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World Food Championships Announces Addition of American Culinary Federation (ACF) Judges

ACF Judges to serve as Master Judges for 2024 Kitchen Arena in Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN (July 11, 2024)

The World Food Championships (WFC) announced that they have partnered with the American Culinary Federation (ACF) to bring another dimension to their judging process with the addition of ACF-certified judges. ACF judges will serve as Master Judges, roaming the Kitchen Arena to watch the competitors for technique, process, organization, and many other key metrics of success. Additionally, an ACF Judge will be included at every table in the judging room in Indianapolis, Indiana during the competition from November 8-12. ACF judges will complement and enhance The World Food Championships’ own proprietary judging methodology, E.A.T. (Execution, Appearance, and Taste), by adding another layer of sophistication and enhanced certification. All judges for 2024 will be required to attend Food Champ University, which is scheduled to be held onsite in Indianapolis on Friday, November 8th, 2024, where judging criteria will be outlined and reinforced.

“We’re thrilled to be partnering with the American Culinary Federation – their history of success and reputation is well known and respected in our industry,” said Mike McCloud, Founder of the World Food Championships. “We’re very proud of the E.A.T. judging system we’ve created and successfully employed for over a decade; but as we see increasingly complex dishes with many international flairs, the ACF will help us to evolve as a culinary organization while staying true to our Food Sport roots.” “We are implementing and utilizing the expertise of ACF approved judges to be Master Judges for this year’s World Food Championship from the American Culinary Federations,” added ACF National President Rene J. Marquis, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC. “Our goal is to complement the judging system they already have in place and help them to continue to grow as an organization when it comes to top-of-the-line competitive cooking and judging.”

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