerts, Co-Founder, Younique Concepts (Pesca), Amsterdam (NL)
- John Schlüter, Chief Marketing Officer, FR L’Osteria SE, Munich
- Alexander Tauer, CEO, Domino’s Pizza Deutschland GmbH, Hamburg
- Sarah von Nordheim, Head of Sales Commercial Passenger Stations, Deutsche Bahn InfraGo AG, Berlin
- Katrin Wißmann, foodservice, Frankfurt am Main
- Dr Laura Wünsch, Founder, Neuroscience Consulting
Subject to change without notice
Copyright disclaimer
Marcel Fratzscher © www.dietlb.de
Mark Hallstein © Stefan Höning
Christoph Hoffmann © Stephan Lemke
Sarah Johannes © Valora
Oksana Lukyanenko © Wolt/Jonathan Hefner
Michael Mayer-Sonnenburg © Mirjam Hagen
Sarah von Nordheim © Oliver Lang
John Schlüter © Patrick Art
Dr. Laura Wünsch © Klaudia Taday
Organizer
For the 43rd time, foodservice Forum and F&B-Mall took place during INTERNORGA at Congress Center Hamburg (CCH) as a joint event between Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH and trade magazines foodservice and foodservice Europe & Middle East, dfv media group, Frankfurt am Main.
Some 2,000 participants were expected at this day full of action and information.
Foodservice Mall
During the breaks participants found culinary inspiration, innovations and professional exchange with our partners at the Foodservice Mall.
Are you curious about who exhibited at the Foodservice mall in 2025?
For any questions regarding the Foodservice Mall, please contact Philipp Gellweiler.
Ph. +49 69 7595-1793
Venue:
CCH - Congress Center Hamburg
Congressplatz 1
20355 Hamburg
