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WFC Partners with American Culinary Federation on Enhancements to Judging Process

The World Food Championships (WFC) will be partnering with the American Culinary Federation (ACF) to complement and enhance the existing judging model for this year's competition from November 8-12 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

July 11, 2024

Nikki Jackson joins WFC as Global Development Director

The World Food Championships is thrilled to announce the hiring of Nikki Jackson as their Global Development Director, effective immediately. As Global Development Director Jackson will be responsible for serving as a subject matter expert and primary point of contact for global program development with the US Department of Agriculture, contributing to the expansion of new opportunities for World Food Championships programming globally.

June 10, 2024

2024 Final Table Recap: Meet the Champions

See photos of the 11 super-talented World Food Champions who competed at the 11th World Food Championships' Final Table in Bentonville, Arkansas.

May 2, 2024

WFC Crowns 11th World Food Champion - Bethany Boedicker!!"

Chef Bethany Boedicker, two-time category champion (Dessert Category) from Galveston, TX, claimed the title of World Food Champion and the $150,000 top prize at the 11h World Food Championships’ Final Table in Bentonville, Arkansas.

April 18, 2024

Final Table Q&A - Damon Holter

Can last year's runner up pull out a 2024 Final Table victory?

March 18, 2024

WFC Revs Up For 2024 With New Host City

INDIANAPOLIS — Food champs will be racing to Food Sport’s finish line like never before in 2024. That’s because the World Food Championships just announced that it is shifting gears and taking its Main Event this November to Indianapolis, a city recognized internationally as the “racing capital of the world.”

February 5, 2024

WFC’s 11th Final Table Returns to Bentonville, Ark

With an even bigger prize purse and an additional category champion in the mix, Food Sport’s pinnacle culinary challenge will return to Bentonville, Ark. in the Spring of 2024. Often referred to as “The Ultimate Food Fight,” the World Food Championships’ (WFC) final round of competition will once again take place in the hometown of the world’s largest retailer and WFC’s exclusive retail partner – Sam’s Club.

January 2, 2024

WFC Adds Mixology Championship to 11th Annual Event In Dallas

World Food Championships Holdings (WFC) announced today that it will be adding the World Mixology Championships to its 2023 lineup of categories at the 11th Annual World Food Championships this November in Dallas.

September 22, 2023

WFC Announces Largest Prize Purse in Food Sport History

(Dallas) — Organizers of the World Food Championships announced today the event’s official prize purse – which will be the largest in Food Sport history – for the 11th annual championship that will be held at the iconic Fair Park in Dallas, Texas this November.

August 10, 2023

WFC Announces 2023 Biscuits and Jampionship Challenge

The 11th Annual World Food Championships (WFC) just got sweeter thanks to long-time Food Sport partner, The Jelly Queens. The Dallas-based jam and jelly company announced that it is bringing back the Biscuits and Jampionship ancillary for 2023, challenging competitors to create their best original flavor of jelly in a biscuit entrée, as part of the overall WFC experience this November at Fair Park in Dallas.

August 3, 2023