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

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

Carole Dupuy-Batkai (France), Independent, PM

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

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

Jurate Lukoseviciute (United Kingdom), Jurate BAKES

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

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

Robert Wolfarth (United States), Cadence Cocoa