Mccormick For Chefs Joins A C F Culinary Team U S A As Silver Sponsor

The American Culinary Federation (ACF) is pleased to announce that Hunt Valley, Md.-based McCormick For Chefs is the latest organization to pledge its support to ACF Culinary Team USA, the official representative for the United States in major international culinary competitions. McCormick For Chefs signed on as a silver-level sponsor in December 2010.

"We are grateful that McCormick For Chefs has joined our team of sponsors who make it possible for ACF Culinary Team USA to display America's cuisine to the world," said Steve Jilleba, CMC, CCE, AAC, ACF Culinary Team USA manager. "In November 2010, ACF Culinary Team USA brought home two gold medals and placed third overall in the Villeroy & Boch Culinary World Cup 2010 in Luxembourg. Now, with the help of our generous sponsors, we are on the road to bringing home the gold at the 2012 IKA 'culinary Olympics' in Erfurt, Germany."

"McCormick For Chefs is proud to extend its partnership with ACF by sponsoring and actively supporting ACF Culinary Team USA at the IKA 'culinary Olympics,'" said Phil Kafarakis, vice president of McCormick For Chefs, McCormick & Company's Food Away From Home division. "We celebrate these foodservice professionals' culinary creativity, passion for flavorful food and determination to showcase the highest caliber of cooking. Together, ACF and McCormick For Chefs, remain committed to raising awareness and visibility for the foodservice industry by encouraging use of unique flavor combinations and creation of new culinary innovations."

Founded in 1889, McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of spices, herbs, seasonings, specialty foods and flavors to the entire food industry-retail outlets, food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. McCormick For Chefs-McCormick's Food Away From Home division-provides unrivaled solutions to the distinct needs of professional foodservice with its McCormick Culinary, Lawry's, OLD BAY, Thai Kitchen? and Zatarain's products. Chefs and operators can be confident that McCormick brings more sensory science experience, product innovation and flavor expertise for quality taste experiences. For more information and recipe ideas, visit www.McCormickForChefs.com.

About ACF Culinary Team USA
ACF Culinary Team USA is a top contender on the world culinary stage. The national team placed third overall and won two gold medals at the 2010 Culinary World Cup. The military team placed sixth overall and won gold and bronze medals. The 1960 team captured the first world championship at the IKA and repeated the distinction in 1980, 1984 and 1988 by winning the hot-food competition all three times and establishing a new world record for the most consecutive gold-medal wins. The team took home the gold medal in hot-food cooking in 2004. Since 1998, all ACF Culinary Team USA teams-national, regional, pastry and student-have won 35 gold and 12 silver medals. Additionally, the team took home two gold medals at the Salon Culinaire Mondial in Basel, Switzerland, in 2005. Sponsors of ACF Culinary Team USA are: ACF Berkshire Chapter; ACF Black Hills Chapter of Professional Chefs; ACF Philadelphia Chapter; ACF South Bend Chefs and Cooks Association; ACF Windy City Professional Culinarians, Inc.; American Academy of Chefs; Chef Revival; Chefs de Cuisine Association of St. Louis Inc.; Johnson & Wales University; McCain Foods; McCormick For Chefs; Sara Lee Foodservice; Unilever Foodsolutions; Villeroy & Boch; and YoCream International, Inc.

About the American Culinary Federation
The American Culinary Federation, Inc., established in 1929, is the premier professional organization for culinarians in North America. With more than 22,000 members spanning 230 chapters nationwide, ACF is the culinary leader in offering educational resources, training, apprenticeshi