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Ontario's Ultimate Burger Competition

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Event Overview

The ultimate burger showdown is here! This is your chance to showcase your creativity, culinary expertise, and passion for crafting exceptional burgers alongside some of Ontario’s top meat professionals. 
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Create and submit your most innovative, flavourful, and crave-worthy burger for the opportunity to earn industry recognition, impress our expert judges, and compete for top honours in Ontario’s Ultimate Burger Competition. 
Whether it’s a classic favourite or a bold new creation, we’re looking for the burgers that stand out from the crowd and represent the best of Ontario’s meat industry. 

Registration is now closed. Good luck to all participants—we can’t wait to celebrate this year’s incredible burger creations! 

Categories

  • Beef
  • Veal
  • Poultry
  • Lamb
  • Pork
  • Anything Goes...!!

Key Dates

Winners Announced: October 25, 2025 at Meating Place in Blue Mountain
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Meat & Poultry Ontario Announces Winners of Ontario’s Ultimate Burger Competition

​Guelph, ON – October 28, 2025 – Meat & Poultry Ontario (MPO) revealed the champions of its Ontario’s Ultimate Burger Competition, on Saturday, October 25, at the bi-annual Meating Place Conference in Blue Mountain. This year’s contest gathered bold new burger creations from across the province, and entries were judged by a panel of culinary experts, which delivered some mouth-watering results.

This year’s “Ultimate Burger” title was awarded to Denninger’s Ltd. for their outstanding Lamb Burger, which achieved the highest overall score among all entries, a true testament to their exceptional inventive profile and expert execution. 
Category 
  • Ontario’s Ultimate Burger
  • Ultimate Beef Burger
  • Ultimate Pork Burger
  • Ultimate Poultry Burger
  • Ultimate Lamb Burger
  • Ultimate Anything Goes
  • Ultimate People’s Choice
Winning Burger
  • Lamb Burger
  • The Mighty Bengus Burger
  • Pork Burger
  • Jalapeño Cheddar Turkey Burger
  • Lamb Burger
  • Ferra Burger
  • The Mighty Lamb Burger
Producer / Butcher
  • ​Denninger's Ltd.
  • B.J.S Meats
  • Florence Meats
  • Hayter's Farm
  • Denninger's Ltd.
  • Florence Meats
  • B.J.S Meats

Judges 

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​Alexa Clark
Digital Strategist & 
Content Marketer
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Nithya Caleb
​Food in Canada Editor
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Emily Richards
Chef & Author
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Chef Maurice Desharnais
​Wayne Gretzky Winery
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​Sabrina Falone

Principal & Chief Culinary Officer
​SF Creative Culinary Services Inc. 

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​Chef Tina Marar
RSE Chef, Culinary Instructor
Ted Reader
Award-winning chef, author, food and product innovation entertainer & professor of Modern Culinary Applications Innovations at the Canadian Food and Wine Institute at Niagara College. 
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    • About Us
    • MPO Team
    • Board of Directors
  • Events & Competitions
    • Calendar
    • Meat Industry Expo
    • Awards Gala
    • Ontario's Finest Butcher Competition
    • Ontario's Finest Meat Competition
    • Industry Day & AGM
    • Meating Place Conference 2025
    • Ontario's Ultimate Burger Competition
    • Butchery Team Canada
  • Programs & Services
    • Supporter Program
    • Advertising
    • Food Handler Training
    • Nutritional Analysis
    • Food Safety Excellence
    • Training - CMIT
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    • BlockTalk
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    • Membership Information
    • Business Membership Application
    • Associate Member Application
    • Supplier Directory
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