Juges – World Final 2026

Gezien ons streven naar transparantie publiceren we de namen van de juryleden voor elke wedstrijd. (Van juryleden die daarvoor toestemming hebben gegeven.)

Elke wedstrijd wordt gejureerd door een panel van experts, voedseljournalisten, sommeliers en banketbakkers, onder wie de namen op de onderstaande lijst. De wedstrijd wordt overzien door leden van onze internationale Grand Jury, die speciaal naar elke wedstrijd gaan.

We bedanken onze juryleden voor hun harde werk, inclusief degenen die niet op de lijst staan. U vindt de volledige lijst winnaars in onze ‘Rounds & results’-sectie.


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