COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
CHAîNE FOUNDATION IN ACTION
Empowering future chefs and hospitality leaders
Over the past 40 years, we have provided educational assistance of over $5 million to more than 125 educational institutions throughout our service area. We continue to provide assistance directly to these institutions and to promote the medalists in our Young Chefs and Young Sommeliers competitions.
GIVING BACK
YOUNG CHEF and YOUNG SOMMELIER COMPETITIONS
Our goal is to encourage the cultural differences in food & wine presentation and preparation
using a traditional approach and be a major player in the transmission of knowledge.
These competitions encourage and promote
competitive experiences, career development,
professionalism, a means to showcase talent
and creativity and helps to broaden appreciation
of cultural differences. Switzerland organized
the first competition in 1977; the US in 1990.
Competitions are held at provincial, national and international levels in countries around
the world. The Young Chef Competition “Jeune
Commis” has been featured on Food Network
and CNN. The Chaîne Foundation is proud to
support these and other career development
opportunities for young/aspiring professionals.
