As part of our commitment to transparency, we publish the names of the judges for each competition. (If judges opt-in for their names to be made public.)

Each competition is judged by a panel of experts, food journalists, sommeliers and pastry chefs, including the names listed below. The competition is overseen by members of our international Grand Jury, who travel to each competition.

We would like to thank our judges for their hard work, including any who chose for their names not to be listed. You can find the full list of winners for this competition in our ‘Rounds & results’ section.

Lisa Arielle Allen (France), Tarts & Truffles Paris, Director, Tarts & Truffles Paris

Patricia Baker (United States), Property Management

Melina Lucia Bertocchi Ramírez (Peru), Palabra de Vino/Revista Sommelier

Jocie Bussin (Canada), Retired Restaurant Owner and Chef

Caterina Capurro (Peru), San Ignacio de Loyola University

Martin Christy (United Kingdom), Seventy%, Permanent Grand Jury

Christy Conte (Canada), Chocolate Cherry Berry

Bob Goldfarb (United States), Cocoazoo

Sally Hildebrandt (Canada), Centennial College Professor of Baking & Pastry Arts Management, http://www.youtube.com/c/BiteandChiu

Jim Koper (United States), Aerospace Engineer, JK Chocolate Truffles

Aurelio Loret-de-mola (Peru), Cacao life

Adrienne Newman (United States), Founder at Flavor Curious Travel

Stephanie Pellny Valdez (Peru), Amazon Specialties SAC, Cacao Life

Giacomo Pischiutti (United Kingdom), Corporate Chef Consultant UNOX UK / Pastry Chef

Maricel Presilla (United States), Chef, Restaurateur, Author, Permanent Grand Jury

Alex Rast (United Kingdom), Consultant, Reviewer, Seventy% , Permanent Grand Jury

Vanessa Rolfini Arteaga (Peru), Journalist

Joy Skipper (United Kingdom), Food and Nutrition Consultant, Joy Skipper

Terese Weiss (Denmark), Interpreter / Chocolate Educator