Category: Partnership

Celebrating Art & Science: Electrolux Professional and Worldchefs 

• Electrolux Professional has renewed as a Worldchefs Diamond Partner, continuing a longstanding collaboration centered around the Art & Science program.
• The chef-centered partnership will enter a new phase with the renewal, including the launch of Art & Science Goes Digital interactive webinar series.
• Learn more about Worldchefs partnership opportunities at www.worldchefs.org/partnership.

Paris, 23 of February 2023 – Electrolux Professional has renewed as Worldchefs Diamond Partner. Celebrating 120 years of tradition, experience, and innovation, Electrolux Professional has been at forefront in offering sustainable, ergonomic, and customer-friendly solutions. The Worldchefs partnership renewal marks the continuation of a longstanding collaboration centered around the Art & Science program.

Launched in 2014, the Art & Science Come Together partnership between Electrolux Professional and Worldchefs brings chefs together to explore innovation in culinary technology through a series of hands-on workshops. Combining the creativity of professional chefs with the specialized knowledge and technology of the leading manufacturer’s commercial cooking solutions, the program is designed to empower chefs to operate more efficiently, profitably and sustainably to help kitchens across the globe to develop more streamlined cooking processes.

Restructured to fit a digital format, Art & Science Goes Digital brings the beauty of culinary innovation online, made accessible to Worldchefs’ community around the globe. Through a series of themed webinars, the program aims to empower chefs to operate more efficiently, profitably and sustainably. The webinars will be held quarterly, with the first installment on 13 April.

The program will provide participants with skills and advice from experienced professional chefs willing to share their international experience and passion for the continual discovery of contemporary developments in the culinary arts. “This partnership has launched a number of dedicated exciting activities which will unite the beauty of the culinary arts with the breakthroughs in culinary technology,” says Worldchefs President, Thomas Gugler. “What makes the Art & Science partnership so special is the ability to connect all this technical knowledge with the artistic side of the culinary industry.”

Art & Science Goes Digital will be hosted by seasoned chef and culinary trainer Paolo Pettenuzzo. Hailing from the Veneto region of Italy, by the age of 16 Pettenuzzo was competing on the Italian culinary team at the national level. By age 20, his impressive skills had earned him two silver medals in the prestigious Global Chefs Challenge. Pettenuzzo joined Electrolux Professional in 2013, where he spearheads business development in the luxury sector, including Michelin-starred projects. In 2019 he was appointed as the official Chefs Activation Manager to lead on chef training strategy organization-wide. “I live Electrolux Professional with an anticipatory perspective, working with the future to change the present,” says Pettenuzzo.

“Worldchefs is thrilled to continue our work with Electrolux Professional. Their chef-centered approach to innovation, continuous push for excellence and unwavering sustainability commitments are just a few reasons why they have been a natural collaborator and key supporter of Worldchefs,” says Ragnar Fridrikkson, Worldchefs Managing Director. “Electrolux Professional’s dedicated chefs around the world add so much value to our community and we look forward to the next chapter of our collaboration with Art & Science Goes Digital.”

Read more about the Art & Science program at worldchefs.org/artsciencewithelectrolux, and register for the first webinar on 13 April 2023, Art & Science Goes Digital: INNOVATION.

Learn more about Worldchefs partnership opportunities at www.worldchefs.org/partnership.

Worldchefs Renews Longstanding Partnership with Sterling White Halibut AS

• Sterling White Halibut AS, the leading global supplier of farmed halibut, has renewed as a Global Partner of Worldchefs.
• Since 2001, Sterling has brought high quality halibut from the deep fjords of western Norway to Michelin-starred restaurants and culinary competition arenas across the globe, investing in culinary professionals and supporting the next generation of industry talent.
• Learn more about Worldchefs partnership opportunities at www.worldchefs.org/partnership.

Paris, 13 of January 2023 – Worldchefs has renewed their longstanding partnership with Sterling White Halibut AS, the leading global supplier of farmed halibut. Since 2001, Sterling has brought high-quality halibut from the deep fjords of western Norway to Michelin-starred restaurants and culinary competition arenas across the globe.

