Ontario's Ultimate Burger Competition

Event Overview

This is your chance to compete with the best in the business and gain industry-wide recognition!

Submit the most innovative, delicious, and market-ready products for a chance to win big at our prestigious awards event.

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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

Alexa Clark
Digital Strategist &
Content Marketer

Nithya Caleb
Food in Canada Editor

Emily Richards
Chef & Author

Chef Maurice Desharnais
Wayne Gretzky Winery

Sabrina Falone
Principal & Chief Culinary Officer
SF Creative Culinary Services Inc.

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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