Cookoff Sanctioning Organizations

The National Barbecue Association is not a sanctioning organization for barbecue cookoffs or contests. However, we are happy to put you in touch with several groups that do provide these services. The following Organizations are members of NBBQA and also provide official sanctioning for BBQ events. Please contact the one that best suits your needs from among the following organizations: We invite you to join NBBQA as an active member to participate in our other benefits and services.

INTERNATIONAL BARBEQUE COOKERS ASSOCIATION P .O. Box 300556 Arlington , TX 76007-0556 Contact: Lynn Shivers Phone: 817/ 469-1579 IBCA	KANSAS CITY BARBECUE SOCIETY 11514 Hickman Mills Drive Kansas City , MO 64134 Contact: Carolyn Wells Email: kcbs@kcbs.us Phone: 800/ 963-5227 KCBS
MEMPHIS BARBECUE NETWORK 6972 Appling Farms Pkwy. Suite #106 Memphis, TN 38133 Contact: Randy McGee MBNBBQ
CONSIDERING A COOK-OFF CONTEST? If you are considering, or planning to produce a community barbecue cook-off contest, the following links may assist you with some of the initial how-to issues to consider such as: official sanctioning OR just rules, prize money or trophy offerings, volunteers needed, and potential food safety and handling concerns: http://www.dave.tv/MediaPlayer.aspx?contentItemID=14027 http://www.dave.tv/MediaPlayer.aspx?contentItemID=14046