For the 2024 edition, Ursula Heinzelmann is the honorary president of the Frankfurt International Cheese and Dairy Products TrophyTrophy
Berlin-born Ursula Heinzelmann runs her own business. She is a trained chef, a qualified sommelier and has even run a wine shop and delicatessen. Since 2021, she has also been a culinary historian, journalist and writer and has endless passion for her favourite subject:cheese. She is also known by her pseudonym "Heinzelcheese" and, as such, organises her monthly Heinzelcheesetalks all about the latest goings on in the world of cheese and wine at the Berlin market Markthalle Neun. She also gives seminars for cheese-makers and, for several years, has been the curator of Cheese Berlin – an event devoted to cheese. The latest book she has written on the subject is called Vom Käsemachen: All about Cheese Making, and she is also a member of the "Guilde internationale des Fromagers".