The 2015 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 chefcontest@mapleleaffarms.com. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED OR SUBMITTED ONLINE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2015. 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 OR STUDENT CATEGORY: I am a student at a professional culinary school. Students must submit proof of enrollment with their entry. The 2015 Discover Duck Recipe Contest Maple Leaf Farms 1
Step 2: Provide your personal information. Name: Title: Restaurant/School/ Organization: Address: City: State: Zip Code: Daytime Phone: Email Address: ACF Certification List all culinary certifications and/or degrees: Step 3: Enter your duck recipe. Recipe Title: Please list ingredients in order of use. Ingredients: Measure: The 2015 Discover Duck Recipe Contest Maple Leaf Farms 2
Number of Servings: Method (Preparation Instructions): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. The 2015 Discover Duck Recipe Contest Maple Leaf Farms 3
Plating Instructions: Step 4: How did you hear about the contest? (check all that apply) Past Participant At School Online Search Facebook Advertisement, please specify where 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, 2015. Please see complete contest rules at www.mapleleaffarms.com/chefcontest/official-rules.php 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 The 2015 Discover Duck Recipe Contest Maple Leaf Farms 4
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, 2015. 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, 2015. 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. The 2015 Discover Duck Recipe Contest Maple Leaf Farms 5
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, 2015. 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 a knife set 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 knife set 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. The 2015 Discover Duck Recipe Contest Maple Leaf Farms 6