Headquartered in Hjelmeland, Ryfylke, Sterling’s production facilities are dotted along the Norwegian coast, with a hatchery in Rørvik, Trøndelag, a growing facility in Vindafjord, Rogaland, and sea facilities in Hjelmeland. A fully integrated aquaculture company, Sterling offers premium halibut products bred and raised in the cold crystal-clear waters of Ryfylke in Rogaland, tended to for four to five years, and handled with the utmost care.

Sterling White Halibut invests in skills development, with a special focus on young chefs and apprentices. With pride in their product, Sterling organizes Sterling Academies and to help train the upcoming generation of chefs to deliver the optimal taste experience. Sterling also helps to provide opportunities for skills enhancement in competition, sponsoring several international competitions, including Worldchefs’ Global Chefs Challenge. Sterling ® halibut has been named an official ingredient of the Global Chefs Challenge, as well as Bocuse d’Or Asia and Europe. Norway’s own Aron Espeland, 2022’s winner of the Global Young Chefs Challenge, also took home the award for Best Fish Global Young Chefs Challenge.

“Our relationship between Sterling and Worldchefs is very strong, and we have had very good cooperation for many years. Worldchefs has opened many new possibilities for us all over the world and they are a very professional organization that always supports us as a sponsor,” says Thomas Torstensen, Sterling’s Sales Director of Norway, UK and USA. “We are proud to be a part of Worldchefs and we look forward to supporting each other for many years to come.”

“We highly value our collaboration with Sterling White Halibut,” says Ragnar Fridriksson, Worldchefs Managing Director. “We are thrilled to be a part of their story and commitment to investing in culinary professionals and supporting the next generation of industry leaders.” 

For more information about Sterling, visit https://sterlingwhitehalibut.com/en. 

Grow your brand and business by affiliating with the leading global culinary association. Learn more about Worldchefs partnership opportunities at www.worldchefs.org/partnership.

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ABOUT WORLDCHEFS

The World Association of Chefs’ Societies, known as Worldchefs, is a dynamic global network of 110 chef associations worldwide. A leading voice in the hospitality industry, Worldchefs carries 91 years of history since its founding at the Sorbonne by the venerable Auguste Escoffier. Representing a mobilized international membership of culinary professionals, Worldchefs is committed to advancing the profession and leveraging the influence of the chef jacket for the betterment of the industry and humanity at large.

Worldchefs is dedicated to raising culinary standards and social awareness through these core focus areas:

Education – Worldchefs offers support for education and professional development through the landmark Worldchefs Academy online training program, a diverse network of Worldchefs Education Partners and curriculum, and the world’s first Global Hospitality Certification recognizing on-the-job skills in hospitality; 

Networking – Worldchefs connects culinary professionals around the world through their online community platform and provides a gateway for industry networking opportunities through endorsed events and the biennial Worldchefs Congress & Expo;

Competition – Worldchefs sets global standards for competition rules, provides Competition Seminars and assurance of Worldchefs Certified Judges, and operates the prestigious Global Chefs Challenge;

Humanitarianism & Sustainability – Worldchefs Feed the Planet and World Chefs Without Borders programs relieve food poverty, deliver crisis support, and promote sustainability across the globe.

For more information about Worldchefs, visit us at www.worldchefs.org.

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At Forever Oceans we are always looking for talent at the highest level to support our mission of providing nutritious, delicious, and sustainable fish to consumers around the globe through innovation. We have a culinary board of over 50 top chefs from across the United States that help with new product innovation, culinary inspiration, education, community relations, culinary leadership to sustainability, and conservation. 

A new face joins our Culinary Board, and is the first member of the Forever Oceans Global Culinary Board. Based in the UK, Paul Dickinson worked for Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C. from 2017 to November 2022 as their Director of food.  Fuller’s operates 415 managed and tenanted operations. The managed estate is made up of 209 public houses and hotels of almost every conceivable style but with a common vision to consistently deliver distinctive, fresh food with outstanding service.

In November 2022 Paul started his own consultancy firm which concentrates on the hospitality industry across Europe, to provide the best in innovation, the highest quality of food, sustainably sourced, connecting the right skilled people to the best companies, to life and culinary coaching. At the same time acting as head coach to England’s culinary team which just won Gold and Silver in the 2022 Culinary World Cup held in Luxembourg, with the team’s focus now on the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024.

