Snackmasters is a BAFTA-nominated British television programme, presented by Fred Sirieix and Jayde Adams, and produced by Optomen Television and Channel 4. The programme was broadcast on Channel 4 and streams on All 4.
The programme sees two professional chefs compete to recreate a brand-name snack or fast food item. The chefs present their replica snack to a panel of judges composed of workers involved with the manufacture of the snack, and the chef who is decided to have most faithfully recreated the snack wins the competition. During each episode, presenter Jayde Adams visits the factory that manufactures each snack, comparing how accurately the chefs are recreating the process.
Snackmasters was nominated for a BAFTA award in the Best Feature category at the 2020 British Academy Television Awards.
An Australian adaptation of the show was first broadcast in November 2021 on the Nine Network. A New Zealand adaptation premiered on TVNZ 2 in April 2022.
Episodes + Series 1 Episode Chefs Winner Date aired Episode 1: Kit Kat Daniel Clifford and Vivek Singh Vivek Singh 1 October 2019 Episode 2: Monster Munch Tristan Welch and Matt Worswick Matt Worswick 8 October 2019 Episode 3: Burger King Whopper Lisa Goodwin-Allen and Claude Bosi Lisa Goodwin-Allen 15 October 2019
+ Series 2 Episode Chefs Winner Date aired Episode 1: Quavers Anna Haugh and Aktar Islam Anna Haugh 10 December 2020 Episode 2: Domino's pepperoni pizza Jason Atherton and Francesco Mazzei Francesco Mazzei 17 December 2020 Episode 3: Quality Street ("Festive Special") Paul A. Young and Sarah Mountain Sarah Mountain 23 December 2020
+ Series 3 Episode Chefs Winner Date aired Episode 1: KFC Zinger burger, Original Recipe Chicken and Supercharger Mayo Tom Aikens and Alex Bond Tom Aikens 6 April 2021 Episode 2: Wagon Wheels Tristan Welch and Cyrus Todiwala Cyrus Todiwala 13 April 2021 Episode 3: Shreddies Daniel Clifford and Claude Bosi Daniel Clifford (by default) 20 April 2021 Episode 4: Snickers Tom Brown and Sabrina Gidda Tom Brown 27 April 2021
International versions
Belgium
Since September 2020, VTM has aired three belgian seasons of Snack Masters and one Christmas special.
Australia
In September 2021, it was announced that Australia’s Nine Network had commissioned a local version of the series set to air in the fourth quarter of 2021, to be hosted by Scott Pickett and Poh Ling Yeow, with Yvie Jones as a co-presenter. The series premiered on 29 November 2021. A second season started airing from 4 December 2022, with the show shifting to a new knockout competition format.
New Zealand
A New Zealand-produced version, Snack Masters, premiered on TVNZ 2 on 20 April 2022, produced by South Pacific Pictures.
France A French-produced version of Snackmasters premiered on M6 on 27 June 2023. The first episode was about McDonald's' Big Mac.
References
External links Snackmasters at Channel 4