'Competing in FutureChef is a great learning experience giving you the chance to develop and cook amazing dishes. The extensive publicity and fantastic prizes will certainly help you on the way to ‘celebrated chef status.’

"What a Great Competition!" James Martin

"FutureChef is an inspirational competition giving young people a wonderful insight into this fabulous career and guarantees a future we can be proud of." Brian Turner CBE - FutureChef Chairman

"I am extremely happy to be supporting Springboard's FutureChef Competition and encouraging young people into cooking and hospitality. This is a marvellous opportunity for talented young chefs to make a name for themselves and to really show what they can achieve." Paul Heathcote - Heathcotes Restaurants.

"The competition provides an exciting arena in which those just starting out can compete and show-off their talent while experiencing what the industry is all about. Plus, it is a great learning curve as, with the help of their mentors, students will learn and develop a range of new skills that they can apply far beyond the competition." David Mulcahy - Craft Guild of Chefs vice president.

"We've always been so impressed by the incredibly high calibre of the entrants and I have no doubt that we'll see some real stars of the future again this year." Gillian Carter - Editor, BBC Good Food magazine.

"Competing in FutureChef helps develop excellent culinary skills that have definitely been noted at White Hart Lane School. It has helped our students consider how they use their talents and abilities towards a viable and successful career not only as chefs but in the diverse world of the hospitality industry." John Liversidge - Head of Food Studies, White Hart Lane School.