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2009 MULTIFUNCTIONAL OBJECT  - IGC CENTER PRAGUE BUILD UP  IGC PRAGUE
After a long-lasting problems IGC managed to buy two neighbouring lands with the size of 2 000 m2. IGC plans to build up its own multifunctional object in Prague 9, Hloubětín. Building works should start  in 2009. All the project documentation including the building licence are prepared.
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2008  OLD MYSLIVNA KONOPIŠTĚ RESTAURANT
In 2008  in terms of the selection procedure IGC gains an unique object of Old myslivna near the Konopiště castle. It was completely reconstructed at company´s own expense. The restaurant with rich artistic ornamentation and priceless hunting trophies started the operation in April 2009. The restaurant serves as a referential object of IGC GOROUP. It evidences a wide scale of IGC acquirements - projecting, interior design, catering, high-class gastronomy. It also serves as a base of IGC gastronomic personnel for providing foreign state presentation events.
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2005 RESTAURANT OPERATION AT WORLD EXPO 2005 AICHI
IGC – International Gurman Club was the operator of the Czech restaurant in the Czech National Pavilion at the 2005 AICHI World EXPO in Japan. In an unbelievably short time the IGC employees managed to arrange all the necessary licenses at the local authorities, including the actual license to operate a restaurant in Japan that is difficult to obtain, and to outfit it with technologies and equipment. They underwent difficult licensing proceedings and found the necessary ingredients to prepare the meals in local conditions. The restaurant was evaluated as the second best restaurant in the exhibition in terms of the interest of the public and the local media right after the luxury French restaurant.
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2005 EXPO, IGC GOURP LTD. FOUNDATION
In 2005, IGC GROUP is enlarged by Expo Partners company, with the firm domicile in Blovice near Plzeň. On the 14th of November 2005 was the company renamed to EXPO, IGC GROUP Ltd., got its new image and new logotype EXPO BLOVICE. At the same time the Prague office in the IGC GROUP area was opened in Hloubětín. IGC GROUP become one of the biggest and most important advertising companies who have their own team, premises and production.
2000 IGC- PRODUCTION LTD. FOUNDATION
IGC-International Gurman Club has a wide scattering of activities. This fact requires the new premises and background, so that in 2000 IGC-Production Ltd. is founded. This division, settled in Blovice cooperates with Expo Partners and later become a part of it.
1995 IGC-MOBIL SERVIS, LTD. FOUNDATION.
In the process, another divisions are founded. IGC - International Creativity Ltd., founded in 1994 as a project, architectonic, photographic, and design division and IGC - Mobil servis, Ltd., founded in 1995, specializing in operating, projecting, development and production of mobile taprooms. Mobile taprooms have been using during a wide variety of cultural, sport and social events in the Czech republic and abroad.
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1993  IGC-INTERNATIONAL GURMAN CLUB - GASTRONOMIC ENTERPRISE, LTD. FOUNDATION
After a one year of IGC  operation IGC´s scope  is increasing and IGC-INTERNATIONAL GURMAN CLUB - GASTRONOMIC enterprise, Ltd. is founded. This company operates restaurants and provils catering services. The head of IGC-INTERNATIONAL GURMAN CLUB - GASTRONOMIC enterprise, Ltd. is Pavel  Karas, the founder member of IGC. The best known restaurants which IGC runs are Václavka in Prague-Prosek, Budějovická restaurant and Mánes restaurant. At a later time IGC specialize in know-how providing and succesfully runs a number of restaurants abroad.
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1992 MAY - ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN CONTRACT WITH STAROPRAMEN
Crucial point and significant financial support for IGC was an exklusive long-term worldwide advertising campaign contract with Staropramen brewery. IGC creators have won the tendering procedure with the idea of connecting Staropramen beer with secession Prague. The unified image of the brewery was created. This campaign had lasted for incredible 8 years and got long way oversea.
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1992 JANUARY - IGC-INTERNATIONAL GURMAN CLUB LTD. FOUNDATION
After the socialistic economy break up, a lot of companies terminated aktivity. A lot of IGC members are unemployed at that time so that two IGC presidents - Bohumil Bochňák a Pavel Karas found a limited liability company IGC - International Gurman Club Ltd. in an effort to render help for these members. Food industry advertisement and restaurant operation become the main activity of the company.

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1989 IGC-International Gurman Club - social organization foundation
It was in October this year that IGC- International Gurman Club was foundated as a social organization under ČSTV in Štěchovice, because all the legal associations and organisations of that period rejected the origin of a club with eating and drinking as a programme. A number of sections were founded - goulash section, beer section, pig-slaughtering section, Old Czech section, oriental section, mushroom section and many others. Each section has it´s own president and two vice-presidents, the whole club has 10 members presidium, executive president is Bohumil Bochňák, honorary president is Pavel Karas, press agent is Pavel Maurer. Members cards are passed out. At a short notice IGC has more than several hundred members and expectants. Abroad branches e.g. Shell section in De Klinge, Netherlands,  Goulash section in California, Shashlik section in Russia and others are founded.
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1987 ORIGIN OF THE IGC - INTERNATIONAL GURMAN CLUB PROJECT

In this year, the idea of founding a social organisation uniting friends of good food and drink arose in heads of a couple of young, joyful people. It should be a sort of a club of people - laity and professionals, who like cooking, tasting, or just eating. A club of people, who are connected by their love to gastronomy in any form. The main subject of the first meetings was consummation of lots of food and drinks and talking about flavours and recipes. First IGC structures and rules are shaping up. Individual sections are projected and Czech and abroad branches are planned. First idea of the project came in sauna in Slavie sport areal in Prague-Vršovice.