{"id":28575,"date":"2026-11-09T15:45:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T14:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecopack.com\/?p=28575"},"modified":"2026-11-09T15:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T14:42:56","slug":"coppa-del-mondo-del-panettone-2026-en-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecopack.com\/en\/coppa-del-mondo-del-panettone-2026-en-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Coppa del Mondo del Panettone 2026: winners and recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On 7 and 8 November, the Meli\u00e1 Milano hosted the world final of the fifth edition. Ecopack was there as Gold Sponsor, and inside every panettone in the competition.<\/em><\/p>\n

In short:<\/strong> the final of the Coppa del Mondo del Panettone 2026 took place on 7 and 8 November at the Meli\u00e1 Milano. Fiorenzo Ascolese (San Valentino Torio, Salerno) is World Champion for Traditional Panettone; Spain’s Miguel Angel Castro Garcia is World Champion for Chocolate Panettone. All finalists baked their panettoni in Ecopack’s custom paper moulds, as Ecopack was Gold Sponsor of the competition.<\/p>\n

On Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November, Milan once again became the world capital of panettone. The Meli\u00e1 Milano hosted the final of the Coppa del Mondo del Panettone 2026<\/a>, the competition created by master pastry chef Giuseppe Piffaretti: finalists from 20 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia, two international juries with twenty professionals in total, and registrations sold out for both days before the doors even opened.<\/p>\n

Alongside the sourdough starter, there was another common thread: paper. All finalists baked their competition panettone in custom Ecopack moulds, as Ecopack was Gold Sponsor of the 2026 edition.<\/p>\n

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Saturday 7 November: the world in one room, day one of the Coppa del Mondo del Panettone 2026 final<\/h2>\n

Day one of the Coppa del Mondo del Panettone 2026 began early in the morning with the closed-door tasting by the Chocolate Panettone jury. Then the doors opened to the public, and the international finalists told their stories in the “Discover Panettone” sessions: Brazil, Peru, Mexico and Ecuador, the United States, Canada, Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, and Germany.<\/p>\n

The talks covered panettone and artificial intelligence, packaging and consumer psychology, and gluten-free, lactose-free and vegan panettone. In the afternoon, the panel “From Seed to Table” focused on the Made in Italy supply chain: alongside Rossella Cerea (IULM Food Academy), Igor Maiellano (Agrimontana) and Sabrina Dallagiovanna (Molino Dallagiovanna) was our own Roberta Venturini, Head of Global Marketing at Ecopack, who reminded the audience that the mould is also part of the quality of a great leavened cake.<\/p>\n

In the Gae Aulenti room, masterclasses and demos with tastings followed one another, while in the foyer the Artecarta Capsule Collection displayed the finalists’ boxes for the public to vote on. The day ended with the “Maestro del Panettone 2026” honours.<\/p>\n

Sunday 8 November: the final and the winners of the world’s best panettone 2026<\/h2>\n

On Sunday, the Traditional Panettone jury tasted the competing entries, while the Italian finalists and those from Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines took the stage. Between a talk on Milan as the capital of panettone and another on leavened cakes in luxury hospitality, the Youth Space brought hotel-school students into the room with “La Colazione d’Autore”.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon came the Coppa del Mondo del Panettone 2026 awards ceremony. The Traditional title goes to Campania, the Chocolate title to Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category<\/th>\nPlacing<\/th>\nPastry chef<\/th>\nFrom<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Traditional Panettone<\/td>\n1st \u2013 World Champion<\/td>\nFiorenzo Ascolese<\/td>\nSan Valentino Torio (SA), Italy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Traditional Panettone<\/td>\n2nd<\/td>\nRoberto Moreschi<\/td>\nChiavenna (SO), Italy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Traditional Panettone<\/td>\n3rd<\/td>\nMatteo Papanice<\/td>\nCastellana Grotte (BA), Italy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chocolate Panettone<\/td>\n1st \u2013 World Champion<\/td>\nMiguel Angel Castro Garcia<\/td>\nSpain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chocolate Panettone<\/td>\n2nd<\/td>\nPompilio Giardino<\/td>\nAriano Irpino (AV), Italy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chocolate Panettone<\/td>\n3rd<\/td>\nAndrea Ceracchi<\/td>\nCori (LT), Italy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Other awards:<\/p>\n