Paul sets the standard for what we are looking for in chefs around the world to join our global culinary board team. If you have a similar background of talent and skill and would like to join this high-profile team please reach out to Mark Allison, Corporate Executive Chef at Forever Oceans at:

[email protected]

Here is information on Forever Oceans™ Kanpachi:

Species: Seriola rivoliana
Common names: Kanpachi, Longfin Yellowtail, Almaco Jack & Amberjack

• Premium, sashimi grade product
• Efficient growth due to warm water
• Versatile menu offerings
• Nutrient rich, high in Omega-3’s

Now more than ever, our planet needs new methods to produce food to feed an ever-growing world population. The way we’re currently raising livestock and poultry is unhealthy both for the animals and the environment. And overfishing is depleting the oceans’ resources, not to mention a great deal of neighboring sea life. A better way isn’t just important, it’s imperative. Now. That’s what drives us. We’ve done the research, perfected the science, and innovated the tech to feed our planet and preserve our oceans. We have the fish to prove it. And we’re just getting started. We completed our Environmental Footprint Assessment partnering with The Nature Conservancy, and the carbon footprint for Forever Oceans fish is estimated to be less than 1/14 of that for beef. The farm-gate footprint of Forever Oceans Kanpachi is estimated at less than 5 kg of carbon per kilogram of fish produced, which is less than global average emissions for farmed salmon, and is therefore a comparatively low emissions form of animal protein.

“Our work with Forever Oceans demonstrates the environmental advantages of offshore aquaculture systems. With the right intent and practices, these systems can contribute to building a low carbon food system and operate in harmony with ocean ecosystems,” -Robert Jones, Global Lead for The Nature Conservancy’s Aquaculture Program

Mark William Allison
Corporate Executive Chef 
Forever Oceans 

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Worldchefs New Partnership Platform Makes Collaboration Easier Than Ever

• Worldchefs has launched a new partnership microsite, making it easier than ever for brands to connect with culinary professionals worldwide.
• Worldchefs’ concierge approach to corporate partnerships connects brands with key decision makers and provides industry professionals with innovative solutions and career development opportunities.
• Grow your brand by affiliating with the leading global culinary association. Learn more about Worldchefs partnership opportunities at www.worldchefs.org/partnership.

Paris, 30 of November 2022 – Worldchefs has launched a new microsite dedicated to growing opportunities for collaboration and partnership, making it easier than ever for brands and organizations to connect with culinary and hospitality professionals worldwide.

The new partnership platform is designed to drive corporate partnership development with a customized, concierge approach. Worldchefs’ integrated strategy helps brands reach key decision-makers to optimize returns and deliver smart solutions to Worldchefs’ network of culinary and food service professionals throughout 110 member countries.

Mark Farmer, Worldchefs’ Director of Global Partnerships states, “from media management to co-branded digital badging with Worldchefs Credentials, Worldchefs provides exceptional opportunities for strategic visibility to expand global reach to a targeted market of professional chefs across all continents.” Sponsorships and corporate partnerships connect brands with Worldchefs member organizations, their members across the globe, and the audiences they influence. 

Join Worldchefs in empowering the hospitality industry while enhancing engagement, building brand loyalty, and making an impact in social responsibility efforts. Worldchefs’ creates tailored partnerships that unite KPIs with so much more, allowing businesses to deliver on business goals and promises.

Grow your brand and business by affiliating with the leading global culinary association. Learn more about Worldchefs partnership opportunities at www.worldchefs.org/partnership.

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ABOUT WORLDCHEFS

The World Association of Chefs’ Societies, known as Worldchefs, is a dynamic global network of 110 chef associations worldwide. A leading voice in the hospitality industry, Worldchefs carries 91 years of history since its founding at the Sorbonne by the venerable Auguste Escoffier. Representing a mobilized international membership of culinary professionals, Worldchefs is committed to advancing the profession and leveraging the influence of the chef jacket for the betterment of the industry and humanity at large.

Worldchefs is dedicated to raising culinary standards and social awareness through these core focus areas:

Education – Worldchefs offers support for education and professional development through the landmark Worldchefs Academy online training program, a diverse network of Worldchefs Education Partners and curriculum, and the world’s first Global Hospitality Certification recognizing on-the-job skills in hospitality; 

Networking – Worldchefs connects culinary professionals around the world through their online community platform and provides a gateway for industry networking opportunities through endorsed events and the biennial Worldchefs Congress & Expo;

Competition – Worldchefs sets global standards for competition rules, provides Competition Seminars and assurance of Worldchefs Certified Judges, and operates the prestigious Global Chefs Challenge;

Humanitarianism & Sustainability – Worldchefs Feed the Planet and World Chefs Without Borders programs relieve food poverty, deliver crisis support, and promote sustainability across the globe.

