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Meet our 2025 Winner!

Carys Williams has been crowned our 2025 Springboard FutureChef Champion.

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An invaluable resource for teachers and educators
both in the classroom and online

Springboard FutureChef is a schools-based programme across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
that supports the development of key life skills whilst inspiring young people to pursue an exciting career within the
world of hospitality. We support students to build industry based culinary skills and knowledge, as well as connecting
teachers and students with industry professionals.

The Springboard FutureChef competition is now the biggest school culinary competition in the UK
celebrating talent and adding to our long list of successful alumni.

Springboard FutureChef National Final 2024

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FutureChef has many great benefits that help to…

Directly support the food curriculum

Access interactive classroom resources

Become a FutureChef Champion

Teach life skills and build confidence

Promote healthy eating and nutrition

Nurture industry links

“We have been supporting FutureChef since 1999 – building an amazing talent pipeline – we urge you to get involved!”

David Mulachy, FutureChef Chairman & Champion

“FutureChef is all about encouraging young people to consider choosing a career in cooking, we can all help”

Brian Turner CBE, FutureChef Life Ambassador

“It’s so important to help young people, their teachers and parents understand the incredible opportunities open to them in hospitality”

Monica Galetti, FutureChef Champion

“FutureChef is exactly what we need to recruit new talent by inspiring the next generation of chefs. It’s critical that other industry professionals use their platform to promote this initiative”

Michel Roux Jr, FutureChef Champion

“It’s important to support programs such as FutureChef that not only teach young people about food, nutrition and cooking, but also inspire them to consider a future career in hospitality”

Clare Smyth, FutureChef Champion

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