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.

All information on the programme of the International Foodservice Forum 2025 will be available here shortly.

Programme 2025

Moderation:

  • Ilona Rennerfoodservice, 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
Boris Tomic, foodservice

 

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


Psyche. Products. Price sensitivity.

Michael Christmann,  Head of Foodservice, Globus Markthallen Holding GmbH & Co. KG, St. Wendel
Sebastian Kayser, CEO Food Service B2C, Valora Gruppe, Essen
Oksana Lukyanenko, General Managerin Germany, Wolt Enterprises Deutschland GmbH, Berlin
Ilona Ploenes, , Head of Marketing and Head of Academy, Mitchells & Butlers Germany GmbH/Alex, Wiesbaden
Alexander Tauer, CEO, Domino’s Pizza Deutschland GmbH, Hamburg

 

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)
Christoph Hoffmann, Co-founder, 25hours Hotel Company GmbH, Hamburg

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


Quality of stay at train stations

Sarah von Nordheim, Head of Sales Commercial Passenger Stations, Deutsche Bahn InfraGo AG, Berlin


Opportunities for the gas station business

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
  • Sebastian Kayser, CEO Food Service B2C, 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
Oksana Lukyanenko © Wolt/Jonathan Hefner
Michael Mayer-Sonnenburg © Mirjam Hagen
Sarah von Nordheim © Oliver Lang
John Schlüter © Patrick Art
Dr. Laura Wünsch © Klaudia Taday

Prices:

Early bird price 1st and 2nd person€ 695.00 each*
Early bird price from 3rd person€ 495.00 each*
Students€ 395.00 each*

* net prices, in addition VAT will be charged.

Special conditions apply for groups, please contact us! The early bird price is valid until 31 January 2025.

Organizer

For the 43rd 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.

Foodservice Mall

During the breaks participants found culinary inspiration, innovations and professional exchange with our partners at the Foodservice Mall.

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For any questions regarding the Foodservice Mall, please contact Philipp Gellweiler.

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Ph. +49 69 7595-1793

 

Venue:
CCH - Congress Center Hamburg
Marseiller Straße 2
20355 Hamburg Deutschland

Website CCH

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Do you have any questions? Feel free to contact us!

Yvonne Reinshagen

Exhibition Manager

Kitchen technology and equipment