For more information about Worldchefs, visit us at www.worldchefs.org.

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Worldchefs Renews Longstanding Partnership with Q Industries

• Q Industries, a market leader in integrated hospitality solutions, has renewed as a Global Partner of Worldchefs.
• Since 1987, family-led Q Industries has delivered innovative and cost-effective solutions to meet each client’s unique procurement needs.
• Learn more about Worldchefs partnership opportunities at www.worldchefs.org/partnership.

Paris, 14 of November 2022 – Worldchefs has renewed their longstanding partnership with Q Industries, a market leader in integrated hospitality solutions. Since 1987, family-led Q Industries has delivered products to new hotel and resort openings throughout Asia Pacific and beyond. Following their 5D integrated approach—Discover, Define, Design, Develop, and Deliver—their team collaborates with clients to meet each businesses’ unique procurement needs with innovative and cost-effective solutions.

Headquartered in Singapore, and with offices in Southeast Asia, Q Industries’ extensive range of products can be found in some of the most reputable hospitality establishments all over the world. Their Quantrum Pro range, developed by chefs for chefs, are subjected to heavy duty product testing by their chef brand ambassadors in active professional kitchens. A fully comprehensive range of kitchen OS&E to outfit any professional kitchens from A to Z offers a ‘one stop shop’ to simplify the procurement process.

Q Industries has also ventured into skills development, with Q Industries Vietnam recently building a combined workspace, culinary institute, and restaurant. In providing culinary training, they support the development of the industry workforce, helping to empower the future decision-makers and foster long-term relationship building with the next generation of industry leadership.

“It is an honour and privilege to be part of the Worldchefs organisation as a Global Sponsor,” says Q Industries’ second-generation owner and Executive Director Huilin Quek. “I believe that the synergies between our company and chefs worldwide can be limitless. The organisation brings about valuable relationships internationally to us.”

“Q Industries is a pacesetter in integrated hospitality solutions, bringing creativity, versatility, and compassion to the industry,” says Ragnar Fridriksson, Worldchefs Managing Director. “We so value our collaboration with their team of dedicated hospitality professionals and their commitment to social good.” 

For more information on Q Industries, visit https://qindustries.com.

Grow your brand and business by affiliating with the leading global culinary association. Learn more about Worldchefs partnership opportunities at www.worldchefs.org/partnership.

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ABOUT WORLDCHEFS

The World Association of Chefs’ Societies, known as Worldchefs, is a dynamic global network of 110 chef associations worldwide. A leading voice in the hospitality industry, Worldchefs carries 91 years of history since its founding at the Sorbonne by the venerable Auguste Escoffier. Representing a mobilized international membership of culinary professionals, Worldchefs is committed to advancing the profession and leveraging the influence of the chef jacket for the betterment of the industry and humanity at large.

Worldchefs is dedicated to raising culinary standards and social awareness through these core focus areas:

Education – Worldchefs offers support for education and professional development through the landmark Worldchefs Academy online training program, a diverse network of Worldchefs Education Partners and curriculum, and the world’s first Global Hospitality Certification recognizing on-the-job skills in hospitality; 

Networking – Worldchefs connects culinary professionals around the world through their online community platform and provides a gateway for industry networking opportunities through endorsed events and the biennial Worldchefs Congress & Expo;

Competition – Worldchefs sets global standards for competition rules, provides Competition Seminars and assurance of Worldchefs Certified Judges, and operates the prestigious Global Chefs Challenge;

Humanitarianism & Sustainability – Worldchefs Feed the Planet and World Chefs Without Borders programs relieve food poverty, deliver crisis support, and promote sustainability across the globe.

For more information about Worldchefs, visit us at www.worldchefs.org.

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Dilmah-Worldchefs Partnership Brews Into its Tenth Year

Paris, 8 of November 2022 – In a culinary partnership of gastronomic proportions, Dilmah commemorates its decade-long collaboration with the World Association of Chefs’ Societies (Worldchefs), celebrating our collective passion in elevating tea and bringing it the recognition it deserves.  

