The program
Presentation of the National Teams
The reception, the detailed organizational briefing and the presentation event of the competing teams will take place in Verona on Tuesday 14 October 2025, with the delivery of the official jackets to the National Teams by the Organization of the Accademia Maestri del Lievito Madre e del Panettone Italiano.
Period, location and duration of the competition
The competition will take place from Wednesday 15 to Friday 17 October 2025, at Polin Verona, Viale dell'Industria 9, 37135 Verona (VR) Italy. The total duration of the competition will be 2 and a half days, and will end on Friday 17 October.
Grand Final
With announcement of the winners and assignment of the Special Prizes: Saturday 18 October 2025, at Host Milano Fiera, Milan, Italy.
The products
Strictly adhering to the details in the Regulations, all teams must present:
• Classic Italian Panettone
• Chocolate Panettone with dark dough, called “Chocolate Panettone”
• Innovative Panettone with ice cream, called “Innovative Panettone with ice cream”
• “Circular” single-portion dessert made with traditional panettone dough
• “Flower-shaped sourdough”, using the own refreshed sourdough starter
• Freely-decorated Panettone.
The objective
The Mother Yeast used in the competition must be strictly from the Nation that uses it. It is not permitted to use yeasts other than your own, under penalty of disqualification from the competition. The objective of the competition is to highlight the skills related to the management and use of fresh mother yeast, therefore it is ethically necessary to put your own fresh mother yeast in line and ready to work.
The juries
There are several juries in charge of evaluating the works and assigning the various prizes and awards, as specified in the Regulations:
Finalissima Technical Jury, composed of:
n. 12 voting Judges, corresponding to the Team Managers of the National Teams
n. 02 Jury Presidents (voting)
n. 12 Race Commissioners (non-voting)
Jury of Competition Commissioners
Jury “Italia”
Jury of Starred Chefs
Jury of International Journalists.
Prizes and awards
1st Place
€8,000.00 + World Cup + Gold Medal + Supply of Products from Championship Sponsors
2nd Place
€4,000.00 + Silver Medal
3rd Place
€2,000.00 + Bronze Medal
Prizes “Italia”
The Jury “Italia” will award prizes for a total of €2,000.00
Special prizes and awards for:
• 1st - 2nd - 3rd place in the individual categories Classic Panettone, Large Chocolate Leavened Product, Large Innovative Ice Cream Leavened Product
• Best Decorated Panettone
• Best “Circular” single-portion dessert made with traditional panettone dough
• Best Flower-shaped Sourdough
• Best Presentation Table
• Best Packaging for the Ice Cream Panettone
• Best Presentation Brochure
• Best Laboratory Organization
• Best Cleanliness During Processing
• Best Team work
• Sustainability Award
For all the details of the assignment of Prizes and Awards, what is specified in the Regulations applies.