About IIHM’s YCO 2020
Organized by the International Hospitality Council (IHC), London in association with the International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM), Young Chef Olympiad (YCO20) 2020 was yet the 6th grand successful edition of the World’s Biggest Culinary competition with participants from 50 countries fighting to win the coveted title. YCO 2020 had the theme of Sustainability, embracing the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. After a nail-biting contest through six days across five Indian cities – Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Goa and Kolkata, Malaysia’s Chen Khai Loong was crowned the winner of YCO 2020. The Philippines won silver while England bagged the bronze medal.
IIHM’s YCO2020-The World’s Biggest Culinary Event
The trophies were given away at the glittering prize distribution by Dr. SubornoBose, Chairman, YCO and IHC, Professor David Foskett, Chairman of IHC, and PadmaShri Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, the Principal Judge and Chief Mentor of YCO, and ChefBrian Turner, the President of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, in thepresence of the 18 esteemed judges of YCO 2020. YCO 2020 had a brilliant panel of esteemed judges from around the world. Besides the competition, the participants from 50 countries along with their mentors and the judges took part in various Food Aid activities, supporting IIHM’s initiative to support the UN’s Sustainable Goal Number 2 of Zero Hunger.
About IIHM & 10 Campuses
IIHM (International Institute of Hotel Management) is the largest chain of premier hospitality and hotel management schools across India that started its journey in 1994 at Kolkata. IIHM is a part of Indismart Group, the conglomerate that operates the Indismart Hotels. IIHM campuses are located across ten national and international cities with the associate institute IAM-IHM located in Kolkata, Goa and Guwahati. Students passing out of IIHM are armed with an international degree from the University of West London and equipped with global hospitality skills that enable easy placements in any hospitality brand across the world. IIHM is dedicated to its pursuit of excellence in teaching and placements. Real time experience is the key to success in hospitality and that makes the institute popular. In recent years, IIHM has been instrumental in organizing the Young Chef Olympiad, a unique idea and initiative inviting young culinary talents across the world to participate in the biggest cookery reality shows of all times. The institute has bagged several prestigious awards in the past 24 years. The list includes the Best Education Brand Award from Economic Times consecutively in 2017, 2018 and 2019. It was also featured in Forbes Magazine as Great Indian Institute and Great Place to Study consecutively in the year 2018 and 2019. IIHM was also awarded as one among the World’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2015-16 by URS International (IMEA – Process Reviewer PriceWaterhouseCoopers PL) and also received the Best Institute in Hospitality Education 2017 Award by Assocham from Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Hon’ble Minister of State for HRD (Higher Education), Govt. of India. IIHM, the premier chain of Hospitality and Culinary Arts is located across 10 campuses including Kolkata, Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Delhi, Bangalore, Goa and two international campuses in Bangkok and Samarkand.
YCO 2021 PARTICIPANTS
TOP 10 & THEIR COLLEGES IN YCO 2020
