Sandwich Baron's Varsity Eat Off winner
Philani Mlatshwayo, from the University of Johannesburg (UJ), has been crowned the winner of Sandwich Baron's 'Varsity Eat Off' competition. Mlatshwayo has earned himself the 2016 'Ultimate Sandwich Baron' title, as well as the prize of a free sub-sandwich every week for one year, following the defeat of two other finalists. Each finalist was the winner of a series of round-robin events held in June at three Johannesburg universities.
Philani Mlatshwayo (right) with his fellow competitors at the Sandwich Baron Eat Off.
The Varsity Eat Off was one of 20 activations initiated by Sandwich Baron in order to involve the various communities in which it is concerned into its celebration of its 20th anniversary this year. The round-robin took place at the campuses of UJ, Wits University and performance-art college AFDA, which consisted of a single round eat-off in which a number of students gorged themselves to see who could eat the most foot-longs in 20 minutes. They averaged three apiece.
Mlatshwayo attributed his success to his speed of eating technique. He explained that he had always been a quick eater, but also complimented Sandwich Baron on the excellence of its sandwiches, saying he was consequently “overjoyed” at his year-long prize.
