LIVINGSTON, Calif. — Your favorite chicken recipe could be worth $10,000.
Foster Farms today announces the call for entries for its first-ever Foster
Farms West Coast Chicken Cooking Contest. The contest’s champion will earn a
prize of $10,000 plus a one-year supply of fresh Foster Farms chicken*. The
company is carrying on the tradition of the now defunct National Chicken Cooking
Contest, the nation’s longest running and most lucrative cooking competition,
but bringing it closer to home on the West Coast. Home, amateur and professional
chefs residing in California, Oregon and Washington are encouraged to submit
their prized, original chicken recipes for consideration. Recipes must feature
fresh Foster Farms chicken and should be inspired by local ingredients as a
testament to Foster Farms’ commitment to foods that are fresh, locally-grown and
always natural. The deadline to enter is June 30, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. PDT and
the contest will culminate with finals held in San Francisco in
September 2010 during National Chicken Month.
“As a longstanding West Coast brand devoted to the fresh, natural foods of our
region, we want to encourage consumers in our area to celebrate local tastes and
flavors with chicken as the centerpiece,” said Ira Brill, Director of Marketing
and Advertising Services for Foster Farms. “Fresh chicken continues to be a
nutritious, affordable mealtime staple on which consumers rely and they’re
always looking for new ways to enjoy it. With the Foster Farms West Coast
Chicken Cooking Contest, we’re hoping to inspire new ways to prepare
locally-grown chicken.”
Foster Farms will host three regional recipe judging semifinals in California,
Oregon and Washington in late summer and early fall 2010 culminating with The
Final Cook-off in mid-September at one of San Francisco’s most prestigious
culinary institutions.
- Fifteen semifinalists will receive $100 and their recipes will be judged
in the regional competitions. Six regional winners – two from each state –
will receive $1,000. - The six regional winners will head to The Final Cook-off in San Francisco
to compete for the grand prize of $10,000 and a one-year* supply of fresh
Foster Farms chicken. Finalists will receive travel and lodging
accommodations.
The contest is open to all California, Oregon and Washington residents over the
age of 18. Contestants are encouraged to submit their unique chicken recipes
featuring fresh Foster Farms chicken and local ingredients, wherever possible.
Entries will be judged by members of the food media and culinary professionals.
For complete contest rules, please visit www.fosterfarms.com/cookingcontest. Entries
can be submitted online at www.fosterfarms.com/cookingcontest, by e-mail at
cookingcontest@fosterfarms.com or by mail to Foster Farms, Cooking Contest, P.O.
Box 306, Livingston, CA 95334.
About Foster Farms
Since 1939, West Coast families have depended on Foster Farms for premium
quality chicken and turkey products. Family-owned and operated, the company
continues its legacy of excellence and commitment to quality established by its
founders, Max and Verda Foster. Foster Farms specializes in fresh, all natural
chicken and turkey products free of preservatives, additives or injected sodium
enhancers. Based in California’s Central Valley, with ranches also in the
Pacific Northwest, the company’s fresh chicken and turkey are produced in or
near each region served. Foster Farms also produces delicious pre-marinated,
ready-to-cook and fully cooked products that meet the quality and convenience
needs of today’s home cooks, retailers, warehouse clubs and foodservice
customers. The company’s commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service,
and people is a source of great pride, and, a longtime family tradition.
* Winner will receive 104 $10 vouchers good for fresh Foster Farms chicken.
Source:
Foster Farms