ECKART 2017 jury named. Chairman of the jury and “chef of the century” Joël Robuchon invites members to Paris.

Munich. “Chef of the century” Eckart Witzigmann and
founding patron of the International Eckart Witzigmann Award, ECKART
for short, has named the jury for the ECKART 2017. As a special
honour, his colleague and fellow “chef of the century” Joël Robuchon
was appointed chairman of the jury and invites the other members to
his “Atelier Robuchon” restaurant in Paris.

Jury members:

Joël Robuchon, “chef of the century” and chairman of
the ECKART 2017 jury; ECKART 2013 for the Art of Cookery.

Eckart Witzigmann, “chef of the century” and founding
patron of the ECKART

Otto Geisel, head of the Eckart Witzigmann Academy

Dr. Nicolas Peter, member of the Board of Management
of BMW AG, Finance, and patron of ECKART 2017

Dr. Friedrich Eichiner, former member of the Board of
Management of BMW AG and honorary member of the ECKART jury

Marc Haeberlin, three-star chef; ECKART 2004 for the
Art of Cookery

Hermann Bareiss, hotelier and owner of the three-star
restaurant “Bareiss”

Uta Schlagenhauf, Hotel “Bareiss”

Antonio Santini, restaurant “Dal Pescatore”; ECKART
2011 for lifetime achievement

Elena Arrak, three-star chef

Claus Meyer, co-founder of the Copenhagen restaurant
“Noma” (Best Restaurant in the World 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014); ECKART
2015 for Creative Responsibility and Enjoyment

Jon Rose, founder of the “Waves for Water”
initiative; ECKART 2014 for Creative Responsibility and Enjoyment

Sebastian Copeland, award-winning photographer and
adventurer; ECKART 2016 for Creative Responsibility and Enjoyment

 

The jury will select the winners of the ECKART 2017 in the categories
“Art of Cookery”, “Innovation” and “Art of Living”. The International
Eckart Witzigmann Award, established in 2004, is one of the most
prestigious honours recognising outstanding achievements in the art of
cooking and fine dining. Since 2013, an ECKART for “Creative
Responsibility and Enjoyment” has also been presented, with a cash
award endowed by the BMW Group. In this category, the jury draws on
the expertise of former ECKART winners, who are strongly represented
by names including Jon Rose, Claus Meyer and Sebastian Copeland.

2017’s ECKART award winners will be announced during the summer. The
ECKART 2017 award ceremony in Paris this autumn marks the first step
in the further internationalisation of the award, with other stops
around the world to follow. Next year already, the ECKART 2018 will be
presented outside of Europe.

Sustainability has been an integral part of the BMW Group’s (since
2012 official partner of Witzigmann Academy) corporate strategy for
many years, with sustainable development firmly established as a
corporate target at Group level: from the development of alternative,
fuel-saving vehicle concepts through environmentally-compatible
production processes to eco-friendly recycling methods. At the BMW
Group, sustainable thinking and action influences not only the
product, but the entire value chain. In all areas of the company, the
focus is on meaningful and responsible use of energy and raw materials.

 

 

If you have any questions, please contact:

 

BMW Group Corporate Communications

Julian Hetzenecker, BMW Group Business and Financial
Communications
Tel.: +49-89-382-39229
Email: julian.hetzenecker@bmw.de

Email: presse@bmw.de
Media
website: www.press.bmw.de 

 

Press contact Witzigmann Academy
Otto
Geisel
Lachner-Straße 18
80639 München 
Telephone: +49
89 139 260 26
office@ottogeisel.de

 

Further information on the Eckart Witzigmann Award can be
found at:

www.eckart-witzigmann-preis.de

 

 

 

The BMW Group

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Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and
motorcycles and also provides premium financial and mobility services.
As a global company, the BMW Group operates 31 production and assembly
facilities in 14 countries and has a global sales network in more than
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In 2016, the BMW Group sold approximately 2.367 million cars and
145,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax was approximately
€ 9.67 billion on revenues amounting to € 94.16 billion. As of 31
December 2016, the BMW Group had a workforce of 124,729 employees.

The success of the BMW Group has always been based on long-term
thinking and responsible action. The company has therefore established
ecological and social sustainability throughout the value chain,
comprehensive product responsibility and a clear commitment to
conserving resources as an integral part of its strategy.

 

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