After the success of the first edition, the Accademia dei Maestri del Lievito Madre e del Panettone Italiano organized the second World Panettone Team Championship, bringing together nine national teams from four continents: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, Japan, Spain, Peru and Taiwan.

Each team was composed of outstanding master pastry chefs.

The Panettone World Championship was created to promote international excellence in artisanal Panettone, highlighting the different cultures and traditions of those who create this dessert using only sourdough starter, the true identity symbol of each territory.

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This is the only team championship in the world featuring products made live, under a strict competition regulation and the watchful eyes of inspectors and cameras, which allowed viewers to witness various stages of the contest live from the Polin Group laboratories in Verona.