Seven finalists competed over four days to create a sustainable dish to impress the Sodexo and Rational judges. The overall winner was Dominique Doerr from France who cooked ‘Légumes rotis terre et mer’. The panel of judges were looking for in-house creations that were 100% plant-based and low in CO2 emissions.

The other six finalists included Ashwin Iyangar (India), Levi Viana da Silva (Brazil), Daniel Szarolkiewicz (Norway), Rodrigo Cartes Valdes (Chile), Claudia Saldana-Rose (USA ) and Adam Smith (United Kingdom).

The dishes had to be designed so that Sodexo kitchen teams around the world could easily prepare them, as their recipes will be available on the menus of Sodexo staff restaurants.

Jörg Walter, chief financial officer at Rational AG, said: "We are delighted that our long-standing, international client Sodexo has chosen our company headquarters as the venue for the competition. We are impressed by the performance and diversity of the food.

“Not only did the international chefs show how delicious vegetarian dishes can be, but also that the two iCombi and iVario cooking systems can provide excellent support for large commercial kitchens."