WFC News Archive for July 2013

Ultimate Bacon Experience Tickets On Sale Now!

Bacon, bacon and, you guessed it... MORE bacon. But who's complaining? Tickets for the Ultimate Bacon Experience, presented by Wright Brand Bacon are on sale now! Join us Saturday, Nov. 9 for one of two sessions (1-3PM and 4-6PM) celebrating everything great about bacon - yes, that means tasting!

July 26, 2013

Wright® Brand Bacon Announces: "BACON DOMINATION" Challenge

The makers of Wright® Brand Bacon – the Bigger, Better Bacon – announced today plans for BACON DOMINATION, a cook-off challenge for bacon fans.Earlier this month, Wright® Brand Bacon was selected by the prestigious World Food Championships as title sponsor for its newly created Bacon World Championship. The WFC annually brings together champions from the world’s biggest and best food competitions and online recipe contests into a single food competition.

July 25, 2013

Bacon enters the ring in the 2013 World Food Championships

Daniel Pfeiffer  |  Updated: 07/22/2013 ShareThis   Resize text                 Bob Harris, senior product manager for Wright Brand Bacon, calls the love of bacon “one of the most unifying themes of our times.” But the current bacon craze has turned into a brawl now that the Wright Brand Bacon is sponsoring the 2013 World Food Championships.

July 22, 2013

Indianapolis restaurant wins chance to compete at World Food Championships

Craig Baker, chef and co-owner of the Local Eatery and Pub, was the top professional restaurant finisher at the Bull Burger Battle in Indianapolis. Baker has secured a coveted qualifying position to compete amongst the best cooks and chefs in the world at the second annual World Food Championships. The World Food Championships, boasting a $300,000 prize purse, will be held Nov.

July 19, 2013

Wright® Brand Bacon Selected as New Bacon World Championship Title Sponsor at World Food Championships

The World Food Championships announced today a partnership with Wright® Brand Bacon, which has been selected to be the title sponsor for the new Bacon World Championship competition taking place over the weekend of Nov. 7-10, 2013 in Las Vegas as part of the annual World Food Championships.    The World Food Championships annually brings together champions from the world’s biggest and best food competitions and online recipe contests into a single food competition to battle for culinary fame and a piece of the $300,000 prize purse.

July 18, 2013

Bull Burger Battle Two local burger teams are heading to the World Food Championships

Posted on 7/16/2013 5:38:00 AM by Terry Kirts   Sixteen competitors, including 10 local restaurants and six ambitious independent burger chefs, manned their grills and put their best beef forward at Saturday’s Bull Burger Battle at Family Leisure (11811 Pendleton Pike, 317-823-4448). At stake was a spot in the burger competition at the World Food Championships this November in Las Vegas, as well as a Bull Outdoor Angus grill, valued at over $2,500.

July 16, 2013

Just A Pinch contests now open, 21 WFC entries available

If you're still looking for your entry to the World Food Championships, Just A Pinch may have your answer! Just A Pinch will be selecting 21 competitors to join the team in Las Vegas. Interested? Submit a recipe for chili, burger, bacon, sandwich, dessert or pasta and cross those fingers!

July 16, 2013

2012 World Food Champion

Originally from Las Vegas, Chef Robert Butler has been working in professional kitchens for thirteen years but did not attend culinary school. The various kitchens and influences Butler has had throughout the years, along with hard work and determination, schooled him in the ways of culinary greatness. Chef Butler lists Chef Sam Pollack, Chef David Kellaway CMC and his mother, who was a chef for 30 years, as his greatest culinary influences.

July 13, 2013

#FoodChamp Challenge calls for bacon entries

July is sizzlin' and so is the July #FoodChamp Challenge. This month's challenge, presented by Wright® Brand Bacon, is all about, well, Bacon!If 'Baconator' is your middle name, and more importantly, you've got the best bacon dish in all the land, submit your recipe(s) to the #FoodChamp Challenge for the ultimate test!

July 9, 2013

Best Burger in Oklahoma City headed to Vegas

Sandi Sheppard, winner of the Bull Burger Battle in Oklahoma City, has secured a coveted qualifying position to compete amongst the best cooks and chefs in the world at the second annual World Food Championships. The World Food Championships, boasting a $300,000 prize purse, will be held Nov. 7-10 in Las Vegas.

July 3, 2013