International Foodservice Forum

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.

Program 2024

From 9:00 a.m.

Meet & greet with coffee & Co @Foodservice Mall

10:00 a.m. Kick-off

Opening talk Heiko Stutzinger, Hamburg Messe & Boris Tomic, foodservice

Growth and Resilience

The Top 100 foodservice players – learnings for 2024 and beyond

Katrin Wissmann, foodservice, Frankfurt am Main

Investment opportunities in German brands

Why? When? Where?

Henry McGovern, McWin Capital Partners, Prague

Born in Istanbul - going international

Experiences in exporting a food culture

Gamze Cizreli, Big Chefs, Istanbul

Sustainability must appeal to the guest

Products, communication, and willingness to pay

Prof Dr Carolyn Hutter, sustainability and food expert, Calw

Meat for tomorrow

Impulse lecture: Meat is not vegetables - enhancing appreciation for meat in hospitality

Katharina Koch, Landfleischerei Koch, Calden

Panel

Christoph Grabowski, qualified meat sommelier, Bochum

Katharina Koch, Landfleischerei Koch, Calden

Bernd Stark, Mindful Meat Initiative, Bramstedt

Stephan von Bülow, Eugen Block Holding GmbH, Hamburg

12:30 - 13:30 Break @Foodservice Mall

New and long living business

Dark Kitchen
Start-Ups

Keynote: Power and potentials of the market leader

The future is much more than an extended present

Mario Federico, McDonald's Germany LLC, Munich

People, makers, brands

From snack bar to large-scale business - a success story made in Brandenburg

René Dost, Redo Gastronomie, Potsdam

Employer branding / New Work

Acquiring globally - integrating in Bavaria

Manuela Stone, Legoland Germany, Günzburg

Wage transparency as a game changer

Manuel Wiesner, Familie Wiesner Gastronomie AG, Dübendorf/Switzerland

15:20 - 16:20 Break @Foodservice Mall

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Take-aways

What have we seen? What’s to do?

Prof Dr Torsten Olderog, AKAD University, Stuttgart

17:15 Forum-Finish-Drinks @Foodservice Mall

Subject to change!

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_{Prof. Dr. Carolyn Hutter: © Fotoatelier M
Stephan von Bülow: ©Volker Strey
Manuela Stone: © Bernhard Weizenegger
Mario Federico: ©McDonald’s Deutschland LLC}

Prices

Early bird (until February 18, 2024)
1. + 2. pers.	From 3rd pers.	Students
695,00 €	495,00 €	395,00 €

All prices plus 19% VAT. The participation fee includes
online access to the presentation materials, refreshments during breaks
and INTERNORGA multi-day ticket.
Group rates on request and further information at:
+49 40 32 50 92 31 or internorga(at)interplan(dot)de

Click here to register for the 2024 congress

Organizer

For the 42th time, foodservice Forum and F&B-Mall will take 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 are expected at this day full of action and information.