Villeroy&Boch is renowned for nurturing young talent in the hospitality sector. Each year, the iconic tableware brand takes the winners of the Young Master Chef of the Year, the British Culinary Federation Young Chef of the Year, the Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Award Achievers, Hotelympia Hot Talent and the Acorn Scholar of the Year for a 2-day study tour of Villeroy&Boch’s home in Luxembourg and Germany.
This year, the trip included a visit to the Villeroy&Boch production and decoration centres in Mettlach, lunch at Castle Saareck, a visit to the Villeroy&Boch museum and aperitifs at Chateau Septfontaines in Luxumbourg. The next day followed with a presentation at the Luxembourg showroom,and a tour of Bernard Massard, Luxembourg’s leading Cremant de Luxembourg wine maker. This was followed by lunch and a tour of Luxembourg City.
Attendees of the trip are as follows:
From left to right
“¢ Raymond Steplin, British Culinary Federation Young Chef of the Year
“¢ Victoria Scupham, Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate
“¢ Ruth Hansom, Young Master Chef of the Year/Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate
“¢ Connor Godfrey, Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate
“¢ James Newton, Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate
“¢ Jodie Britton, Hotelympia Hot Talent
“¢ Alissia Clarke, Hotelympia Hot Talent
“¢ Nick Wort, British Culinary Federation
“¢ Wayne Herrington, Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate
“¢ Daniel McLoughlin, Acorn Scholarship
“¢ Nick Green, Villeroy&Boch
“¢ Simon Whitney, Villeroy&Boch
“¢ Carmen Leinenweber, Villeroy & Boch
