World Food Championships News

WFC Returns To Qualifying Process For 2018 Barbecue Championships

To BE the best, you've got to BEAT the best! That's why WFC announced today that it is returning to a qualifying process in BBQ that will focus on Grand Champions only.

January 17, 2018

Chef Katie Dixon Joins WFC’s Final Table Judging Panel

Chef Katie Dixon recipe for culinary success over the past few years has been quite impressive: restaurant owner, nutritional planner, MasterChef contestant, and now a WFC Final Table judge.

January 15, 2018

Walmart Joins Food Sport Movement As Presenting Sponsor of WFC

Walmart, the world’s largest grocery retailer, is joining the world’s largest Food Sport event as the Official Retail Partner and Presenting Sponsor of the 2018 World Food Championships.

January 12, 2018

WFC Announces Final Table Process

WFC is releasing some of the key details about the Final Table event so that the 10 category champions — as well as all interested Food Champs who aim for this each year — can start preparing their game plan on how to win WFC’s $100,000 prize purse.

January 10, 2018

WFC Changes Official Categories for 2018

The WFC Committee announced today a change in the Official Categories for the 2018 Championship. After the success of the Recipe Category's focus on Chicken, WFC will now be making it possible for Chicken to have its own Category Championship.

January 3, 2018

WFC Announces 2018 Ambassador Council

The selfless dedication of the WFC Ambassador Council is one of the main reasons for another successful year at the World Food Championships in Orange Beach, Ala. WFC’s team of 2017 Ambassadors truly helped shape, implement and interpret all of our rules and processes in a way that improved both the championships and #FoodSport Nation.

January 2, 2018

Memphis Restaurant Chef Crowned World Burger Champ

They say “patience is a virtue.” For one Memphis chef, it’s also a path to victory.

December 14, 2017

WFC Rookie Competitor Takes World Barbecue Championship

In his first appearance at the World Food Championships, Pitmaster Fred Robles of Team Rio Valley Meat advanced through the first Dual Duel BBQ Sanctioned Challenge at WFC to take home the World Barbecue Champ title.

December 13, 2017

Five-Time Competitor Finally Claims World Chef Title

“Go big or go home” is competitor Craig Baker’s strategy when it comes to competing in the world’s Ultimate Food Fight. Turns out that this Indianapolis restaurant owner did both...as he took home the big prize after executing a “big game plan” in Orange Beach, Alabama, where he was awarded the title of the 2017 World Chef Champion.

December 12, 2017

World Chili Champ Defends Her Title

What does it take to defend a World Chili title at the World Food Championships? Apparently, it requires a major amount of commitment and consistency - and perhaps a touch of confection!

December 10, 2017