Recipe Contest Template

Whether it’s a home cook competition, recipe competition, or a friendly cooking contest, this template makes it simple to collect entries and choose a winner.

What This Template Does

This template lets you run a recipe contest where entrants submit their best dishes through a file upload form. You can then review submissions, select a winning recipe, and award a prize such as a cash prize, gift card, or other reward. Easily manage your panel of judges or run a public vote to determine the winners.

Template Features

• File Upload action for recipe submissions (text, images, PDFs)
• Social media follow and visit actions for X, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest
• Viral Share option to grow participation organically
• Flexible prize options including cash prize or cooking equipment
• Customisable judging process for a panel of judges or audience voting

Benefits of This Template

• Encourages engagement from food lovers and home cooks
• Builds a library of unique recipes for content marketing
• Boosts your presence on social media platforms
• Gives exposure to participants and their creations
• Creates a fun, competitive environment to inspire culinary creativity

Who Should Use It

This template is ideal for:

• Food brands and restaurants running a recipe competition
• Influencers and bloggers hosting a home cook competition
• Culinary schools or communities organising a cooking contest
• Businesses looking to drive engagement through food-related promotions

Integration Support

You can connect this template with:

• Collect recipes with File Upload actions
• Grow your X followers
• Drive visits to Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest
• Encourage referrals with Viral Share

Official Gleam Resources

• Restaurant promotion strategies
• Contest promotion guide

Frequently Asked Questions