# Culinary Team-Building Events 'Team Building with Taste' Offers Competitive Cooking Competitions By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2017-06-23 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/team-building-with-taste References: [thecrier.net](http://www.thecrier.net/news/article_10a529ee-1e62-11e7-a1d0-9f0670178c20.html) & [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Team-Building-with-Taste-834770816583791/timeline/) [Team Building With Taste](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/team-sprinkles) is a Georgia-based business that is turning team-building events from boring and stuffy affairs into deliciously fun activities. By combining the collaborative nature of cooking together with the fun of a cooking show-style competition, the company offers engaging team-building events. Team Building With Taste was founded by Paul McKeon and Jack Gerblick out of a desire to unite coworkers over a universally shared interest: food. Thus, the entrepreneurial duo set up a space where corporate teams could come together and cook delicious meals. However, instead of simply making one big meal, participants are split into two teams and challenged to make a specific recipe within 60 minutes. After the hour has passed, each team is asked to give a marketing presentation on their final product and prizes are awarded. Best of all, the entire team is able to dine on the finished meals. Popular among companies such as Delta, [Coca Cola](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bbq-ranch-crispy-tender) and [Home Depot](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-chef-and-delish), Team Building With Taste puts a competitive spin on the average cooking class. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.3/10 - Popularity: 1% | Activity: 1% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Competitive Cooking Competitions:** Opportunity for businesses to organize cooking competitions to foster teamwork, encourage creativity, and develop problem-solving skills among employees. - **Collaborative Cooking:** Opportunity for restaurants to start offering team-building services that encourage teamwork and collaboration among participants while preparing a meal. - **Experiential Team Building:** Opportunity for event planning companies to create interactive and customized team-building experiences that promote employee engagement and bonding. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Corporate Events:** Corporate event planners can partner with Team Building With Taste to offer culinary team-building events to businesses. - **Hospitality:** Hotels and restaurants can offer team-building packages as a way to attract corporate clients. - **Training and Development:** Training and development companies can incorporate culinary team-building events into their programs to provide engaging and creative learning experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Corporate Team Building Parties](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/team-building-activities-toronto.md) - [Culinary Battle Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/show-me-your-chef.md) - [Experience Cocktail Workshops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spirithouse-toronto.md) - [Pop-Up Test Kitchens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-up-test-kitchen.md) - [Unique City-Based Culinary Tours](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tasty-tours.md) - [Branded Exclusive Baking Classes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exclusive-baking-class.md) - [Corporate Team-Building Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monox-island.md) - [Casual Baking Class Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-baking-social.md) - [Festive Cookie Exchanges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kelsey-elizabeth-cakes.md)