World Food Championships News

El Yucateco is Bringing the Heat to Food Sport in 2022

Organizers of the 10th Annual World Food Championships (WFC) and the 55th Annual World Championship Chili Cook-off (WCCC) made a hot new announcement today in partnership with El Yucateco. This year, for the first time, El Yucateco will spice things up in Food Sport by becoming the Official Hot Sauce of both WFC and WCCC.

March 23, 2022

Three-Peat Dessert Champion Heads To Columbia For $100,000 Competition

Professional Baker Evette Rahman entered the World Food Championships’ (WFC) 9th Annual Main Event at its newest location of Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, with a “BIG” target on her back as she prepared to defend her reigning World Dessert Champion title. Not only did she succeed in being crowned a consecutive-year champion, but she has broken records being named the only competitor to ever become a three-time Category Champion.

March 21, 2022

WFC Prepares For $100,000 Final Table Competition In Columbia, SC

The destination best known for its Palmetto trees and fishing activities is about to turn up the heat, as it hosts the largest culinary competition in Food Sport. The World Food Championships (WFC) will host its finale in Lake Murray Country, South Carolina this April, where one cooking team will reel in a first place victory and a $100,000 grand prize.

March 20, 2022

WFC’s 2022 Sponsors are ‘Panning’ Out

When hundreds of thousands of dollars are up for grabs, having the best cooking tools is one of the key ingredients for a Food Champ to excel at the World Food Championships. That’s why the leader in Food Sport is excited to announce that Gotham™ Steel will return to Dallas, TX this year for the 10th Anniversary to ensure all competitors have access to quality pans, pots and other key cookware products.

March 16, 2022

Food Sport’s Flavor Experts Back for WFC’s 10th Anniversary

Texas-based Bolner's Fiesta Products, Inc. announced today that it will be back in the Food Sport action this fall as the World Food Championships celebrates its 10th Anniversary in Dallas.

March 10, 2022

The Taste of America Spring Series – A Fresh Spin On A Crowd Favorite

Good news for competitors who have yet to qualify into WFC2022! Taste of America will be returning for a seventh year as the largest online recipe qualifier in the WFC network. And, this year even more Golden Tickets will be up for grabs thanks to Food Sport sponsors who will be featured in a series of stand-alone contests.

February 21, 2022

WFC Releases Official Gateway Partners for 10th Anniversary

Now that the Early Bird Registration is closed and the 2022 Food Sport season is officially underway, the World Food Championships (WFC) has just announced its list of official qualifying gateways into the much anticipated 10th Anniversary of the “The Ultimate Food Fight.”

February 1, 2022

World Food Championships partners with World Food Travel Association

The world’s largest Food Sport event has partnered with the world’s leading authority on food and beverage tourism to help communities across America achieve official culinary destination certification in the foodie industry.

January 25, 2022

World Food Championships Enters NFT Market with Partners Gourmet NFT and Oasis Digital Studios

World renowned tournament Chefs to offer award-winning recipes

January 17, 2022

Culinary Competitors Cash In On New Food Sport Program

As partners and competitors of Food Sport already know, the World Food Championships feature dozens of category competitions and challenges that are critical to the process of crowning the event's Final Table contestants. But one of the lesser known aspects is the event's "behind the scenes" challenges, where teams can earn additional money by featuring key products in their recipe creations.

January 5, 2022