Enter the World Steak Challenge
Benchmark quality, breed credentials and processing standards on an international stage
If you still wish to enter this year's World Steak Challenge, please email rebecca.george@wrbm.com
Do you have what it takes to rise to the challenge ?
Launched in 2015 to deliver a recognised stamp of quality to support world-class steak production on a global platform, World Steak Challenge gives steak producers from across the world a unique opportunity to benchmark product quality, breed credentials and processing standards on the international stage. With four categories open for entries we are on the hunt for the best Fillet, Ribeye, Sirloin and Wagyu from across the globe. Whether your steaks are grass or grain-fed, we want to hear from beef producers, cattle farmers and ranchers, beef processors, steak brands and beef wholesalers.
This year we have introduced grass and grain-fed winners for the Fillet, Sirloin and Ribeye categories plus four brand new company awards. With hundreds of applications currently in progress, we want to ensure that your steak has a chance to gain some well-deserved recognition and reward. Anyone who enters a steak into this year’s competition will be eligible to enter our FREE Company Awards.
Securing a medal in the prestigious World Steak Challenge is a great opportunity to raise the profile of your business and open the door to new customers and opportunities. The World Steak Challenge generated over 1.2 billion opportunities to see via print & online press coverage in 2023!
Here are just some of the benefits of entering:
- Gain an internationally recognised stamp of excellence
- Independently prove the quality of your product
- Benchmark quality, breed credentials and processing standards on an international stage
- Feedback report put together by our panel of industry expert judges (NEW FOR 2024!)
- Utilise the awards scheme to build exports and drive sales in home markets
Submit your top fillet, ribeye, sirloin, or wagyu steak now for a chance to claim the title of the ‘World's Best Steak’!
Categories
Enter one or more categories by selecting the correlating tick-box(s).
You can enter multiple steaks - entries of 3 or more automatically qualify for a 10% discount!
Please note: Only full blooded Wagyu can enter the Wagyu category, all cross breeds will need to entered in the relevant cuts
Deliveries will take place on the 9th and 10th September at Vlees & Co, Amsterdam.
Once you have completed and paid for your entry, a member of our dedicated team will be in direct contact with complete information about the dispatch and successful delivery of your product.
Find out more about our NEW Company Awards
Awards Medals
All qualifying steaks from each category will be awarded a Gold, Silver or Bronze medal. Winners can utilise these medals on product packaging and marketing efforts, aligning their produce with an internationally recognised accreditation scheme that symbolises quality.
All Gold medal-winning steaks automatically qualify for our international categories, where we announce the best steak from Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. We will also reveal who will receive the coveted award of The World's Best Steak.
Judging Integrity
The World Steak Challenge prides itself on offering an independent, robust and fair judging process from start to finish. Integrity is at the heart of everything we do. Every steak is judged on its own merits against the internationally agreed judging criteria.
Stage One – Technical judging
All steaks are scored blindly on raw and cooked criteria by our expert panel of judges.
Stage Two – Scoring
All scores are totalled and the winners are verified by our judging panel.
Independent
The judging is independent and monitored at every stage. Every steak is judged on its own merits against the internationally agreed judging criteria.
Results
All steaks have the chance to win a gold, silver or bronze medal. The top-scoring steak will receive the coveted award of The World's Best Steak.