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Chefs on Fire III

Boutique multi-award-winning festival of sustainable gastronomy.
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LOHAD develops unique experiences based on the concept of “sustainable hedonism” - the conviction that it is possible to provide pleasure in a conscious and responsible way.

Among its areas of activity, gastronomy has taken on a central role, not only as a cultural expression, but also as a tool for transformation. The most emblematic project is Chefs on Fire, a benchmark gastronomic festival that unites talents in contemporary cuisine with the power of fire, live music and a clear mission: to create a pleasurable event that has a positive impact on the planet.

Since its first edition, it has integrated sustainable practices and is committed to a model of smaller scale, less environmental impact and greater authenticity, making it a case study in the area of sustainable gastronomic events.

This campaign aims to support the expansion of Chefs on Fire as a benchmark for sustainability policies in the Portuguese and EU markets, while positioning the festival as a leading case study for sustainable gastronomy.

The funds raised will be used to: 

  • Co-financing the 2025 edition of Chefs on Fire Cascais
  • Co-financing the 2025 edition of Chefs on Fire Vilamoura
  • Co-financing the 2025 edition of Chefs on Fire Madrid
  • Implementation of sustainability initiatives in the areas of responsible food; energy and emissions; water and sanitation; mobility and transportation; biodiversity and community

This is LOHAD's third Goparity campaign, after successfully funding 500.000€ in Chefs on Fire I and II to finance events in Portugal and Spain.  

What is the impact?

Direct

All festivals created by Lohad that are funded with this campaign, implement practices based on a five-year sustainability strategy focusing on seven areas of action:

  • Responsible food: Lohad’s strategy for this area has the goals of prioritizing local producers and ensuring local supply, working with chefs to develop low-waste recipes, set up composting and recycling stations, promoting participants’ awareness about sustainable food habits and partnering with social institutions for food donations after the festival.
  • Energy and emissions: the promoter aims to have 100% of the energy consumed be from renewable sources, and reduce the GHG in 90% until 2030, by transitioning to efficient equipment, green batteries and through carbon compensation for the emission generated by the festivals.
  • Water and sanitation: the goals in this area are to reduce the water consumption in 50% until 2023 and increase water reuse during the festivals by installing low-flow toilets, with showers and taps that reduce the amount of water used.
  • Materials and circularity: here the festival intends to reduce single-use plastic to zero, raising the recycling rate to 100% and turning the festival 100% circular until 2030, by using biodegradable tableware, offering composting and recycling stations for minimal waste and form external partnerships to monitor the festivals’ performance regarding the materials used.
  • Mobility and transportation: reduce in 55% the GHG emissions associated with people transportation and equipment use until 2030 and promoting sustainable alternatives for transportation and stay during the festival.
  • Biodiversity: ensuring the reforestation of over 100% of the quantity of wood consumed during the festival, developing a plan to improve biodiversity in the festival locations.
  • Community: the promoter believes in a festival in synergy with the community and accessible for all, through some initiatives such as zero waste involving children and their families, partnering with schools for food waste education, promoting inclusion through staff’s capacitation and accessibility options offered.

Indirect

  • Reforestation for impact neutrality: the festival, being based on fire cooking, uses wood. For this reason, they plant trees more than equivalent to the amount of wood consumed at each event and aim to guarantee reforestation every year in excess of the wood purchased and consumed at the festival. To date, over 700 trees have been planted by the Chefs on Fire team in cooperation with Cascais Municipal Council for the Portuguese editions and 300 trees were planted with the Complutense University for the Spanish edition.

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About the Promoter

About Adega Cooperativa Cantanhede

Direct

All festivals created by Lohad that are funded with this campaign, implement practices based on a five-year sustainability strategy focusing on seven areas of action:

  • Responsible food: Lohad’s strategy for this area has the goals of prioritizing local producers and ensuring local supply, working with chefs to develop low-waste recipes, set up composting and recycling stations, promoting participants’ awareness about sustainable food habits and partnering with social institutions for food donations after the festival.
  • Energy and emissions: the promoter aims to have 100% of the energy consumed be from renewable sources, and reduce the GHG in 90% until 2030, by transitioning to efficient equipment, green batteries and through carbon compensation for the emission generated by the festivals.
  • Water and sanitation: the goals in this area are to reduce the water consumption in 50% until 2023 and increase water reuse during the festivals by installing low-flow toilets, with showers and taps that reduce the amount of water used.
  • Materials and circularity: here the festival intends to reduce single-use plastic to zero, raising the recycling rate to 100% and turning the festival 100% circular until 2030, by using biodegradable tableware, offering composting and recycling stations for minimal waste and form external partnerships to monitor the festivals’ performance regarding the materials used.
  • Mobility and transportation: reduce in 55% the GHG emissions associated with people transportation and equipment use until 2030 and promoting sustainable alternatives for transportation and stay during the festival.
  • Biodiversity: ensuring the reforestation of over 100% of the quantity of wood consumed during the festival, developing a plan to improve biodiversity in the festival locations.
  • Community: the promoter believes in a festival in synergy with the community and accessible for all, through some initiatives such as zero waste involving children and their families, partnering with schools for food waste education, promoting inclusion through staff’s capacitation and accessibility options offered.

Indirect

  • Reforestation for impact neutrality: the festival, being based on fire cooking, uses wood. For this reason, they plant trees more than equivalent to the amount of wood consumed at each event and aim to guarantee reforestation every year in excess of the wood purchased and consumed at the festival. To date, over 700 trees have been planted by the Chefs on Fire team in cooperation with Cascais Municipal Council for the Portuguese editions and 300 trees were planted with the Complutense University for the Spanish edition.

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https://www.chefsonfire.pt

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