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WACS History
| End of 19th Century | Contact between various chef associations established. |
| 1919 | International labour office opens in Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1920 | Swiss cook federation introduces the idea of an international chef association in May. |
| 1928 | WACS established in Sorbonne, Paris. August Escoffier appointed as the first honorary president. |
| 1930 | Congress held in Paris, France |
| 1936 | Congress held in Nice, France |
| 1939/45 | WWII breaks out and contact between WACS members are suspended |
| 1949 | SKV secretary W. Salzmann and the Swiss cook federation reinstate WACS |
| 1951 | Congress held in Frankfurt, Germany. Switzerland assumes WACS presidency |
| 1954 | Congress held in Berne, Switzerland |
| 1956 | Congress held in Frankfurt, Germany. Austria assumes WACS presidency |
| 1958 | Congress held in Brussels, Belgium |
| 1960 | Congress held in Vienna, Austria. Germany assumes WACS presidency |
| 1962 | Congress held in Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1964 | Congress held in Frankfurt, Germany. Switzerland assumes WACS presidency |
| 1966 | Congress held in Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 1968 | WACS celebrates its 40th anniversary. Congress held in Geneva, Switzerland. Austria assumes WACS presidency |
| 1970 | Congress held in Budapest, Hungary |
| 1972 | Congress held in Frankfurt, Germany German cook federation takes over presidency |
| 1974 | Congress held in Banff, Canada. Landmark meeting between members from different continents. Emile Perrin is selected to honorary presidents |
| 1976 | Congress held in Frankfurt, Germany. France assumes WACS presidency |
| 1978 | Congress held in Paris, France |
| 1980 | Congress in Rome, Italy. Canada assumes WACS presidency |
| 1982 | Congress in Vienna, Austria and Budapest, Hungary |
| 1984 | Congress in Orlando, USA. Canada retains WACS presidency |
| 1986 | Congress held in Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 1988 | WACS celebrates its 60th anniversary. Congress held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Germany assumes WACS presidency |
| 1990 | Congress held in Singapore |
| 1992 | Congress held in Frankfurt, Germany. USA assumes WACs presidency |
| 1994 | Congress held in Stavanger, Norway |
| 1996 | Congress held in Jerusalem, Israel. South Africa assumes WACS presidency |
| 1998 | WACS celebrates its 70th anniversary. Congress held in Melbourne, Australia |
| 2000 | Congress in Maastricht, Netherlands. Germany assumes WACS presidency |
| 2002 | Congress held in Kyoto, Japan |
| 2004 | Congress held in Dublin, Ireland. USA assumes WACS presidency |
| 2006 | Congress held in Auckland, New Zealand |
| 2008 | Congress held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Iceland assumes WACS presidency |
| 2010 | Congress held in Santiago, Chile |
