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Professional Bakery
Professional Bakery

Established in 1995, the competition is held as part of the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show. The Competition regularly receives over 400 entries. There are 87 classes, which range from bread (white, wholemeal, grain, artisan and international bread), to cakes (friands, cupcakes, muffins, tortes/gateaux and more), to pastries, biscuits, plain pies and gourmet pies.

Judging

Judging

The Judging Panel The Sydney Royal Fine Food Shows engages the most experienced and respected Judges in the industry and endorses the development of future judges with a strong succession plan through Associate Judges. Judging panels of three to five Judges are constituted from a combination of the following; Manufacturers and technologists from industry Product users Product retailers Chefs Other specialist and industry judges The Judging Process The judging process is overseen by Sydney Royal Fine Food Shows engages the most experienced and respected Judges in the industry and endorses the development of future judges with a strong succession plan through Associate Judges. Medals are determined by the Judges using the following point scale: Gold medal for Exhibits gaining 90.0 points and over Silver medal for Exhibits gaining 82.0 points but less than 90.0 points Bronze medal for Exhibits gaining 74.0 points but less than 82.0 points Championships are determined using the Borda Count Method. Associate Judging The Committee has embarked on a path of growing the pool of Judges available and have adopted a rotation policy to refresh the judging panels and give them a different dynamic and capture potential new judges coming through the industry and therefore endorses the development of future judges by offering Associate Judging positions. Click here to register your interest as a Sydney Royal Associate Judge. Stewarding Stewards play a valuable part in the judging of each Competition and ensure the day runs smoothly through the coordination and preparation of exhibits for Judges. Stewarding is a fantastic way of learning more about the industry, competitions and the judging process, with opportunities to develop into Associate Judge and Judge roles in the future. Click here to register your interest as a Sydney Royal Steward.

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President's Medal

President's Medal

Since 2006, the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW presents the ultimate award in agricultural excellence, The President’s Medal. It is unique in that the Medal is not awarded solely on taste; the Medal recognises a producers overall financial, social and environmental integrity through the entire production cycle from gate to plate. It draws from Sydney Royal Champions from throughout the year, examines, and celebrates truly inspirational, innovative agricultural food and beverage achievers.

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