Focus topic 2025: "Top cuisine reloaded"

Top cuisine has always been a pioneer and driving force for the entire catering landscape - it sets standards, creates trends and combines tradition with innovation. The Jeunes Restaurateurs Deutschland (JRE) stand for this claim. With their focus topic "Top cuisine reloaded" in 2025, they show how fine dining is constantly evolving without losing its roots.

At a time when food culture is changing and the catering industry is facing challenges such as inflation and a shortage of skilled workers, the Jeunes Restaurateurs Deutschland are setting an example: they are rethinking the concept of fine dining - without losing its unique values. After all, fine dining still stands for encounters, experiences and special moments. At the same time, it combines perfect craftsmanship, creative concepts and proven techniques with bold ideas. With this year's focus theme "Top cuisine reloaded", the members of JRE-Deutschland prove that upscale cuisine does not have to be aloof - but is inspiring, modern and deeply rooted in its origins.

Top cuisine to taste, experience and share

To ensure that "top cuisine reloaded" can be experienced throughout the year, the focus theme runs like a golden thread through all of JRE Germany's activities. Whether in communication, at events or on the plate - the way in which tradition and innovation complement each other is visible everywhere. An accompanying social media campaign provides authentic insights into the work of the members and shows what upscale cuisine is all about today. In videos, interviews and interactive formats, the Jeunes share their inspirations and provide new impetus. Up-and-coming chefs also take over the channels themselves and present their own vision of modern, creative gastronomy.

But it's not just about making the cuisine of today visible - it's also about setting the course for tomorrow. After all, top cuisine thrives on people who work on it with passion and skill. To ensure that fine dining continues to set standards in the future, the Jeunes Restaurateurs are making targeted investments in the next generation. "In addition to our own training standards and the annual trainee day, the JRE Genuss-Akademie serves as a platform to promote young talent and show them that fine dining is not only traditional, but above all innovative and cool," emphasises Röder. At the same time, JRE Germany is committed at a political level to better training conditions, fair framework conditions and long-term prospects for the entire industry.

Taking responsibility: Sustainability as an ongoing topic

As an association of young top chefs, the members of Jeunes Restaurateurs see it as their duty to take responsibility - for their guests, their businesses and the entire industry. This also includes the topic of sustainability, because Sustainability is no longer just a trend, but a lived reality. This is why they rely on regional producers, holistic utilisation and innovative concepts to keep their ecological footprint as small as possible.

The Jeunes Restaurateurs are also pooling their social commitment with the JRE-Deutschland Foundation. The foundation is committed to ensuring that healthy eating and the appreciation of high-quality food are not a privilege, but part of a sustainable future. It supports educational programmes for children and young people, promotes nutrition education projects and shows how a conscious approach to food can be taught from an early age.

Between origin and future

This closes the circle: top cuisine has a tradition - and it has a future. With "Spitzenküche reloaded", JRE-Deutschland is sending out a clear signal for the future of fine dining. It wants to prove that tradition and innovation are not opposites, but enrich each other. Top cuisine remains a pioneer - it scrutinises, develops and remains true to its roots. This is exactly what the JREs make visible: they set standards, rethink enjoyment and show that fine dining is more than just a menu - it is an experience that lasts.