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Board member of the Frankfurt Gastronomy Initiative James Ardinast is Head of the Year 2020

15.12.2020 | 10:56 Clock | People
Board member of the Frankfurt Gastronomy Initiative James Ardinast is Head of the Year 2020

This is really cool news: James Ardinast, co-founder and co-chief executive of the Frankfurt-based gastronomy company Ima Cliqu and one of the initiators of the "Cool Industry" has been named Head of the Year 2020 by the trade journal Allgemeine Hotel- und Gastronomie-Zeitung (AHGZ). With this, Ardinast prevailed in an online voting of the AHGZ readers and the Facebook community against five other candidates selected by the editorial team. "I am very pleased about this award. It shows that our commitment to the catering and hotel industry is noticed and appreciated. I accept the award as a proxy for all those who fight for our industry and its reputation here in Frankfurt." Ardinast is on the board of DEHOGA Frankfurt and Initiative Gastronomie Frankfurt e. V. (IGF), which in turn was one of three players to launch the "Cool Industry".

Criteria for the selection as Head of the Year were the type of business leadership, economic relevance and a positive, encouraging presence in the Corona Year 2020. "James Ardinast is someone who gets involved, who is infectious with his enthusiasm, who pulls others along - and someone who is listened to," was the verdict of AHGZ. In the election, he was able to make the running with around 30 percent of the total 2700 votes cast. "Hospitality has always been my great passion. Together with my brother, I've always wanted to be a good host who has fun and enjoys his job." Ardinast runs Ima World in Frankfurt with his brother David, they are among the best-known and most successful restaurateurs in the Main metropolis and far beyond.

James Ardinast has presided over the IGF since it was founded in 2015, and in autumn 2019 it joined forces with DEHOGA Frankfurt and the Frankfurt Hotel Alliance to strengthen the reputation of Frankfurt's gastronomy and hotel scene with the "Cool Industry". "With a lot of heart and soul, we are committed to our industry in many areas. The more commitment we show, the more interesting and better Frankfurt becomes as a location. The cohesion and creative exchange within the industry is important here," explains Ardinast.

You can find out more about the "Cool Industry" at: www.coolebranche.de

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