Recipe Competition

Create a recipe featuring

Minor's® Ancho Flavour Concentrate, and you could ...

WIN a Trip to the

2026 Culinary Federation National Conference in Waterloo Region, ON!


Deadline to request your Minor's® Sample Box

is fast approaching ...


Requests must be received by March 29th!

(See "How to Enter" below)


Our Minor's® products are ready-to-eat, so expand your culinary freedom with layers of flavour that are food safe, for use in hot and cold applications. From aioli's and dressings to sauces and toppings, Minor's® bases and flavour concentrates are Ready to Flavour™ your next inspired creation.


You MUST USE Minor's® Ancho Flavour Concentrate in your recipe! Grab some inspiration from the recipe challenge theme - HAND HELD GLOBAL STREET FOOD!


Minor's® Ancho Flavour Concentrate has a rich flavour and adds a sweet and pungent taste to dishes. Easy to be customized. Can be used to add the distinctive flavour of ancho chilies to any traditional or signature dishes.


Use your creative talents to produce a recipe that must feature Minor's® Ancho Flavour Concentrate in two (2) applications:

  • Unheated in a signature condiment (sauce or topping) to demonstrate the Minor's® Ready to Flavour advantage
  • In a hot cooking application (ie. cold signature ancho mayo on power bowl with grains cooked in Minor's® Ancho Flavour Concentrate broth)

How to Enter


STEP 1

To claim your Minor's® sample box, send your name, address and phone # via email to the Nestlé Professional team at: ramiz.chaudhry@ca.nestle.com. Requests must be received by March 29, 2026.


STEP 2

Once you have received your Ready to Flavour Minor's® sample, it's time to get creative!


Submit your recipe and a picture or video, NO LATER THAN APRIL 22, 2026 to the link HERE.



STEP 3

Post to Instagram and Facebook with the following tags:

@nestleprofessionalcanada #minorsconcentrate #readytoflavour #makeitwithminors

@culinaryfederation #cdnchefs #cdncooks #cdnculinary

Further Details / Rules & Regulations


The final recipe must feature Minor's® Ancho Flavour Concentrate in two (2) applications:

  • Unheated in a signature condiment (sauce or topping) to demonstrate the Minor's® Ready to Flavour advantage;
  • In a hot cooking application (ie. cold signature ancho mayo on power bowl with grains cooked in Minor's® Ancho Flavour Concentrate broth)

The grand prize winner will be selected by a judging panel of Nestlé Professional chefs and foodservice professionals. Judging will include:


ROUND 1

All qualifying entries received during the contest period will be judged based on the following criteria:

  • Creative use of Minor's® Ancho Flavour Concentrate (50%)
  • Adherence to the theme of Hand Held Global Street Food (40%)
  • Operational Efficiency (10%)


ROUND 2

The top five (5) highest scoring entries will be prepared and judged by the same panel of judges based on the following criteria:

  • Flavour (50%)
  • Creative use of Minor's® Products (20%)
  • Adherence to the theme of Hand Held Global Street Food (20%)
  • Operational Efficiency (10%)


The winner will receive a trip to the 2026 Culinary Federation National Conference (May 25-28, 2026), including conference registration, 4 nights accommodation and travel to and from Waterloo Region, ON from the winner's home.


The winning chef's recipe will be featured at the Culinary Federation Supplier Showcase on May 27, 2026.


Winner will be announced on or before April 30, 2026.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The Make it with Minor's® Recipe Contest is open to legal residents of Canada who are of the age of majority in their province of residence AND who are active, paid members of the Culinary Federation. Contest begins on 03/03/2026 and ends on 04/30/2026. Nestlé Professional® Canada and Culinary Federation reserve the right to change competition terms and conditions at any time without prior notice. In the event that any changes are made, the revised terms and conditions shall be communicated to all participating members of the Culinary Federation via email.


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