Denmark's Best Baker & Pastry Chef

Experience bread and cakes in a special class when Master Bakers and Pastry chefs in Denmark hold prestigious professional competitions

Denmark’s Best Pasty Chef and Denmark’s Best Baker

Experience bread and cakes of the highest quality as some of the country’s most talented bakers and confectioners compete for prestigious titles at Foodexpo.


Watch competitions for bakers and confectioners at Bakers Alley, Hall H. 

Bakers Alley

The Danish Association of Master Bakers and Confectioners (BKD), in collaboration with the Food Workers’ Union NNF, will crown Denmark’s Best Baker and Denmark’s Best Confectioner as skilled participants compete at the highest level.

Read more about the competitions in Danish on BKD’s website here.

 

Denmark's Best Pastry Chef and Denmark's Best Baker at Foodexpo

Denmark's Best Pastry Chef

On Foodexpo's opening day, Sunday 22 March, 4 confectioners conjure up impressive tiered and fromage cakes and two types of filled chocolates when they compete for the title of Denmark's Best Patry Chef.

Sunday 22 March in the competition area at Bakers Alley, in Hall H
Competition at 10.00 - 15.00
Award ceremony at 16.00 - 16.30

Participants

  • Allan Colding-Andersen, Bodenhoff Bageri, employed
  • Priskilla Ramona Kjølby, BAK'S Bakery & Deli, employed
  • Julie Binau Dyreborg, Farumhus, employed

Pastry Chef competition at Foodexpo

Denmark's Best Baker

Baguettes, New York rolls and pastry are just some examples of what is on the menu when 6 bakers go into the kitchens and compete for the title of Denmark's Best Baker.

Monday 23 March in the competition area at Bakers Alley, in Hall H
Competition at 10.00 - 15.00
Award ceremony at 16.00 - 16.30

Participants

  • Sanjiv Giri, Maison D'Brød, owner
  • Rehne Bank Jensen, Banks, owner
  • Lasse Nørup Bentsen, Bakefull, owner
  • Oliver Saksun, Meyers Bageri, employed
  • David Høgsbo, Pompei, employed
  • Philip Tang Gram

Baking Competition at Foodexpo.

Denmark's Best Truffle Cake

Once again this year, bakeries from across the country will compete for the coveted title of ‘Denmark’s Best Truffle Cake.’

An expert jury of industry professionals will select the top 10 truffle cake entries from all submissions to advance to the final, where visitors can taste and vote for their favorite.

Tueday 24 March in the competition area on Bakers Alley, in Hall H
At 11.00 - 12.30: Competition and taste assessment (professional jury)
At 13.30 - 14.30: Tastings and voting (visitors)
At 15.30 - 15.45: Award ceremony
At 15.45:  Distribution of Truffle Cakes

Denmark's Best Truffle Cake