The UK out of home fried chicken market has seen an explosion in high street brands offering consumers a more premium, unique fried chicken dining experience.

To reflect this growth and innovation, the organisers of the National Burger Awards and National Pizza Awards bring you the Fried Chicken Championships - a one-day cook-off competition for restaurant chefs, chicken shops and quick service restaurants.

Hosted by Dine Out and OOH magazines, the unique one-day competition sees entrants battling to impress the panel of industry experts. Once shortlisted, finalists will be required to compete in a cook-off consisting of a series of challenges.

They will firstly be required to cook their own signature dish in front of our judges, before creating a technical mixed platter made up from a specific selection of ingredients from our event sponsors that we will supply on the day.

If you would like to find out more about how you can be involved and sponsor the Fried Chicken Championships 2026, then please get in touch.