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Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism Will Host 7th Annual “Ultimate Food Fight”

Dates for the 2018 World Food Championships (WFC) — which will be hosted by Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism for the third year in a row — were announced and confirmed today. Live-fire action for the “main event” will begin on Nov. 7 and last for five full days, as hundreds of chefs and cooks from around the world will descend upon beautiful Orange Beach, Alabama in their quest to win the 7th annual “Ultimate Food Fight.”

May 7, 2018

World Food Championships Searches for America’s Best Dishes

Do you or someone you know have a recipe that’s worth $100,000? Think you can prove it? Then here’s your chance! The World Food Championships has brought back its no-fee, online recipe contest to find America’s next Ultimate Food Champion.

May 3, 2018

WFC’s Bacon Category Sponsor is Good as “Gold”

The World Food Championships is adding Gold to its competition and prize purse in 2018 – Red Gold, that is. WFC proudly announced today that Red Gold Tomatoes will return to Orange Beach, Ala., in November as sponsors of the event’s 2018 Bacon Category.

May 3, 2018

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 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

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

Wampler’s Proves That An Energy-Saving Focus Can Be Good For Business

WFC’s official sausage sponsor, Wampler’s, is best known for its outstanding premium whole hog products. For over 75 years Wampler’s has been dedicated to producing the finest and tastiest sausage for its customers. What some people may not be aware of, however, is the company’s innovative and trailblazing pursuits to develop cost and energy saving methods.

February 16, 2018

Cowboy Charcoal Adds Heat To The Fire & Ice Series

Lady Pitmasters, get ready to fire up your smoker and make some room in your jewelry box... because WFC just announced the Cowboy Charcoal Fire & Ice Women's Championship Barbeque Series is back for its 3rd Season!

February 9, 2018