World Food Championships News

The Big Show Announces Big News with WFC

WFC announced today that it is partnering with a few BIG-time radio icons to promote Food Sport and Food Champs throughout the nation.

May 16, 2018

WFC Adds An All-Star to its 2018 Burger Line-up

The World Food Championships is tackling Food Sport like never before with the help of its new all-star partner. WFC proudly announced today that Bo Jackson’s signature gourmet line of burgers, Bo’s Burgers, will be joining the “ultimate food fight” in Orange Beach, Ala., in November as the presenting sponsor of the event’s 2018 Burger Category.

May 10, 2018

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 Announces Emcee for Final Table

The World Food Championships announced today that Michael McDearman will serve as its emcee for The Final Table, which is being presented by Walmart on April 22 in Bentonville, Arkansas.

March 26, 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

WFC Welcomes “Sport” and “Hound” to Food Sport’s biggest stage

WFC announced today that the musical duo Kevin Sport and John “Hound” Brown will be a featured entertainment duo at the world’s largest Food Sport competition in November.

March 14, 2018