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categories: gelato cup, mystery box, and gelato cake.
The jury included the President of the Gelato World
Cup, Giancarlo Timballo. The Colombian team con-
sisting of Laura Mojica and Frank Heideguer Aragon
won with the theme of “Magic Realism” inspired by
the poetry of the writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
WORLDWIDE QUALIFICATIONS
The first qualifications were held in Warsaw, Poland in
February 2017 at the “Targi Cukiernicze i Lodziarski
Expo Sweet 2017” trade show. The 10 competing
teams battled each other in the preparation of four
types of gelato. The undisputed winner was the team
from Southern Poland, Silesia district, Tomasz Szypula
and Lukasz Przymski, who also won all the special
awards. Two other national qualifications were added
this year, in America and Japan. The team from Mo-
rocco was chosen during the national pastry qualifica-
tions held 24-27 March in Casablanca during “Cremai,
Salon International des Professionnels de l’Hotellerie,
Restauration et Pâtisserie-Boulangerie.” Spain, Aus-
tralia, France, Switzerland, Japan, and Ukraine chose
the members of their respective teams, and, as per the
rules, will present them to the national press during 2017.
This is the third time I’ve come to Buenos
Aires to participate as president of the
jury of the Latin American Gelato Cham-
pionship. My institutional presence is a
sign of cooperation and esteem for this
country that has participated with its
team since the second edition of the
Gelato World Cup in 2006.
One of the primary goals of the Gelato
World Cup is to promote excellence in
artisanal gelato around the world. For
this reason the teams involved need to
be better prepared each time. And it is
only through qualifications that are as
well organized as this one that we can
be sure that the top teams on the planet
are competing at Rimini. I had no doubt
that this event could become more im-
portant. Behind this success there are
many people. First of all I have to re-
member Afadhya with all its staff, the
old and the new president Alejandro
Tedeschi, and now Gabriel Famà, the
do-it-all gelato artisan Eduardo Zacaria
and his trusted partner Maximilliano
Maccarone, the pastry school with my
friend Lorenzo Benitez.
Of course, we wouldn't be here talking
about Fithep and the success of the Latin
American Championship if there was no
Publitec and Galibert family that manages
it and organizes this important trade
show. To them, who have made great
contributions to the Gelato World Cup
with the support of the many teams that
have participated in the various editions
of Sigep at Rimini, we extend our most
sincere thanks.
A THOUGHT FROM GIANCARLO TIMBALLO, GELATO WORLD CUP PRESIDENT