This year’s chef has now announced in a press release that it will be all Bjäre chicken from Bjärefågel that will be the main ingredient in the competition dish that will be presented to the jury on the first day of the final of Årets Kock 2018 – Friday the 28th of September.
– We are extremely proud and happy that Sweden’s top chefs have chosen Bjärekyckling as the raw ingredient for the competition Årets kock. We are a small family business that works extensively on sustainability and animal health. Being selected to provide the main raw ingredient for Årets kock means a lot to us and our staff, says Per-Olof Ingemarsson, founder and sales manager of Bjärefågel.
During the weeks leading up to the final, the eight finalists will have the opportunity to practice preparing a warm appetizer, main course or main dish with Bjärekyckling as the main ingredient. The dishes must be served in six portions and the finalists have 9 hours and 30 minutes to complete the competition dish. They must also complete other competition elements that have not yet been revealed.
– We already know that many high-level chefs use our products, but it will be very exciting to see what these talented finalists do with our Bjärekyckling. The fact that Årets kock has chosen Bjärekyckling is a testament to the high quality that we consider a premium raw material ourselves, says CEO Robin Lundgren.
Then four competitors will advance to the second day of the final.
From Årets kock, of course, they are also very satisfied with the choice of Bjärekyckling.
– Swedish chicken is today a fantastic ingredient that we want to highlight because it has fallen a bit in the shadow of the more noble products. Moreover, a whole chicken offers many different possibilities for the finalists. We have removed the head but left everything else intact; from the neck and feet to the heart and liver – details with which it is possible to create very tasty and exciting dishes, says Anders Dahlbom Wettergren, Årets Kock 1993 and competition leader of Årets Kock 2018, in a press release from Årets kock.
MORE INFORMATION
Press photos: Communications Manager Sia Andersson, Bjärefågel in Torekow AB, phone 0701-55 10 66, email sia@bjarefagel.se.
Press contact: Per-Olof Ingemarsson, sales manager for Bjärefågel at Torekow AB, phone 0706-46 19 22, e-mail po@bjarefagel.se.
ABOUT US: Bjärefågel in Torekow AB was founded in 1986 and has existed in its current form since 2000. The product is called Bjärekyckling and is sold in well-stocked grocery stores throughout Sweden. From the very beginning, the focus has been on creating a non-additive chicken that is raised in a sustainable way. Bjärekyckling is also Sweden’s only climate-certified chicken. The chickens eat an entirely vegetable-based GMO-free feed that is mostly locally sourced and they are allowed to grow slowly and have plenty of space to move around. Bjärefågel is a member of Svensk Fågel and Svenskt Sigill and follows their control and care programs.
