IGCAT apoya el llamado de Slow Food para una revisión radical de la política comercial agroalimentaria de la UE
IGCAT (Instituto Internacional de Gastronomía, Cultura, Artes y Turismo), orgullosos socios de Slow Food, estuvo presente en el seminario en línea celebrado el miércoles 18 de junio de 2025 para lanzar el nuevo informe de políticas: «¿Cuál es el trato? Hacer que el comercio agroalimentario de la UE funcione para mejorar los sistemas alimentarios». El […]
IGCAT contribuye con su experiencia al Informe sobre los Sistemas Alimentarios Mundiales del Foro Mundial de la Shiología
La sesión reunió a expertos mundiales para revisar un borrador de informe reestructurado, que ahora presenta un diseño más conciso y orientado a problemas de 10 capítulos. Los debates se centraron en tres secciones temáticas que mapean los principales desafíos del sistema alimentario mundial y un marco metodológico revisado que sustenta el análisis del informe. […]
Gozo officially joins the World Regions of Gastronomy Platform
Strongly committed to sustainably preserve and promote its food and cultural diversities, Gozo officially joined the World Regions of Gastronomy Platform and aims to present a candidacy for the European Region of Gastronomy 2026 title. A protocol agreement was signed between IGCAT President, Diane Dodd PhD and Gozo Regional Council’s President, Dr. Samuel Azzopardi in […]
IGCAT and Slow Food join forces to support sustainable food futures
IGCAT and Slow Food have joined forces to support the safeguard and promotion of cultural, food and biodiversity. This new collaboration was formalised on 15 December at the Saudi Feast Food Festival in Riyadh, where a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between President of IGCAT, Diane Dodd PhD and Director General of Slow Food, Paolo Di Croce. Thanks to the Culinary […]
Hauts-de-France: 2023 is just the beginning!
The first French region to receive this important accolade, Hauts-de-France was officially handed the European Region of Gastronomy 2023 title by the President of the International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT) on 10 October 2022. The ceremony also offered the opportunity to publicly launch a call for local stakeholders and projects to join the European Region of Gastronomy 2023 […]
The European Region of Gastronomy Platform welcomes Saimaa Region!
Saimaa Region (Finland) officially joined the European Region of Gastronomy Platform with the intention to bid for the European Region of Gastronomy 2024 title. A protocol agreement was signed between Saimaa Region and IGCAT on 30 November 2021 during the 23rd European Region of Gastronomy Platform meeting. Teija Rautiainen from the University of Applied Sciences […]
Food waste prevention is a UN sustainability goal
IGCAT has started tracking new trends and collecting information from partners across the globe that offer in-depth knowledge, practical methodologies and tools to take action against food waste in a quest to help our awarded World and European Regions of Gastronomy meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Food Waste Prevention and Sustainable Food Production are topics […]
Hauts-de-France recommended for 2023 European Region of Gastronomy title
An international jury consisting of four international experts (members of IGCAT) having the additional experience of coming from already awarded European Regions of Gastronomy, have considered the application of Hauts-de-France for the title European Region of Gastronomy 2023. After reviewing the bid book Explore Our Food, Uncover Our Hearts, which had been submitted on 31 […]
Life According to Nature’s Rhythm starts!
Kuopio officially opens its kick-off year as European Region of Gastronomy 2020-21 with the theme of Life According to Nature’s Rhythm. The Opening Ceremony took place on 11 September 2020 with a special focus on nature, healthy food and well-being. Kuopio’s programme aims to favour sustainable development based on cross-sectoral cooperation among local stakeholders and their active […]
Rethinking sustainable tourism after Covid-19
With a focus on how to ensure survival of hospitality, tourism, events and culture related businesses in the economic and social crisis generated by the coronavirus pandemic, President of IGCAT and Executive Director of the World Regions of Gastronomy Platform, Diane Dodd, PhD offered a series of three online lectures organised by CISP, as part of the CROSSDEV project. The aim of the lectures was to […]
World solidarity for F&B to recover from Covid-19
The Covid-19 disaster and its impact on people’s lives and Food&Beverage businesses (particularly in the fields of tourism, culture, hotels, restaurants, community life, etc.) was the subject of the World Leadership Conference (WLC) on Monday 27 April 2020 hosted by Indonesia. WLC consists of entrepreneurs and top leaders in their fields from all over the […]
Iter Vitis Caucasus begins with honourable principles
Iter Vitis is a cultural route of the Council of Europe dedicated to wine landscapes and the heritage of wine production that has forged civilisations. This Cultural Route unites different wine producing countries including France, Croatia, Israel, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. It is a point of discovery for Europe’s heritage taking a journey […]
