The eleventh edition of Panettone Senza Confini ended with the announcement of the winners during a cruise starting from Savona and stopping in Marseille and Barcelona. An event that this year has also expanded its space to pandoro, placing it alongside the different categories of panettone.
The products were evaluated by a jury made up of some important names in pastry making, including Iginio Massari, Paco Torreblanca, Riccardo Bellaera and Emmanuele Forcone. But the competition is not based only on the judgment of experts, alongside the technical rankings there are also awards given by the public and the press.
These are distinct awards, which enhance different points of view: on the one hand the evaluation of the professionals, on the other the preferences of those who participated in the tastings and the judgment of journalistic critics.
Let’s discover all the winners of the 2026 edition, category by category.
Panettone Without Borders 2026: all the winners
Here are the results of the different categories, with the top three classified where expected and the other awards awarded during the event.
Traditional Panettone – Professionals
Traditional Panettone – Outside the Border (i.e. pastry chefs participating from abroad)
Chocolate Panettone – Professionals
Pandoro – Professionals
Traditional Panettone – Amateur
Special prizes
The event did not limit itself to celebrating the talent of pastry chefs. This year too, part of the proceeds were allocated to the Starterprius association, committed to supporting the education of young people living in conditions of economic difficulty in various countries around the world.
After eleven editions which brought the event to various Italian cities and other European locations, the appointment has already been renewed for 2027, with a new challenge which will once again see the masters of the great leavened products as protagonists.
