Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat Competition 2023

Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat Competition is an island wide culinary competition conducted by Nestlé Professional Sri Lanka, in collaboration with Chef Guild of Sri Lanka, to nurture new talent in the hospitality industry which is imperative in boosting tourism in the country. As the B2B arm of Nestlé Lanka, Nestlé Professional endeavors to work together with food service professionals by offering solutions that address unique business challenges and opportunities to grow and succeed. Towards this end, the company partnered with Swiss Hotel Management Academy and A. Baur & Co. (Pvt) Ltd., to provide 4 scholarships to young aspiring individuals in the hospitality industry. Accordingly, two scholarships were awarded to the winners of the Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat Competition, with a further two scholarships awarded to two outstanding students of The Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (SLITHM).

These scholarships were handed over by Nestlé Professional to the Sri Lanka Hospitality Graduates Association (SLHGA) at an event held on Jan 9, with the participation of distinguished guests –Swiss Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Dominik Furgler; Chairman of Chef Guild of Sri Lanka, Gerard Mendis; President of Sri Lanka Hospitality Graduates Association (SLHGA), Asela Wevita; MD/CEO of Baur’s & Co., Rolf Balser; Chairman Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management (SLITHM), Shirantha Peiris; Chairman Sri Lanka Tourism Bureau, Chalaka Gajabahu and Jason Avanceña, Managing Director, Nestlé Lanka.