2013 Great Amazing Duck Race!
Culinary Students...on your mark!
The Great Amazing Duck Race!
It's time to announce details for the 2013 Great Amazing Duck Race, proudly presented by King Cole Ducks Limited, Canda's leading producer of world-class duckling products.
DATE: Saturday, March 16, 2013
TIME: A Farmer's Day: Crack of Dawn to Dusk!
LOCATION:
Start - King Cole Duck Farms, Newmarket, Ontario
Finish - Kitchen Labs, George Brown College, Toronto, Ontario
THE EVENT:
You and your teammate will start "The Great Amazing Duck Race" at the crack of dawn picking up duck eggs, making breakfast with your duck eggs, racing to the main farm for a CYOD (cut your own duck ) competition, running out the door with 'Duck in Pot', to race via subway to a secret location in downtown Toronto, before ending up in the culinary labs of George Brown for the final cook off.
DEADLINE: Midnight, February 6, 2013
CRITERIA:
- Ten Top Reasons we should choose your team for The Great Amazing Duck Race
- Reference letter from College
- Duck recipe as per competition instructions
Open to 2nd year culinary students. Ten teams of two participants, one team per college will be selected. If space becomes available, a second team per college may be selected.
The Race will challenge you in the ultimate 'Farm-to-Fork' farming experience and recipe competition.
The Prize:
1st Prize: $1,000 per competitor
2nd Prize: $250 per competitor
3rd Prize: $100 per competitor
Mark your calendars, discuss with your program gurus and get your creative juices flowing!
For more details or questions please email,
Race Day Co-ordinator:
Chris Conzelmann
cconzelmann@kingcoleducks.com
Email or Fax your submissions to:
Patricia Thompson,
Director of Sales & Marketing
pthompson@kingcoleducks.com
fax: (905) 836-4440
Note: Competitors MUST arrive Friday, March 15rd by 7:30pm. Hotel accommodations provided by King Cole Ducks at the Comfort Inn, Newmarket. ON
Please be sure to review the Event Guidelines in this package. Download, fill in these forms and get them to us!
Participant Conditions [172kb]
Registration Form [104kb]
Event Details [248kb]
To view last year's Race click on the video below:
A LEAGUE OF OUR OWN!
(January, 2012) King Cole Ducks is proud to announce it has achieved SQF Accreditation, one of the highest standards in the world for food safety and quality.
As the only duck producer in North America to achieve this world-class standard, we want chefs, buyers and consumers to recognize the significant commitment KCD has made to your ultimate safety and satisfaction.
With our clean label ingredients, natural farming process as one of North America's only vertically-integrated farms and now SQF, why would you buy any other brand?
