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The International Culinary Exhibition, well-known to the most female and male chefs as IKA or “Culinary Olympics”, was carried out for the first time in Frankfurt on the Main in the year 1900 by the former Director of the German Chefs at that time, Carl Matthaus Banzer. Every four years the biggest and most traditional culinary exhibition takes place. It has become the Mecca for cooks and patissiers worldwide. This professional competition will be entered by 45 nations from all over the world, which will compete for the olympic victory in Erfurt 2012. The German Chefs Association (VKD) and the Messe Erfurt GmbH would like to welcome the participants warmly to Erfurt.
Competition Time Tables National Culinary Teams-COLD
IKA/CulinaryOlympics 2012
| SATURDAY,06.10 | SUNDAY, 07.10. | MONDAY, 08.10. | TUESDAY, 09.10. | 1 | Denmark | Switzerland | Canada | Norway | 2 | Australia | Sweden | Germany | USA | 3 | Finland | Scotland | Turkey | Slovenia | 4 | England | Luxembourg | Hungary | South Africa | 5 | Japan | The Netherlands | Croatia | Malaysia | 6 | Poland | Iceland | Slovakia | Mexico | 7 | South Korea | Portugal | Romania | Hong Kong | 8 | Bulgaria | Malta | Wales | Cyprus | 9 | Ireland | Italy | Czech Republic | Israel |
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GV Award IKA/Culinary Olympics 2012
| SATURDAY,06.10 | SUNDAY, 07.10. | MONDAY, 08.10. | TUESDAY, 09.10. | 1 | Biochef,Hungary | PIVA Culinary Team,Belgium | Fazer Culinary Team, Sweden | 2 | Compass Culinary Team,Switzerland | Zivilschutz Luxemburg, Luxembourg | Swedish School Restaurants, Sweden | AGo-Team, Kuratorium Wiener Pensionisten Wohnhauser,Austria | 3 | SVG Thropy, Switzerland | L&D Team Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany | Partyservice Gentscher, Germany | THW Trossingen, Germany | 4 | Team Sabis, Sweden | IA Morisson, USA | Klinikum Lowenstein, Germany | SV Group SCOR Zurich, Switzerland |
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National Culinary Teams – HOT IKA/Culinary Olympics 2012
| SATURDAY,06.10 | SUNDAY, 07.10. | MONDAY, 08.10. | TUESDAY, 09.10. | 1 | Canada | Norway | Denmark | Switzerland | 2 | Germany | USA | Australia | Sweden | 3 | Turkey | Slovenia | Finland | Scotland | 4 | Hungary | South AFrica | England | Luxembourg | 5 | Croatia | Malaysia | Japan | The Netherlands | 6 | Slovakia | Mexico | Poland | Iceland | 7 | Romania | Hong kong | South Korea | Portugal | 8 | Wales | Cyprus | Bulgaria | Malta | 9 | Czech Republic | Israel | Ireland | Italy |
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Junior National Culinary Teams – COLD IKA/Culinary Olympics 2012
| SATURDAY,06.10 | SUNDAY, 07.10. | MONDAY, 08.10. | TUESDAY, 09.10. | 1 | Switzerland | Denmark | Australia | Sweden | 2 | Canada | Czech Republic | Germany | USA | 3 | Norway | South Africa | Poland | Austria | 4 | Portugal | The Netherlands | Romania | Ireland | 5 | Croatia | England | Republic of Belarus | Thailand | 6 | Slovenia | Mexico | Wales | Italy | 7 | Guatemala | Singapur | India | Turkey |
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Junior National Culinary Teams – HOT IKA/Culinary Olympics 2012
| SATURDAY,06.10 | SUNDAY, 07.10. | MONDAY, 08.10. | TUESDAY, 09.10. | 1 | Australia | Sweeden | Switzerland | Denmark | 2 | Germany | USA | Canada | Czech Republic | 3 | Poland | Austria | Norway | South Africa | 4 | Romania | Ireland | Portugal | The Netherlands | 5 | Republic of Belarus | Thailand | Croatia | England | 6 | Wales | Italy | Slovenia | Mexico | 7 | India | Turkey | Guatemala | Singapur |
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