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LONDON, Apr. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

Inaugural 50 Next list identifies the next-generation leaders in food and drink

The organisation behind The World's 50 Best Restaurants and The World's 50 Best

Bars today unveils the first edition of 50 Next, a list of young people shaping

the future of gastronomy. Designed to inspire, empower and connect the next

generation of leaders, 50 Next celebrates people aged 35 and under from across

the wider food and drink scene, from producers and educators to tech creators

and activists. This year's virtual announcement will be followed in 2022 with a

live event in the region of Biscay, Spain, the official Host Destination

Partner to 50 Next, once travel restrictions are eased.

A list but not a ranking, 50 Next specifically celebrates people, complementing

the annual rankings of The World's 50 Best Restaurants and Bars. It was formed

through robust research and analysis by 50 Next in partnership with the

internationally renowned Basque Culinary Center.

William Drew, Director of Content for 50 Best, says: "At a time of much-needed

global recovery, the 50 Next initiative promotes positive, sustainable and

visionary thinking. By bringing together this truly diverse list of young

people we are providing a platform for those fighting for a brighter future for

gastronomy."

The inaugural list aims to represent the diversity of the global gastronomic

scene, featuring people from 34 different countries across six continents.

Delving into the wider meaning of gastronomy, 50 Next is divided into seven

industry-led categories: Gamechanging Producers; Tech Disruptors; Empowering

Educators; Entrepreneurial Creatives; Science Innovators; Hospitality Pioneers

(supported by S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy) and Trailblazing Activists. Each

category is unranked and comprises a broad spectrum of professions, with those

on the list recognised for their overall contribution to the gastronomic

ecosystem, as well as their ongoing potential to drive significant positive

change.

The class of 2021 includes ground-breaking Australian fish butcher Josh Niland,

progressive agriculture advocate Cherrie Atilano from the Philippines, Ghanaian

tech innovator Isaac Sesi, Mexican indigenous pioneer Claudia Albertina Ruiz

and Jhannel Tomlinson, a Jamaican climate-change champion who empowers women

through coffee. The youngest on the list is 20-year-old Basque medical student

Maitane Alonso Monasterio, who has invented a machine to help preserve food.

Full information about each person can be found on the 50 Next website here:

[https://www.theworlds50best.com/50next/ ], with a summary listing here

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NSww3vU8NsNWn_wGv93lXIfdINQdpdYB/view?usp=shar

ing ].

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