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Twenty high schools and close to 100 students put their culinary and management skills to the test at the ProStart® Invitational at the Midwest Foodservice Expo on March 10th at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. This competition, for students participating in a ProStart program at their high school, consists of two different competitions: a Management Competition and a Culinary Competition. The Management Competition involves demonstrating their knowledge of the hospitality industry by developing a business proposal for a new restaurant concept. The proposal will include written and oral presentations, as well as visual displays. For the Culinary Competition, students prepare a three course meal and are judged by foodservice industry professionals and college educators on teamwork, presentation, cooking procedures, knife skills and sanitation. Greendale High School won first place in the Culinary Competition (instructor Kayla Correll). Plymouth High School won second place (instructor Connie Lund). Wauwatosa East High School won third place (instructor Ellen Crowley). Pewaukee High School won first place in the Management Competition (instructor Ryan Demers). Verona Area High School School won second place (instructor Megan Wenn). Badger High School in Lake Geneva won third place (instructor Jamie Lutz). The team from Greendale High School won the Best Beef Entr?e contest sponsored by the Wisconsin Beef Council. The team from Greendale High School also won the Best Use of Chocolate Award sponsored by Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate. The ProStart Invitational is a showcase of the young talent in Wisconsin’s growing foodservice industry. Thousands of dollars in scholarships was awarded to competition winners. The winning team in each of the two competitions goes on to compete in the 18th Annual National ProStart Invitational in Washington D.C. May 8-10, 2020. The following high schools have teams participating in the Wisconsin ProStart Invitational Culinary Competition: Appleton East Badger (Lake Geneva) Craig (Janesville) Cudahy Greendale James Madison Academic Campus (Milwaukee) Lincoln (Wisconsin Rapids) Neenah Pewaukee Plymouth Portage Preble (Green Bay) Pulaski South Milwaukee Wauwatosa East Wauwatosa West West Bend Westosha Central (Salem) The following high schools have teams participating in the Wisconsin ProStart Invitational Management Competition: Pewaukee Badger (Lake Geneva) Cudahy Verona The Wisconsin ProStart Invitational is made possible by the generous support of these sponsors: Gordon Food Service, Culver's Foundation, Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate, the Wisconsin Beef Council and The Vollrath Company. The ProStart program, administered by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) and state restaurant associations, is a curriculum designed to teach high school students the skills needed for a career in the restaurant and foodservice industry. When students meet academic standards, complete a checklist of competencies, and participate in at least 400 hours of a mentored work experience, they are awarded the ProStart National Certificate of Achievement that signifies they are well qualified to enter the industry workforce. – END –
Twenty high schools and close to 100 students put their culinary and management skills to the test at the ProStart® Invitational at the Midwest Foodservice Expo on March 10th at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee.
This competition, for students participating in a ProStart program at their high school, consists of two different competitions: a Management Competition and a Culinary Competition. The Management Competition involves demonstrating their knowledge of the hospitality industry by developing a business proposal for a new restaurant concept. The proposal will include written and oral presentations, as well as visual displays. For the Culinary Competition, students prepare a three course meal and are judged by foodservice industry professionals and college educators on teamwork, presentation, cooking procedures, knife skills and sanitation.
Greendale High School won first place in the Culinary Competition (instructor Kayla Correll). Plymouth High School won second place (instructor Connie Lund). Wauwatosa East High School won third place (instructor Ellen Crowley).
Pewaukee High School won first place in the Management Competition (instructor Ryan Demers). Verona Area High School School won second place (instructor Megan Wenn). Badger High School in Lake Geneva won third place (instructor Jamie Lutz).
The team from Greendale High School won the Best Beef Entr?e contest sponsored by the Wisconsin Beef Council. The team from Greendale High School also won the Best Use of Chocolate Award sponsored by Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate.
The ProStart Invitational is a showcase of the young talent in Wisconsin’s growing foodservice industry. Thousands of dollars in scholarships was awarded to competition winners.
The winning team in each of the two competitions goes on to compete in the 18th Annual National ProStart Invitational in Washington D.C. May 8-10, 2020.
The following high schools have teams participating in the Wisconsin ProStart Invitational Culinary Competition:
The following high schools have teams participating in the Wisconsin ProStart Invitational Management Competition:
The Wisconsin ProStart Invitational is made possible by the generous support of these sponsors: Gordon Food Service, Culver's Foundation, Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate, the Wisconsin Beef Council and The Vollrath Company.
The ProStart program, administered by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) and state restaurant associations, is a curriculum designed to teach high school students the skills needed for a career in the restaurant and foodservice industry. When students meet academic standards, complete a checklist of competencies, and participate in at least 400 hours of a mentored work experience, they are awarded the ProStart National Certificate of Achievement that signifies they are well qualified to enter the industry workforce.
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