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15 Food Accelerators & Corporate Incubators Launch in 2014

15 Food Accelerators & Corporate Incubators Launch in 2014
17 February 2015

Last year, a staggering 26 new food and agriculture funding sources launched across the globe. This year, that number has almost doubled. To help...

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The World Food Travel Summit is coming closer

The World Food Travel Summit is coming closer
13 February 2015

The beginning of the World Food Travel Summit is becoming closer. The event to be held in Estoril from 8 to 11 April, is receiving new...

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Catalonia, European Region of Gastronomy 2016

Catalonia, European Region of Gastronomy 2016
13 February 2015

Catalonia has been awarded with the title of European Region of Gastronomy 2016, a recognition to be awarded each year to two or three regions of...

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Serving it Properly: NGO Advocates Promotion of National Cuisine also as Tourist ‘Product’

Serving it Properly: NGO Advocates Promotion of National Cuisine also as Tourist ‘Product’
11 February 2015

Armenian tour agencies cannot fully utilize and serve Armenian national cuisine as a tourist ‘product’ to incoming tourists, whereas thus they...

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Iceland Decided To Do This With The Last McDonald’s Meal EVER Sold!

Iceland Decided To Do This With The Last McDonald’s Meal EVER Sold!
10 February 2015

After the economic collapse, McDonalds failed to keep customers coming back in Iceland, and the company was forced to close their doors in the...

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Catalonia, European Region of Gastronomy for 2016

Catalonia, European Region of Gastronomy for 2016
9 February 2015

Catalonia has been declared European Region of Gastronomy 2016. The importance of the cultural heritage linked to the gastronomy and the fact that...

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Searching for the Culinary Soul of Los Angeles

Searching for the Culinary Soul of Los Angeles
5 February 2015

In most cities, the phrase “food politics” might evoke images of grocery-store deserts or Bibb lettuce growing on a solar-paneled...

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French Ministry Gives Michelin Guide High-Profile Launch in Bid to Defend Haute Cuisine from "Anglo-Saxon Plot"

French Ministry Gives Michelin Guide High-Profile Launch in Bid to Defend Haute Cuisine from "Anglo-Saxon Plot"
4 February 2015

The revered Michelin Guide has for the first time launched its annual listing of the top restaurants in France in the gilded salons of the...

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Interview of Greg KEEFFE: Why Urban Food Production Makes Sense and How to Make it Happen

Interview of Greg KEEFFE: Why Urban Food Production Makes Sense and How to Make it Happen
3 February 2015

” The interesting thing about food and the city is that obviously there is no chance that a city could ever feed itself. To feed London, one...

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Guanajuato (Mexico) debuts as a Latin American Capital of Gastronomy

Guanajuato (Mexico) debuts as a Latin American Capital of Gastronomy
29 January 2015

During the International Tourism Fair in Madrid, the state will receive the title of Capital of Gastronomy 2015 which will start with 105...

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How to Buy Food: The Psychology of the Supermarket

How to Buy Food: The Psychology of the Supermarket
29 January 2015

“Going to the supermarket is never as simple as popping in for a carton of milk”. The simple fact of the matter is that going grocery...

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The FAO must Do More to Promote Food as a Basic Human Right

The FAO must Do More to Promote Food as a Basic Human Right
29 January 2015

Should the UN’s leading food security agency prioritise helping countries boost their agricultural production with subsidised chemical...

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Joan Roca

Joan Roca is founder and head chef of 3-Michelin-starred restaurant El Celler de Can Roca and was named World Best Chef in 2017 and 2018.

FOOD FILM MENU

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Robert Oliver

Robert Oliver is founder of television media-led movement “Pacific Island Food Revolution” promoting local and healthy eating in the South Pacific.

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Ana Roš

Ana Roš is head chef and co-owner of 3-Michelin-starred restaurant Hiša Franko and was named World Best Female Chef in 2017.

IGCAT AMBASSADOR IN CATALONIA 2025

Ramon Sentmartí

Managing Director of PRODECA, key stakeholder and supporter of Catalonia, World Region of Gastronomy 2025.

EUROPEAN REGION OF GASTRONOMY AMBASSADOR

Robert Palmer

Expert consultant in the cultural sector and former Director of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage at the Council of Europe.

IGCAT AMBASSADOR IN CATALONIA 2025

Blanca Cros i Moll

Expert in tourism and Head of European Programmes & International Relations at the Catalan Tourist Board.

EUROPEAN REGION OF GASTRONOMY AMBASSADOR

Francisco de Calheiros

Minho IN aims to create synergies with other areas that share the same views on competitiveness and economic development.

IGCAT AMBASSADOR IN CATALONIA 2025

Lluís Serra

Director of EUHT StPOL, the inspiration behind the European Young Chef Award and supporter of the first two editions in Catalonia.

IGCAT HONORARY AMBASSADOR IN SOUTH AEGEAN 2019

George Hatzimarkos

Governor of South Aegean, European Region of Gastronomy 2019 and a strong supporter of local culinary and cultural heritage.

IGCAT HONORARY AMBASSADOR

Votausi Mackenzie-Reur

Chairlady of Regenerative Vanua with over 30 years experience in empowering and inspiring local communities in Vanuatu to make good food choices.

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