The government is launching a strategy to “promote French haute cuisine” It involves the creation of a national center for gastronomy and food professions. Like high-level athletes, the most promising elements will benefit from training and preparation courses for international competitions.
The agreement establishing the GIP, the choice of competitions for which this national center will prepare talents and the constitution of the “hopeful” teams should be decided before the end of 2024. This collective project also aims to develop “the hybridization between professions and innovation.” The French government is eager to detect the next Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Dupont des fourneaux. The government seems to be hungry for medals, and wants to show it can compete with the best in the world. It is not enough that France is not always represented in all world culinary competitions. It also needs to be represented in the Olympics and Paralympic Games. It needs to show that it is a country that can compete against the best.