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 Ramรญrez (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