The collaboration which spans ten successful years has seen Dilmah and Worldchefs partnering on many events, including the vastly successful Real High Tea Global Challenge where participants competed in a culinary and sensory adventure to revolve tea around a Seven Star Luxury Tea Experience.

Dilmah will continue its co-operation with chefs around the world, to share the luxury and goodness in tea with chefs and future chefs whilst also developing Dilmah tea gastronomy and tea mixology.

 “With the resurgence of tea and the increased appreciation of tea culture, tea has become a modern must-have experience within the global hospitality industry. We are glad to carry forth this partnership into another year and take tea to newer heights in collaboration with the World Association of Chefs’ Societies. Just as tea has an innate ability to complement gastronomy beautifully, either paired with food, or as an ingredient in food or beverage, our partnership with Worldchefs too is a fruitful partnership evident in the expertise and finesse the accomplished panel of global chefs bring to tea gastronomy, and the manner in which tea as a star ingredient continues to spur them to elevate, include and honour it in their culinary masterpieces to create truly gourmet experiences,” Dilhan C. Fernando, CEO of Dilmah, commented.

Dilmah’s Worldchefs recognised Empower Culinary & Hospitality School is Sri Lanka’s premier culinary and hospitality facility, which creates new avenues and empowers underprivileged and marginalised youth with physical disabilities from rural communities and the plantation sector in Sri Lanka, through education in the fields of gastronomy and hospitality. The four-month culinary course offered by the school, completely free of charge, is equal to the best in the world with visiting international professionals supplementing the Sri Lankan faculty.  

Additionally, the Dilmah School of Tea is the first and only Worldchefs recognised Tea School in the world, and is a programme that seeks to inspire passion in tea through knowledge of the artisanal aspects of the herb amongst hospitality professionals, tea aficionados, and consumers. It is a pioneering tea training course with a programme that has been meticulously developed by our experts and endorsed by Worldchefs, and offers an unmatched standard of education and awareness on the most consumed beverage in the world after water – tea. 

“Our partnership with Dilmah is a fabulous reflection of pursuing the uniqueness of tea and its health benefits and the potential for going beyond the traditional cuppa; in exploring the luxury of terroir in tea with tea gastronomy and mixology, and the use of tea as an ingredient. Dilmah has taken the lead in bringing innovation to the global tea industry and in educating and inspiring hospitality professionals to offer new tea experiences to guests – and Worldchefs is proud to be a part of this, and to recognise an organisation that truly has a passion for our profession,” Thomas A. Gugler, President of the World Association of Chefs’, commented.

Dilmah is pleased to take forward this collaboration designed to inspire passion in tea with a Worldchefs body of ten million chefs; we raise our cuppas to a partnership as strong and energizing as our robust Brilliant Breakfast Tea! 

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ABOUT WORLDCHEFS

The World Association of Chefs’ Societies, known as Worldchefs, is a dynamic global network of 110 chef associations worldwide. A leading voice in the hospitality industry, Worldchefs carries 91 years of history since its founding at the Sorbonne by the venerable Auguste Escoffier. Representing a mobilized international membership of culinary professionals, Worldchefs is committed to advancing the profession and leveraging the influence of the chef jacket for the betterment of the industry and humanity at large.

Worldchefs is dedicated to raising culinary standards and social awareness through these core focus areas:

Education – Worldchefs offers support for education and professional development through the landmark Worldchefs Academy online training program, a diverse network of Worldchefs Education Partners and curriculum, and the world’s first Global Hospitality Certification recognizing on-the-job skills in hospitality; 

Networking – Worldchefs connects culinary professionals around the world through their online community platform and provides a gateway for industry networking opportunities through endorsed events and the biennial Worldchefs Congress & Expo;

Competition – Worldchefs sets global standards for competition rules, provides Competition Seminars and assurance of Worldchefs Certified Judges, and operates the prestigious Global Chefs Challenge;

Humanitarianism & Sustainability – Worldchefs Feed the Planet and World Chefs Without Borders programs relieve food poverty, deliver crisis support, and promote sustainability across the globe.

For more information about Worldchefs, visit us at www.worldchefs.org.

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