Calling all Chartwells Chefs! Create the next great Impossible campus dish. Compete against Chartwells campuses nationwide, receive free product samples, showcase your culinary creativity, engage your students, and compete for over $5,000 in prizes and national bragging rights.

Register below to compete. You will be shipped samples of Impossible Foods product to use in the creation of an original dish. You will share your creation on campus in a station takeover. If your dish wows your student body and our judges, you could win BIG! We have $5000 in prizes up for grabs! So fill out the form and start planning how you’re going to make an impact with Impossible Foods! Full contest rules and timeline can be found below.

Contest Timeline

Registration

Fill out the form below to sign up to compete and indicate which product(s) you are most interested in trying! REGISTRATION EXTENDED TO AUG 31st!

Round 1 – Dish Creation

Registered chefs will receive product samples to come up with an original dish. You will be provided with a form to submit a photo and description of your dish, telling us how you utilized Impossible Foods product in the dish and why you think your dish will make an impact on campus. In addition you will be provided with a form to submit your recipe in the Chartwells Menuworks format.

Your dish must be an entree that showcases Impossible Foods as the main protein. There is no elimination in this phase – every dish that meets the requirements will move forward to Round 2! You have until Sept 16 to get your complete round 1 submission in (dish photo, description, full recipe).

Round 2 – Campus Station Takeover

Once you’ve created your unique Impossible Foods dish, the next step is to share it with your campus and get feedback from the student body! Each campus will run station takeover(s) featuring their submitted concept(s) in a retail or residential dining location. Students will vote and provide feedback using QR codes or approved survey methods. You will have until Nov 13th to run your station takeover and submit your performance data.

Campuses must collect and submit the following real performance data:

• Student Feedback (Required):
  • Happy-or-Not scores (or equivalent satisfaction metric)
  • Overall rating / score from student voting
  • Total number of votes submitted
  • Top 3 positive comments and top 3 constructive comments
• Operational & Business Data (Required):
  • Total portions produced
  • Total portions sold/served
  • Revenue generated
  • For Residential:
    • Impact on participation / customer counts vs a normal day
  • For Retail:
    • Incremental sales and revenue vs a normal day or similar item

Judging and Prizes

After each campus submits their Round 2 recap package a panel of judges will determine winners based on:

• Student satisfaction data and voting results
• Food quality and concept strength
• Creativity and differentiation
• Operational feasibility
• Business viability and scalability
• Demonstrated impact on satisfaction, participation, and/or sales

Winners will be announced by November 20th

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

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*This contest is only open to Chartwells Chefs.