WHY ADVERTISE WITH COOKING CONTEST CENTRAL?
Cooking Contest Central® (CCC) is the premier website and online community for cooking and recipe contest enthusiasts. This ever-growing, tight-knit community is the perfect place to promote your brand to a dedicated and passionate audience of creative food lovers and culinary industry influencers. A hub for cooking and recipe contests of all sizes, genres, and styles, Cooking Contest Central generates some 50,000 page views in an average month. And, with exposure to thousands via an active social media presence and weekly newsletter, the total reach is far beyond.
CCC Fast Facts
- Featured on ABC News “World News Tonight” and “Nightline“
- In 2013, CCC posted 500+ contests with more than $5 million in prizes plus worldwide trips, features in national magazines, and even a feature on “Good Morning America”
- Our diverse membership is spread throughout America, hailing from New York to California, Minnesota to Texas, Hawaii to Arkansas, and beyond!
- 96% of members classify themselves as avid home cooks.
- Active social media presence on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube
Trusted Voice
CCC Owner and CEO Kristina Vanni is a trusted, go-to resource for cooking and recipe contests – not to mention a seasoned and successful contester herself. CCC members trust Kristina to bring them the best of the best in contesting opportunities as well as the inside scoop on the contest industry.
Newsletter
Our newsletter is highly anticipated each week by CCC members (and we have the open rate to prove it!). The weekly newsletter includes all current contest information as well as alerts for contests with approaching deadlines, links to helpful blogs, and spotlight on recent winners. Additionally, advertisers have the opportunity to secure a dedicated section within our newsletter to promote their contests in a larger way. We are happy to provide samples to you for review.
Social Media
Cooking Contest Central maintains an established and highly targeted social media presence, with more than 21,000 combined followers across Facebook and Instagram . and Built over decades, these channels represent a niche, deeply engaged audience of recipe contest enthusiasts—home cooks, food creatives, and seasoned competitors who actively seek contest opportunities, tips, and community connection.
Historically, CCC’s community has played an active role in amplifying contests and brands by sharing recipes, celebrating finalist announcements, and rallying their networks to vote, driving meaningful traffic and visibility. Through these channels, partners and featured contests will benefit from increased exposure, targeted reach, and social momentum with a highly specialized audience.
Getting Involved
Whether hosting an exclusive contest for Cooking Contest Central members, sponsoring a blog post, having prime promotion in our popular newsletter, or activating a social media campaign, there are a myriad ways to work with CCC to accomplish our brand’s goals and we will work together to develop a unique campaign that exceeds your expectations.
Past Advertisers
Advertisers on Cooking Contest Central have included brands such as Dole, Truvia, Athens Foods, King’s Hawaiian, Stauffers, and Scharffen Berger Gourmet Chocolate, among others. Not only do CCC members love entering their contests, but they also look forward to learning more about their products and offerings – from time-honored classics to new product just hitting shelves.
Successful Statistics and Advertiser Feedback
Advertising with Cooking Contest Central has proven results in increasing the quantity and quality of contest entries, exposure to contests and brands, and social media chatter. Of the consistent positive feedback we receive from advertisers, here’s what one advertiser had to say:
“The results are in for the month our ads ran on your site, in your blog, and newsletter. We not only saw a 65% increase in recipe submissions, but the recipes we received were higher in quality with more photography included and more creative detail in the recipes themselves.”
Cooking Contest Consulting
Cooking Contest Central can work with your brand to create the most successful contest and content possible. For more information, please submit in inquiry through the Contact Page.