Food Editors‘ Club Germany
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The Food Editors‘ Club Germany (FEC) is the professional association of specialist culinary journalists in Germany
. The club currently has about 150 members.
was still scarce. In 1968, this culminated in the Food Editors’ Club Germany being set up. Arne Krüger was the first Chairman from 1968 to 1979. His successors were Gisa v. Barsewisch and Holger Hofmann (1979-1989), Antje Blum (1989-1993), Bernd Neuner-Duttenhofer (1993-2001) and Peter Zöls (since 2001). There are regional groups in Berlin
, Northern Germany
, the Rhein-Main
area and Southern Germany
.
situations.
in a variety of locations; this is also when the annual general meeting
is held. The annual conferences and the work of the food journalists are widely reported in the regional media.
Several times a year, the regional groups organise information events in the regions for their members.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The club currently has about 150 members.
History
The association evolved from a circle of friends and colleagues from a variety of backgrounds. They occasionally met in the post-war years to keep each other up-to-date in a reliable way and as neutrally as possible, in a press environment where information on food and drinkFood and Drink
Food and Drink was a long-running British television series on BBC Two between 1982 and 2001. It was the first national television programme in the UK to cover the subject of food and drink without cookery and recipe demonstrations....
was still scarce. In 1968, this culminated in the Food Editors’ Club Germany being set up. Arne Krüger was the first Chairman from 1968 to 1979. His successors were Gisa v. Barsewisch and Holger Hofmann (1979-1989), Antje Blum (1989-1993), Bernd Neuner-Duttenhofer (1993-2001) and Peter Zöls (since 2001). There are regional groups in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Northern Germany
Northern Germany
- Geography :The key terrain features of North Germany are the marshes along the coastline of the North Sea and Baltic Sea, and the geest and heaths inland. Also prominent are the low hills of the Baltic Uplands, the ground moraines, end moraines, sandur, glacial valleys, bogs, and Luch...
, the Rhein-Main
Rhein-Main
Rhein-Main may refer to:*Rhein-Main Region, a metropolitan area in central Germany*Rhein-Main Air Base, a former U.S. air base...
area and Southern Germany
Southern Germany
The term Southern Germany is used to describe a region in the south of Germany. There is no specific boundary to the region, but it usually includes all of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, and the southern part of Hesse...
.
Social investment
With its FEC award, the Food Editors‘ Club Germany supports personalities who stand up for people in emergencyEmergency
An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or environment. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening of the situation, although in some situations, mitigation may not be possible and agencies may only be able to offer palliative...
situations.
Conferences
The members of the FEC meet annually for their annual conferenceConference
A conference is a meeting of people who "confer" about a topic.* Academic conference, in science and academia, a formal event where researchers present results, workshops, and other activities....
in a variety of locations; this is also when the annual general meeting
Annual general meeting
An annual general meeting is a meeting that official bodies, and associations involving the public , are often required by law to hold...
is held. The annual conferences and the work of the food journalists are widely reported in the regional media.
Several times a year, the regional groups organise information events in the regions for their members.