Western Chef's Association, a professional organisation for chefs was founded in Mumbai in the year 2002. Since its inception, WICA has enjoyed a deep and long standing tradition as Western India's true representation of the professional chefs and cooks.

WICA's goal is to unite chefs and cooks across Western India in a common dedication to professional excellence. The core idea behind WICA is to set and maintain the highest level of culinary excellence, food standards and professionalism throughout the kitchens and to accomplish these goals through the transfer of skills.