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.

The following speakers are already confirmed:

  • Robert Dahl, CEO, Karls Markt OHG, Rövershagen
  • 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
  • Michael Meyer-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)
  • Jochen Pinsker, Senior Vice President, Circana Group GmbH, Nürnberg
  • Sven Sallaerts, Co-Founder, Younique Concepts (Pesca), Amsterdam (NL)
  • Sarah von Nordheim, Leiterin Vertrieb Commercial Personenbahnhöfe, Deutsche Bahn InfraGo AG, Berlin
  • Katrin Wißmann, foodservice, Frankfurt am Main
  • Prof. Dr. Torsten Olderog, AKAD University, Stuttgart
     

Moderation:

  • Ilona Renner, foodservice, Frankfurt am Main
  • Prof. Dr. Torsten Olderog, AKAD University, Stuttgart
     

Subject to change

Copyright disclaimer

Mark Hallstein © Stefan Höning
Christoph Hoffmann © Stephan Lemke
Michael Meyer-Sonnenburg © Mirjam Hagen
Sarah von Nordheim © Oliver Lang

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.

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

Review Programme 2024

You can find the program flyer for the programme 2024 here:

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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 p.m.

Break @Foodservice Mall

 

New and long-living business

  • How virtual brands are disrupting the industry

Nono Konopka and Kevin Kock, Lanch GmbH, Berlin

  • 3 Start-Up-winners

Keynote: Power and potentials of the market leader

  • The future is much more than an extended present

Mario Federico and Dr. Christoph Gehrig, 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 p.m.Break @Foodservice Mall
 

A new player in the market

  • Lukas Podolski and Metin Dag about their Mangal Döner concept

MD-LP Gastronomie GmbH, Cologne


Take-aways

  • What have we seen? What’s to do?

Prof Dr Torsten Olderog, AKAD University, Stuttgart 

17:15 p.m.Forum-Finish-Drinks @Foodservice Mall

 

Subject to change!

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.

Are you curious who exhibited at the foodservice mall in 2024?

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

Send e-mail

Ph. +49 69 7595-1793

 

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

https://www.cch.de/en/

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

Yvonne Reinshagen

Exhibition Manager

Kitchen technology and equipment