World Chocolate Masters
CALLEBAUT WORLD CHOCOLATE MASTERS
Where the future of chocolate takes shape
World Chocolate Masters brings together the world's most talented chocolatiers to push the boundaries of taste, design, craftsmanship and creativity.
15 finalists. 4 challenges. 1 World Chocolate Master.
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The Final 2026
Antwerp sets the stage for the ultimate test of chocolate creativity, craftsmanship and taste. -
The Finalists
These 15 exceptional chocolate chefs have already risen to the top in their country or region. Now, they meet on the world stage. -
The Challenges
Our finalists will face four cryptic challenges designed to test every dimension of their creativity, skill and imagination.
Our Partners:
Callebaut®'s Finest Belgian Chocolate recipes have become essentials in kitchens of chefs around the world. In 1911, Octaaf Callebaut had the dream to craft a chocolate taste that would purvey for generations. Today, recipes such as 811, 823, 70-30-38 have become the chocolate couvertures preferred by chefs around the world.
Their bold, straightforward, and complete taste profiles have become a solid base for chefs to play with ingredients, flavours and textures that excite every time and please to many consumers.
Taste, workability and sustainability are the core values for Callebaut to enable chefs to craft at their best.
Innovators and explorers in fine cacao flavour excellence, protectors of its diversity and rooted in French pastry since 1842, Cacao Barry strives to elevate chefs’ creativity, constantly fuelled with exciting fine cacao flavours. The brand’s latest innovations, such as Wholefruit™ chocolate and the range of cocoa powders, share compelling cacao experiences from nature to plate, with farmers and chefs.: valorising and respecting nature, promoting strong stimulating and inclusive communities and igniting mind shifts. Cacao Barry invites all creative chefs, masters and the next generation to engage fully to reach their vision: to express their true nature.
With its brand name referring to Leonardo da Vinci and his masterpiece, Mona Lisa Decorations use science and technology to offer chefs the tools to create their unique art. With the Mona Lisa Studio line, chefs can count on a wide choice of ingredients and tools to turn their delights into extraordinary creations that stand out in the counter and on the plate.
Aiming for naturalness and compliance with the strictest food regulations, Mona Lisa developed a range of colours that bring a contemporary, all-natural and delicious spark. Designed for optimal user convenience and versatility, they allow for flawless creativity in patisserie, confectionery, desserts, and bakery.
