IKA2024

From 2 to 7 February, Stuttgart was once again the venue for the IKA/Culinary Olympics and thus the stage for international culinary sport and good taste. The organizer VKD draws a positive conclusion and is proud of the positive feedback from participants and guests.

Four days of culinary spectacle in Stuttgart: Since the opening of the IKA/Culinary Olympics last Friday, more than 1,200 international chefs have provided moments of pleasure at the Stuttgart trade fair grounds. The Olympic champions have now been crowned: finally, it was Finland that came out on top of...

The IKA/Culinary Olympics and the Intergastra trade fair kicked off today in Stuttgart with the parade of nations and the lighting of the "Olympic flame".

The German Chefs' Association is looking forward to the upcoming 26th IKA/Culinary Olympics. A greeting from the VKD Presidium.

You can't make it to Stuttgart in person, but still want to experience the IKA spirit? You want to cheer on your favorite team and Individual Exhibitors from afar? Then be sure to tune in to IKA TV. On all days of the event, we will bring a little...

This IKA/Olympics is different: Thomas Gugler, President of Worldchefs, talks in the current "Digestif" about the turbulent time between the last and this IKA and why it is now particularly important for chefs to speak out together with a strong voice.

Planning for the IKA/Culinary Olympics began months in advance so that the teams could move into their kitchens and the guests could take their seats in February 2024. VKD, Messe Stuttgart and Dehoga Baden-Württemberg "spill the beans".

More than forty chefs are supporting the VKD on a voluntary basis in the organization of the 26th IKA/Culinary Olympics in February. We asked them what motivates them to invest their free time in the Culinary Olympics.

Catering trainees from the four state vocational schools for the hotel and catering industry in Baden-Württemberg are the interface between the competition kitchens and guests at the IKA/Culinary Olympics.

In Stuttgart, international Regional Teams present the delicacies of their local area to a wide audience. The exhibitions are “to view only” and show culinary craftsmanship at the highest level.