World Food Championships News

Memphis Home Cook Wins $100,000 Prize Purse at World Food Championships Final Table

The World Food Championships crowned a home cook as its 6th annual World Food Champion on Sunday, April 22, in Bentonville, Arkansas. Lisa Gwatney from Memphis, Tennessee beat out nine other category champs to claim the coveted food crown at the World Food Championships Final Table which was presented by Walmart. Gwatney’s $100,000 prize-winning steak dish, “The Last Supper,” featured a Wagyu Ribeye Filet, grilled and seared, topped with truffle butter sauteed mushrooms, seared Fois Gras, and an Amarone reduction.

April 23, 2018

Gotham Steel Returns to WFC as Official Cookware Partner

The World Food Championships announced today that Gotham Steel, a company featuring the newest technology in non-stick cookware, will be returning to the world’s largest Food Sport event as its Official Cookware Partner for 2018.

April 13, 2018

WFC Announces Emcee for Final Table

The World Food Championships announced today that Michael McDearman will serve as its emcee for The Final Table, which is being presented by Walmart on April 22 in Bentonville, Arkansas.

March 26, 2018

WFC Welcomes Idaho Potato Commission & Big Idaho® Potato Truck to Food Sport

Food contestants at the World Food Championships are well known for their big hearts, big passion and big ideas. But this year, they may have to break out their BIG RECIPE books like never before! That’s because WFC just announced a new partnership with the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC), the organization that celebrates the American Heart Association certified heart-healthy Idaho® potato — by touring the country with a 6-ton potato on a 28-foot-long, 12-foot-wide, 18-wheeler truck!

March 22, 2018

WFC Welcomes “Sport” and “Hound” to Food Sport’s biggest stage

WFC announced today that the musical duo Kevin Sport and John “Hound” Brown will be a featured entertainment duo at the world’s largest Food Sport competition in November.

March 14, 2018

Springer Mountain Farms Returns as WFC’s Official Chicken Sponsor

WFC announced today that Springer Mountain Farms will be returning to the world’s most prominent Food Sport stage as the Official Chicken Sponsor for its championships in Orange Beach, Alabama, in November.

March 13, 2018

Bolner’s Fiesta Products, Inc. is Bringing Back the Flavor

For the second year in a row, Food Champs will have access to the San Antonio, Texas-based company’s specialty seasonings throughout the competition to help kick up the flavor in their entry dishes.

March 9, 2018

Walmart SVP Rounds Out Final Table of Judges for WFC

The final judge whom 2017 Food Champs will have to impress for the biggest win of their career will be a culinary expert from the biggest grocery retailer in the World. WFC announced today that its fifth and final judge for the Final Table is Shawn Baldwin, Walmart’s General Merchandise Manager and Senior Vice President of Produce and Global Food Sourcing.

March 6, 2018

DCP Joins WFC for Final Table Content Strategy

WFC announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Dick Clark Productions on the Final Table in April, where one of WFC's 10 Champions will walk away with a $100,000 prize purse and the ultimate title of World Food Champion.

March 2, 2018

Cowboy Charcoal Releases More Details & Opens Registration for 2018 Fire & Ice Women’s Barbeque Series

WFC previously announced the return of the Cowboy Charcoal Fire & Ice Women's Championship Barbeque Series, which will culminate at the world’s biggest food fight. This year brings some new twists and turns to help heat up the series for its 3rd Season. The new additions include MORE ways to qualify for this year’s championship and charitable donations that will certainly fire up the lady pitmasters along the way. Here’s what you can expect for the 2018 ladies-only barbeque series.

March 1, 2018