We're excited to see the field of competitors who have already won their golden ticket and registered to compete at the 2024 World Food Championships. And we are always proud to announce our special guests and celebrity judges participating in our judging events across the nation - we're sure the championship food certainly helps! Best of luck to our 2024 competitors!
COMPETITOR
Skip Cooley
COMPETITION: World Open Chili Championship
QUALIFYING EVENT: Rotary Club of Thousand Oaks Regional
In over 30 30 years of competing in the International Chili society events, my wife and I have won first place over 160 times. I have competed 23 times in the ICS World Championship in red chili, 15 years in chili verde and 18 times in salsa. I have competed in the Tolbert World Championships, winning top ten trophies 7 times. From 1994 thru 1998 I worked for Stagg Chili (Hormel Foods) as Staggmobile product sampling manager and company spokesman and am now product development consultant for Cattle Drive Chili (Aunt Kittys Foods, Hanover Foods). I am also special events and product consultant for Results, a marketing company in Irvine, Ca.
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