Summer Fancy Food Show 2013: And The Best Product Awards Go To...
The Fancy Food Show, as the name suggests, is a showcase of good things to eat and drink — running twice annually (January in San Francisco and late-June in rotating East Coast cities, with D.C. hosting last year and New York City winning back the honor in 2013). Over the weekend we walked the floor of the Javits Center and made some nice discoveries.
See: 8 Products We Were Really Feeling At The 2013 Fancy Food Show
But the big-deal announcement came Monday evening with the annual Sofi Awards (standing for Specialty Outstanding Food Innovation), which acknowledged the best of the best. It must be noted that the Awards are only open to members of the Specialty Food Association (formerly NASFT), a not-for-profit trade association for food artisans, importers and entrepreneurs. Here is a list of the winners (two products in a category notes a tie):
Appetizer Antipasto, Salsa or Dip
Gourmet du Village | Hot Parmesan & Artichoke Dip Mix
Baked Good, Baking Ingredient or Cereal
Fromagerie Belle Chevre | Goat Cheese Cheesecake
Cheese or Dairy Product
Caves of Faribault | Jeffs' Select, Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.
Chocolate
Chocolat Moderne | Avant-Garde Bar Blood Orange Bergamot Flavor
Classic
Cypress Grove Chevre, Inc. | Humboldt Fog
Cold Beverage
Brands of Britain | Fever-Tree Premium Sparkling Lemon; Canada Enterprises | Jin-Ja
Condiment
The Virginia Chutney Company | Spicy Plum Chutney
Confection
The Sticky Toffee Pudding Company | Chocolate Tiffin with Biscuits, Roasted Almonds & Cherries
Cookie
Tate's Bake Shop | Whole Wheat Dark Chocolate Chip
Cooking Sauce or Flavor Enhancer
Korean Delights | We Rub You Spicy Korean BBQ Marinade
Cracker
Lesley Stowe Fine Foods | Salty Date and Almond Raincoast Crisps
Dessert or Dessert Topping
McConnell's Fine Ice Creams | Double Peanut Butter Chip
Diet and Lifestyle Product
Fromagerie Belle Chevre | Belle & The Bees Breakfast Cheese
Food Gift
Bee Raw – Manhattan Rooftop Honey Flight
Frozen Savory
Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co. | Old Port Lobster Flatbread
Hot Beverage
Bhakti Chai | Bhakti Chai
Innovation in Packaging Design or Function
HoneyPax | HoneyPax Raw Tupelo Honey Packets
Jam, Preserve, Honey or Nut Butter
Wildly Delicious Fine Foods | Beet & Red Onion Marmalade
Meat, Pâté or Seafood
Creminelli Fine Meats | Campania Handcrafted Italian Salami
New Product
Artisan Biscuits Ltd. | The Fine Cheese Co. Pearls of Pure Goats' Cheese; Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.; Point Reyes Bay Blue
Non-Food Specialty Item
EcoTensil Inc. | EcoTaster Mini
Oil
Los Chileros | Stöger Cherry Seed Oil
Pasta Sauce
Ritrovo Italian Regional Foods | Ritrovo Selections Casina Rossa Due Formaggi
Pasta, Rice or Grain
Luquire Family Foods | Carolina Creole Stone Ground Grits
Perishable Foodservice Product
Sukhi's Gourmet Indian Foods | Pakora & Aloo Tikki Indian Bites Platter
Product Line
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams | Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
Salad Dressing
NaGo Foods | Ginger Sesame Miso Dressing
Shelf-Stable Foodservice Product
Effie's Homemade | Single Serve Oatcakes
Snack Food
POP! Gourmet Popcorn | Rogue Blue Gourmet Popcorn
Soup, Stew, Bean or Chili
Sarabeth's Kitchen | Legendary Velvety Cream of Tomato Soup
USDA-Certified Organic Product
Pro Ecuador RUNA Hibiscus | Berry Guayusa Tea
Vinegar: Italian Harvest | Sopraffino 12 Year Aged Wine Vinegar