Orange Beach, Ala.,, Nov. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Now in its 6th year of competition, The World Food Championships has achieved record numbers in almost every key metric of an event with global appeal. Nearly 500 teams will be competing this year, coming from 17 countries and more than 40 American states. Their goal? Claiming the ultimate crown of “World Food Champion” and a piece of the $300,000 pie of cash and awards.
But WFC is much more than that. Arguably the largest “Food Sport” competition in history, here’s what Orange Beach, Alabama can expect when the culinary elite come to town Nov 8-12th:
- An economic impact of over $3.5 million on the local economy
- $300,000 up for grabs in the competitor’s prize purse
- 10,000 pounds of nonperishable food that will be donated to local food banks
- 1,650 championship recipes to be presented on the world’s largest food stage
- 1500 contestants that are home cooks, pro chefs or competition teams
- 475 registered & certified judges
- 88 companies involved and most of them sampling food or displaying new food products
- 400+ volunteers from the local community
- 28 FREE Food demos
- 23 TV Food celebs like Elizabeth Falkner, Katie Dixon and Jernard Wells "The Chef of Love" sharing their culinary expertise with the crowd
- 15 local, regional and national brands giving out palate-pleasing samples in the WFC’s Tasting Village
- 8 special ticketed events for foodies of varying tastes
- 4 TV specials being filmed to chronicle various parts of the tournament
- 3 speakers giving a FREE symposium on Food Allergies
- 2 blocks of FREE and FUN activities at the World Food Games
- ONE unforgettable, food-oriented, chef and family-centric experience that will satisfy any foodie’s appetite or budget.
Don’t miss your chance to be front row for this one-of-a-kind, five-day, 10 category competition. Because when all the flambéing, frying, food fighting is over, only the top 10 category champions will move on to compete in the Final Table competition, set to take place in April of 2018, where one champ will be crowned the World Food Champion.
Find out more about this year’s competition and special food and family events like the inaugural World Food Games by visiting at www.worldfoodchampionships.com or follow World Food Championships on Twitter (@WorldFoodChamp), and Facebook or Instagram (@WorldFoodChampionships)
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