Nestlé Professional, in collaboration with the World Association of Chefs’ Societies (Worldchefs) and the Association of Professional Chefs Nigeria (APCN), joined cooks all over the world to have a good time International Chefs Day 2025 beneath the inspiring theme “Food Explorers.”
The occasion held on October 21, 2025, at Nestlé’s Sagamu Factory in Ogun State, bringing collectively 10 skilled cooks and 40 enthusiastic pupils from Nestlé for Healthier Kids (N4HK) beneficiary colleges for a day of enjoyable, creativity, and studying centred round meals and vitamin.
From planting seeds within the manufacturing unit backyard to making ready vibrant, balanced meals within the coaching kitchen, the youngsters skilled the total journey of meals. Guided by the cooks, they found how good vitamin, creativity, and sustainability come collectively to make wholesome consuming each thrilling and pleasing.
Speaking on the occasion, Ibraheem Awelenje, Business Manager, Nestlé Professional, emphasised the aim of the initiative. “For us, International Chefs Day provides the opportunity to not only celebrate those who curate special meals but also to engage children and nurture the next generation of chefs who are conscious about making healthier meals. Events like this are in line with our core values at Nestlé, where we believe that nutrition, creativity, and sustainability go hand in hand in shaping a healthier future.”
Chéf Cyril Agbachom, Team Lead of the Association of Professional Chéfs, Nigeria (APCN) delegation, additionally shared his delight on the youngsters’s enthusiasm.
“We are thrilled to attach with these younger meals explorers. Teaching college youngsters about wholesome diets in an attractive, hands-on method helps them perceive the worth of nutritious substances whereas having enjoyable within the kitchen. It is about inspiring curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love for good, wholesome meals’
The youngsters additionally participated in a sensible gardening session led by Mrs. Halimat Adeniji, Deputy Director, Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, who taught them find out how to plant and look after native vegatables and fruits that thrive in Nigeria. “Catching them young is key to achieving food security,” she famous. “When children learn to grow and eat our locally available foods, they not only develop healthier habits but also build a lifelong appreciation for nutritious eating.”
At the shut of the occasion, every pupil obtained a plant pot and a recipe card to take again to highschool, serving as a reminder of the teachings realized and the enjoyment of exploring meals in a significant method.
Since 2014, Nestlé Professional and the Association of Professional Chefs Nigeria have labored collectively to advertise wholesome consuming and vitamin schooling amongst youngsters throughout the nation. The initiative enhances Nestlé for Healthier Kids (N4HK), the corporate’s international flagship programme aimed toward serving to 50 million youngsters lead more healthy lives by 2030.
Through this partnership, Nestlé continues to encourage youngsters to make knowledgeable meals selections that help their wellbeing, empower their households, and strengthen their communities, one wholesome meal at a time.
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About Nestlé Nigeria
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With 3 manufacturing websites, 7 department workplaces and a head workplace positioned in Lagos, Nestlé Nigeria is a power for good, serving to to enhance the wellbeing and livelihood of people and households to construct thriving communities whereas taking motion to guard the planet.
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Lois Nweke
Corporate Affairs Specialist, Nestle Nigeria
Email: Lois.Nweke@ng.nestle.com
