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World Food Championships to Take Place in Alabama This Year
Matt BosterViewed: 1311
Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Feb 10 2016 5:54 AM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 5, 2016) – The World Food Championships announced today that it is going coastal for the first time and moving the 2016 Ultimate Food Fight to Orange Beach, Alabama. Now celebrating its 5th Anniversary, WFC will be held Nov. 8-15 at The Wharf, a resort destination with a full-service marina, retail, dining and entertainment options anchored by a multi-use event center and a 10,000-seat amphitheater.
The televised cooking competition features over $350,000.00 in prize money and the only way to gain an entry into the prestigious cooking competition is to win a local contest. In Alabama, there are a few cooking competitions in which the winner will advance to the World Food Championships.
In the Barbecue division, there are only two contests in Alabama where the winner will proceed to the finals in Orange, Beach, Alabama. They are the Tri-State BBQ Festival in Dothan (April 8-9) and the Whistle Stop BBQ Competition in Huntsville (May 6). Other competitions are scheduled around the country which serve as qualifiers, plus there are competitions in Canada, the United Kingdom, France and the Netherlands whose winners will also advance.
There is a hamburger grilling division at the World Food Championships as well, and the only competition in the state of Alabama that is a qualifier as of this time is the Tuffy Battle of the Burgers held in conjunction with the Tri-State BBQ festival in Dothan on April 8.
There is a World Sandwich Competition, and Tuscaloosa is the only state qualifier for this contest. It was held November 7th, 2015 at the Game Day Chef Challenge, and it’s winner will advance to the 2016 World Foods. There is not currently another qualifier scheduled in Alabama for this event.
In the World Food Championships Dessert division, the Tri-State BBQ festival is also a qualifier for this competition in the Dothan Eagle Dessert Competition, and is the only qualifying competition in the state of Alabama at this time. This event has several qualifiers in California, Arizona and Florida, but not very many throughout the Southeast.
The World Food Championships was created in 2012 and has experienced rapid growth ever since. From a 30% annualized growth in competitors, to its second TV series that will be aired this summer on Destination America, the WFC has evolved into a year-long quest for thousands of competitors and foodies. This year's tournament is expected to eclipse 400 teams from 20 countries and 45 states, all vying for a part of the $350,000 prize purse and its industry-leading $100,000 grand prize. The direct economic impact of WFC in 2015 surpassed $2 million, while more than 3500 room nights were booked and a national media value of $26 million was reported by BurrelleLuce, an independent media monitoring service.
For more information about the World Food Championships, visit worldfoodchampionships.com and if you would like to compete in a qualifying competition in Dothan, visit TriStateBBQ.com or call 334-699-1475. To learn more about qualifying in Huntsville at the Whistle Stop, visit rocketcitybbq.com
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