CRA - 2011 ProStart Competition winners and sponsors

2011 ProStart Competition winners and sponsors

Congratulations to all participants in the 2011 Boyds Coffee Culinary Cup and BJ’s Restaurants Management Cup held at the Collins College of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly, Pomona. The Cheesecake Factory Oscar and Evelyn Overton Charitable Foundation will sponsor the winning teams to represent California in the National ProStart Invitational April 29 to May 1 in Overland Park, Kansas.

2011 top placing teams:

Boyds Coffee Culinary Cup

1st Newport Harbor High School, Newport Beach
2nd Greenville High School, Greenville
3rd Pacific Grove High School, Pacific Grove

BJ's Restaurants Management Cup

1st Newport Harbor High School, Newport Beach
2nd Mira Mesa High School, San Diego
3rd Enterprise High School, Redding

Scholarships and prizes were awarded to all the winning teams.

The 20 culinary teams and 14 management teams from all over the state impressed the judges and attendees with their skill and entrepreneurial spirit. The judges were quick to note the passion and dedication apparent in all of the teams’ performances – clearly an indication that the future of the industry looks bright, thanks to the ProStart program.

Thank you to the sponsors, judges, students, teachers, mentors and volunteers for making the event possible.