Fazer Culinary Team exhibition at the Fazer Experience visitor centre
An exhibition on the Fazer Culinary Team is running at the Fazer Experience visitor centre in Vantaa until the end of the year. Fazer Culinary Team Finland and Fazer Culinary Team Sweden are currently practicing for the Culinary World Cup to be held in Luxembourg this November. In 2016, Fazer Culinary Team Finland won gold in the catering series of the Culinary Olympics.
The Fazer Culinary Teams from both Finland and Sweden are aiming for gold in the 2018 Culinary World Cup, which will be held in the Expogast exhibition centre in Luxembourg from 23 to 29 November. The exhibition in the Fazer Experience Visitor Centre has photographs, prizes and menus created by the team, as well as diplomas of team members.
Against food waste
The theme of this year’s Culinary World Cup is tackling food wastage. The task for each team in the catering section is to prepare a three-course meal in five hours for 150 people, for less than EUR 5 per person. The teams plan, organise and implement the three-course meal. The competition menu must include a soup, three warm meals, one of which is meat, one fish and one vegetarian, a salad buffet and a dessert.
“Responsibility is very important to us at Fazer, and this year’s theme is close to our heart”, says Fazer Food Services director of gastronomy and product development Marianne Nordblom. “In our day-to-day work, we strive to make the most of the ingredients we use and to minimise loss. We are looking forward to the teams being able to rise to the challenge of creating a responsible and delicious menu for the visitors and judges”.
The Culinary World Cup is held every four years, and is the world’s largest culinary competition. The Culinary Olympics have been organized since 1900, with teams from Asia, several European countries and the United States. The Fazer Culinary Team is the first-ever Finnish team to participate in the competition’s catering series. This year, a record number of teams will participate in the catering series.
The Fazer Experience Visitor Centre is a feast for the senses
The Fazer Experience Visitor Centre was opened in autumn 2016, when Fazer celebrated its 125th year. The centre, in Fazerila, Vantaa, is an architectural landmark and a popular destination for visitors of all ages. The visitor centre has a highly engaging exhibition, a shop, Fazer Café, and also offers meeting services and a variety of events. The centre welcomed over 180,000 visitors in 2017, and the number is growing.
Fazer Culinary Team Sweden
Team members: Dan Assarsson, Adam Hallberg, Daniel Lund, Marcus Ludvigsson, Patrik Sättgren and Susanne Strandqvist. The coach, mentor and project manager are, respectively, Niclas Melin, Kurt Weid and Juanita Conway.
Fazer Culinary Team Finland
Team members: Mika Pesonen, Juha Aalto, Reko Riikonen, Sami Toropainen, Lilli Jyräs, Tapio Bergström, Matti Tikka, Lemmikki Ruuskanen and Antti Tynkkynen. The coach is Karri Käki.
Print-ready pictures:
www.fazergroup.com/pictures (Media_Press – Fazer Visitor Centre and New Fazer Culinary Team)
More information and reservations:
Marianne Nordblom, director of gastronomy and product development, Fazer Food Services, tel. +358 400 605,778
Anu Kokko, Director, Fazer Experience Visitor Centre, Fazerintie 6, FI-01230 Vantaa, tel. +358 40 504 2746
Email addresses are of the form firstname.lastname@fazer.com
Fazer's media phone line is open Mon–Fri from 8 am to 4 pm, tel. +358 40 668 2998
www.visitfazer.com and visitfazer@fazer.com
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Fazer Group
Fazer is an International family-owned company offering quality bakery, confectionery, biscuit and grain products, plant-based meals, non-dairy products, on-the-go food & drinks as well as food and café services. Fazer’s mission is Food with a Purpose. The Group operates in eight countries and exports to around 40 countries. Fazer’s success, ever since its establishment in 1891, has been based on the best product and service quality, beloved brands, the passion of its skilful people and the Group’s responsible ways of working. In 2017, Fazer Group had net sales of 1.6 billion euros and nearly 15,000 employees. Fazer’s operations comply with ethical principles that are based on the Group’s values and the UN Global Compact.
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