Juges – World Final 2026

Dans le cadre de notre engagement avec l’équipe de AWARDS et leur réglement; ce que nous faisons toujours en matière de transparence, nous publions les noms des juges pour chaque concours. (Sauf ceux qui ne souhaitent pas être publiés).

Chaque concours est jugé par un panel d’experts, journalistes de l’alimentation, sommeliers et pâtissiers, y compris les noms énumérés ci-dessous. La compétition est supervisée par les membres de notre Grand jury international, qui se rendent à chaque compétition.

Nous tenons à remercier nos juges pour leur travail acharné, y compris ceux qui ont choisi de ne pas figurer sur leur nom. Vous pouvez trouver la liste complète des gagnants de cette compétition dans notre section «Rounds & résultats» sur le site officiel.


Lauren Adler (United States), Chocolopolis/Pacific Northwest Chocolate Society, Chocolopolis

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

Patricia Baker (United States), Property Management

Sandro Bosticco (Italy), www.winesurf.it

Jocie Bussin (Canada), Retired Restaurant Owner and Chef

Jan Calkins (Canada), Calkins & Burke Ltd., Calkins & Burke Ltd.

Claudio Capaccioli (Italy), Food and Beverage Expert

Anne Cayer (Canada), Go Squab / Head of Marketing

June Chan (Hong Kong), Clinical Dietitian

Alison Chan (Hong Kong), Architect / Designer

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

Christy Conte (Canada), Chocolate Cherry Berry

Finn Doyle (Australia), Cacao About Town (Chocolate taster / maker / educator)

Jennifer Earle (United Kingdom), Chocolate Ecstasy Tours, Chocolate Ecstasy Tours

George Gensler (United States), Manhattan Chocolate Society, Permanent Grand Jury

Bob Goldfarb (United States), Cocoazoo

Ana González Rodríguez (Spain), Basque Culinary Center – Docente en pastelería.

E.B. Harper (United States), Diplomat

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

Kaysee Hill (United States), Kaysee Hill

Kathryn Laverack (United Kingdom), Cocoa Encounters, Cocoa Encounters

Jeffrey Lee (Hong Kong), Cult de Choco Ltd. / Director, Cult de Choco

Yaxing Li (New Zealand), The Chocolate Bar NZ Ltd/ Owner, The Chocolate Bar NZ

Per Liss (Sweden), Chokladakademien, Chokladakademien

Bining Lu (Australia), Social Work

Mary Luz Mejia (Canada), Food Writer, Content Marketer and Level II Chocolate Taster, Online Portfolio

Monica Meschini (Italy), Chocolate/Tea Taster, Wine Sommelier, Permanent Grand Jury

Liudmila Musatova (Italy), Food stylist

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

Luke Owen Smith (New Zealand), Freelance chocolate journalist and marketer

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

Gilda Sandique (Philippines), Chef-Consultant/Lead Trainer

Karla Schade (United States), Opening Chocolate

Michaela Schupp (Judge) (Germany), Chocolats-de-luxe.de, Chocolats-de-luxe.de

Erin Seidemann (United States), TD Securities / Supervisory Analyst, Director, Chocolate Judge

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

PANSOPIN SUPAPPANIT (Thailand), Chocolate Blogger: Dekcheerchocolate

Gabriella Szabo (Hungary), Freelance chocolate blogger, journalist, speaker (chocolate tastings and pairings), https://specialtystories.coffee/

Svein-Magnus Sørensen (Norway), Founder and Chief Tasting Officer, Sjokoladesmaking.no

Tharaphong Thipphot (Thailand), Molamoon By ลุงแอม

Marc Torrano García-Penche (Spain), The Cacao Society

Lilla Toth-Tatai (Austria), Little Beetle Chocolates Ltd., Little Beetle Chocolates

Barbie Van Horn (United States), Finding Fine Chocolate, Finding Fine Chocolate

Vanessa Vanessa Rolfini (Peru), Journalist

Giselle Weybrecht (Australia), indendent author/researcher

Yuk Ho, Horace YUEN (Hong Kong), Student

Michelle Zimmerman (United States), Curating Taste