World Food Championships News

WFC Announces Local Produce Partner for 2017 Championship

A familiar name throughout the Orange Beach area, Gulf Coast Produce will be on site at WFC with a wide variety of fresh produce to help all contestants find a competitive edge in the plating and preparation of their award-winning dishes.

June 15, 2017

Peugeot Spices Up WFC Prize Purse

In addition to being featured throughout the event’s VIP areas, Peugeot’s partnership with WFC means that every Food Champ who makes a category Top 10 will be rewarded with a prize pack of the company’s most premium products.

June 13, 2017

Jende Industries Rolls Into Alabama with Big Prizes

Jende will be awarding two variations, the Trifold and Standard Roll with WFC-branding, of its assortment of knife rolls along with Sharpening tools to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd overall winners at this year’s Final Table.

May 25, 2017

The Oyster Bed Joins WFC For Unique Seafood "Structure" Challenge

By using Oyster’s Bed products throughout the championship, WFC hopes Food Champs will utilize these environmentally-friendly products in their kitchens back home.

May 23, 2017

WFC’s Announces Largest Online Recipe Contest In Search Of America’s Greatest Food Champs

Through this online recipe challenge, participants have the option of using any of the 50 featured products identified by WFC as a key ingredient for their entry. Whether it’s dessert, steak, sandwich, burger, bacon, chicken, seafood, barbecue, or chili, WFC officials want to see the best recipe ideas (and execution!) you can work up!

May 15, 2017

"Your Burger to the Beach" BUBBA burger Food Champ Online Recipe Contest

One Grand Champion will earn a spot in the World Burger Championship in Orange Beach, Nov. 8-14, and a chance at $100,000 in cash and prizes. Start gathering your best burger recipe: the competition will open on May 19 at 8:00 AM CST and close May 29 at 11:59 PM CST.

May 11, 2017

Wampler’s Farm Sausage Adding Extra Sizzle to World Chef Challenge

As a World Chef Challenge sponsor and official sausage of WFC, Wampler’s will be providing contestants with a range of mild to spicy sausage products to see what creative recipes and clever chefs will sizzle to the top.

May 11, 2017

WFC Joins Forces with PuraClean for Another Eco-Friendly Partnership

From a Clean Team devoted to WFC’s Kitchen Arena to a demonstration booth on site for consumer interaction, Pura Naturals will be very visible and active in this year’s championship. The company’s new product, PuraClean, will also be available for purchase at their designated booth throughout the event.

May 9, 2017

Chef Works Adds Culinary Style to WFC 2017 Category Winners

All ten winners will receive a personalized Chef Works Gramercy jacket at the culmination of the competition. Alongside the World Food Championships logo, embroidery will include the winner’s name and competition category.

May 4, 2017

WFC Announces Green Alliance with Eco-Friendly Partner

Natural Tableware products — which include plate ware made of bagasse sugarcane byproduct, discarded palm leafs and even organic utensils — will be utilized in WFC’s special events and key areas like the VIP Lounge, Food Champ Judging Classes, Bourb’n’Que and other activities throughout the week-long event.

May 2, 2017