The new FIRE&FOOD will be released on July 15th!
The new issue 03/22 awaits you on July 15, 2022 under the title "The Fire still burns!" and with many other exciting topics from the BBQ world.
Dear readers,
I just looked at the pictures from BBQ WEEK again and tried to review the whole event. I recognize many of you in the pictures, especially on the Saturday of the event you played a big part in creating this fantastic atmosphere. BBQ feeling, just as you imagine it. Good food, the best drinks, music and the opportunity to finally meet up again and celebrate together created the perfect setting for a successful event for the 20th anniversary of FIRE&FOOD. Thank you for being there, thank you to all exhibitors, sponsors and helpers. Please reserve the 18th to 20th May 2023 today, because that's when the continuation will take place.
Since gas prices have skyrocketed, electric grills have been getting even more attention. The increasing demand is encouraging the development of new products in this grill segment. After the Sevo from Severin, the electric Beefer and the grill station from Landmann, other brands are already in the pipeline.
Shortly before the editorial deadline, spoga took place in Cologne after a two-year break. It was clear again that we had all missed the face-to-face meeting. It was heard everywhere that the rising material and logistics prices, as well as the unstable supply chains, were posing major challenges for grill brands. In addition, customers are being cautious when buying grills due to rising prices, the sharp rise in inflation and the uncertainty about what the energy bill will ultimately look like at the end of the year.
The pressure is particularly noticeable in the price range of 200 to 500 euros. Nevertheless, optimism is called for, most grill brands' sales figures are above pre-Corona levels. A review of spoga can be found in the new issue of FIRE&FOOD.
The strong pressure on pork prices, caused by export bans due to swine fever, but also due to rising feed prices, is forcing more and more pig farmers to give up their farms. Only the best quality meat will offer pork-producing companies a chance for the future. Fewer animals kept in species-appropriate conditions and regional processing bring the producers a higher and necessary added value. Even marketing must move closer to the farms again. This is the only way to avoid the sales and price problems that recently occurred with asparagus and strawberries. After we reported on the success story of the Swabian Hall Landschwein in issue 1/22, our focus in this issue is on the Bunten Bentheimer Schwein.
New in this FIRE&FOOD issue are the presence pages of the GBA (German Barbecue Association eV). Its executive committee has decided to strengthen public relations with FIRE&FOOD. According to GBA Managing Director Rainer Wörner, the GBA has set itself the goal of not only establishing the GBA as the organizer of a championship, but also of promoting the grill and BBQ culture. Together we are already looking forward to the 25th German Grill Championship, which will take place in Fulda from August 6th to 7th.
Burn on! Stay healthy!
Always a great heat under the grill wishes you
Elmar Fetscher, Editor
Look forward to the new issue of FIRE&FOOD! The official release date is July 15, 2022.
