The 2014 Discover Duck® Recipe Contest for Professional Chefs
& Culinary Students Mail-In Official Entry Form
All requested information is required.
Please type requested information directly into this document or print the document out to complete by
hand and submit your entry by mail. Entry must be legible.
Your completed entry form with proof of enrollment (for culinary students only) should be mailed to:
Maple Leaf Farms
Discover Duck Recipe Contest
P.O. Box 167
Leesburg, IN 46538
For questions regarding entry, please call 1.800.348.2812, ext. 4184 or ext. 4188
Email [email protected].
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED OR SUBMITTED ONLINE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY,
JUNE 6, 2014.
Step 1: Please specify whether you are a professional or culinary student.
CHEF CATEGORY:
___ I am an executive chef, sous chef or lead line cook in a restaurant, a non-commercial foodservice
establishment or a catering company.
If a professional, please specify the best description of your establishment:
___ Business & Industry
___ College/University Dining
___ Grocery/Retailer
___ Casual Dining
___ Culinary Education
___ Hospital/Healthcare
___ Catering
___ Food Distributor
___ Retirement/Nursing Home
___ Other, please specify
___ Fine Dining
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OR
STUDENT CATEGORY:
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I am a student at a professional culinary school. Students must submit proof of enrollment with
their entry.
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Step 2: Provide your personal information.
Name:
Title:
Restaurant/School/
Organization:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Daytime Phone:
Email Address:
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ACF Certification
List all culinary certifications and/or degrees:
Step 3: Enter your duck recipe.
Please list ingredients in order of use.
Recipe Title:
Ingredients:
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Number of Servings:
Method (Preparation Instructions):
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Plating Instructions:
Step 4: How did you hear about the contest? (check all that apply)
___ Past Participant
___ Facebook
___ At School
___ Advertisement, please specify where _______________________
___ Online Search
___ Twitter
___ Other, please specify ___________________________________
Step 5: Review and acknowledge that you agree to the contest rules.
I certify that this is an original recipe, created and owned exclusively by me. I understand that by submitting my
recipe, I am granting to Maple Leaf Farms or its designee a non-exclusive, irrevocable, fully paid, universal license
to use, copy, transmit, distribute, publicly perform, publish, edit, modify, adapt or display the recipe and any
accompanying photograph(s), or any portion thereof, in any media now known or hereafter devised without any
further right of approval by or compensation to me. I hereby give Maple Leaf Farms, Inc. permission to use my
name, my image, my recipe and my photograph(s) for publicity purposes. I represent to Maple Leaf Farms, Inc.
that by submitting this recipe, I am releasing Maple Leaf Farms, Inc., the judges and judging committee, any
sponsoring organizations and their respective employees, from any claim or liability of any nature whatsoever
arising out of the selection, judging and awards process. I also understand that I am responsible for all taxes which
may result from my prize winnings and that I will be required to provide Maple Leaf Farms, Inc. with my social
security number for purposes of tax reporting before I may claim my prize.
Signature:
Date:
Contest Rules and Prizes
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST.
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED OR SUBMITTED ONLINE NO LATER THAN JUNE 6, 2014.
Please see complete contest rules at www.mapleleaffarms.com/chefcontest/duck-recipe-contest-officialrules.html
To enter, you must be one of the following:
• Chef Category: Executive chef, sous chef or lead line cook in a restaurant, a non-commercial
foodservice establishment or a catering company
• Student Category: Student at a professional culinary school with proof of current enrollment
required
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All entrants, regardless of category, must be legal United States residents, residing in one of the fifty (50)
states or the District of Columbia, and be eighteen (18) years of age or older as of March 1, 2014.
1. Each recipe must be original, and created and owned exclusively by the contestant submitting the
recipe. Previously published recipes will be disqualified and will not be eligible to win a prize.
Each entrant mush have the right to disclose the recipe, including the dish’s name, ingredients
and all associated information.
2. Recipes must feature a Maple Leaf Farms White Pekin Duck product and a list of ingredients in
order of use with step-by-step instructions for preparation and plating documented on the entry
form.
3. Recipes should feature duck in a non-traditional way (contestants are encouraged to submit
recipes other than roasted whole duck or sautéed and sauced duck breast). Recipes may be for
any meal part: soup, sandwich, salad, appetizer, entrée or dessert.
4. Contestants are strongly encouraged to submit a recipe photo with their recipe. File size of
photos should be reduced before sending.
5. All entries submitted become the property of Maple Leaf Farms, Inc. Submission of a recipe in this
contest gives the sponsor the right to publish or use the recipe (with rights to adapt) without
compensation to the entrant and to use the entrant’s name and/or likeness for advertising and
publicity purposes. Entries may not infringe third party rights. Entries will not be acknowledged or
returned.
You may submit up to three recipes beginning March 1, 2014. Each recipe must be submitted separately
via mail or online using our entry form. Go to www.mapleleaffarms.com/chefcontest to download an entry
form to print. Only one prize will be awarded per contestant.
To enter online go to www.mapleleaffarms.com/chefcontest to complete the entry form and click “agree”
to confirm agreement with these rules.
If entering by mail, each recipe must be submitted separately with: (i) signed copy of the contest rules; (ii)
a completed entry form; (iii) the contestant’s personal contact information; and (iv) documentation of
student enrollment, if applicable (mail or email a scanned copy of documentation).
Mail to:
Maple Leaf Farms
Discover Duck Chef Recipe Contest
P.O. Box 167
Leesburg, IN 46538
Judging Process:
1. All recipes will be judged “blindly” to ensure objectivity.
2. A culinary professional will select the top 20 recipes from the chef category and the student category
based on the following criteria:
• Recipe Accuracy/Methodology (50%) – Recipes must have a clear, concise list of ingredients in
order of use with proper preparation sequence and proper duck preparation. For tips on duck
preparation, visit www.mapleleaffarms.com/duck-cooking-tips.
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• Creativity/Originality (50%) – Recipes will be judged for use of duck in creative and non-traditional
ways
3. A team of trained culinarians will evaluate the top twenty (20) recipes previously selected from each
category, using the criteria above, to determine the five (5) finalists in the professional chef category and
the five (5) finalists in the culinary student category.
4. The recipes of the five (5) finalists in each category will be prepared by trained chefs at Maple Leaf
Farms’ facility, and the prize winners will be chosen by members of Maple Leaf Farms’ executive staff
based on: Flavor (60%) and Creativity/Originality (40%).
Prize Winners
All prize winners will be announced on September 30, 2014. Prize Winners will be notified by telephone.
If the contestant is not available by telephone, Maple Leaf Farms will attempt to reach the contestant by
email.
Professional Chef Contest:
One (1) grand prize winner will receive $10,000 cash
Four (4) professional chef finalists will receive $1,000 cash each
Culinary Student Contest:
One (1) grand prize winner will receive $2,500 cash and chef’s knife roll
The culinary school of the culinary student grand prize winner will receive and assortment of Maple Leaf
Farms duck products valued at $1,000
Four (4) culinary student finalists will receive $500 cash, each, and a chef’s knife roll
Limit one prize per person. All winners are solely responsible for all federal, state and local taxes and
fees associated with the receipt of any prize. Maple Leaf Farms, Inc. is not responsible for lost,
misdirected or incomplete entries.
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