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Competing on Monday 1st March in the Electrolux kitchen linked to the Steelite restaurant, the British Culinary Federation cooked a three course meal for 100 key industry visitors to Hotelympia, the UK’s leading catering and hospitality exhibition. Captained by Simon Hulstone,...

About 40 women (and men!) participated in the Women in WACS forum at World Association of Chefs Societies 34th world congress held in Santiago Chile 2010. It was an open discussion where many suggestions were given for our objectives for the next few years, including continuing...

To achieve international standards across the globe at WACS endorsed culinary competitions, Gert Kloetzke of the WACS Culinary committee developed a two-day intensive jury seminar to assist and educate junior judges worldwide. Chefs will have to attend the judge seminar to...

Dr Billy Gallagher, Honorary President and Honorary life member of WACS is the custodian and name sake of the Bill Gallagher Junior Chefs forum. The Junior forums commenced in Japan in 2002 with consequent Bill Gallagher Junior Chef Forums in Ireland, New Zealand, Dubai and in...

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What we do

	Women In WACS
Very rarely do we get the opportunity to meet great women chefs. Here, WACS brings to you profiles of some of the best in the society.

	Junior Chefs Forum
This forum has the aim to educate junior chefs from around the world in a learning forum, enabling them to build upon their knowledge.

	International Chefs Day 2009
This special day for chefs was started by Bill Gallagher nearly four years ago. Today, it is celebrated around the world for chefs to give back...

	Global Master Chefs
This certification is the highest level of certification chefs can reach in their careers. Find out more about this programme here.

	Humanitarian Program
WACS have always believed in giving back to the community. With this humanitarian programme, the society aims to do just that.

	Train the Trainer
This initiative is launched by WACS to help spread the knowledge of quality cuisine around the world through a series of lectures.

Messages

President's Message

Gissur Gudmundsson

I write this message with both sadness and happiness. Happiness over a very successful congress in Chile, organized by the ACHIGA and WACS together. But I also write this with sadness because, only a month after the congress, our friends,... read more

Article of the Month

Louis Perrotte
U.S.A

I am deeply honored that you have elected me to serve as Continental Director for the Americas and I will do my very best to see that WACS reaches it's full potential under the leadership of President Gissur Gudmundsson. Within my region, as it... read more