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Twenty schools and close to 100 high school students will put their culinary and management skills to the test in the ProStart® Invitational at the Midwest Foodservice Expo at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. 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. This competition is a showcase of the young talent in Wisconsin's growing foodservice industry. Thousands of dollars in scholarships will be awarded to competition winners. "This competition is serious business for these students. They practice throughout the year perfecting their skills and their recipes for the culinary competition and refining their restaurant concept for the management competition.” said Alex Vernon, ProStart Coordinator for the Wisconsin Restaurant Association Education Foundation. “The level of talent, energy and dedication of the high school students in this competition is extraordinary." 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 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 following high schools have teams participating in the Wisconsin ProStart Student 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 Student Invitational Management Competition: Pewaukee Sun Prairie Badger (Lake Geneva) Cudahy Verona 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 mentored work experience, they are awarded the ProStart National Certificate of Achievement that signifies they are well qualified to enter the industry workforce. The Wisconsin ProStart program has been in existence since 1997. Media covering the competitions or the Expo are not required to pre-register. Just check in at the 3rd Floor Registration Area of the Wisconsin Center at the top of the escalators for a complimentary media pass March 9-11. For additional information, visit www.wirestaurant.org/expo/show/prostart
Twenty schools and close to 100 high school students will put their culinary and management skills to the test in the ProStart® Invitational at the Midwest Foodservice Expo at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee on Tuesday, March 10, 2020.
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.
This competition is a showcase of the young talent in Wisconsin's growing foodservice industry. Thousands of dollars in scholarships will be awarded to competition winners. "This competition is serious business for these students. They practice throughout the year perfecting their skills and their recipes for the culinary competition and refining their restaurant concept for the management competition.” said Alex Vernon, ProStart Coordinator for the Wisconsin Restaurant Association Education Foundation. “The level of talent, energy and dedication of the high school students in this competition is extraordinary."
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 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 following high schools have teams participating in the Wisconsin ProStart Student Invitational Culinary Competition:
The following high schools have teams participating in the Wisconsin ProStart Student Invitational Management Competition:
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 mentored work experience, they are awarded the ProStart National Certificate of Achievement that signifies they are well qualified to enter the industry workforce. The Wisconsin ProStart program has been in existence since 1997.
Media covering the competitions or the Expo are not required to pre-register.
Just check in at the 3rd Floor Registration Area of the Wisconsin Center at the top of the escalators for a complimentary media pass March 9-11.
For additional information, visit www.wirestaurant.org/expo/show/prostart