The names themselves are enough to make your mouth water: Pear Honey Jam, Sweet Savannah Shrimp Cakes, ‘Blue Heaven’ Blueberry Gourmet BBQ Sauce...
These are a few of the winners in the 2011 Flavor of Georgia contest. Winners were announced Tuesday, March 22, at Georgia Agriculture Day at the Georgia Freight Depot in downtown Atlanta.
The annual contest is conducted by the University of Georgia Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development (UGA CAED).
Capturing the top prize this year were Emily Myers and Gina Bodell of Dunwoody. Their business, Jam of Love, makes 24 different flavors of jam ranging from Rhubarb Marmalade to Tipsy Onion and Garlic. The pair’s products can be found in more than 100 stores nationwide or purchased online at www.emilygs.com.
Myers and Bodell were awarded the title of Grand Champion at a ceremony led by Gov. Nathan Deal and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black.
Pear Honey Jam was one of 21 products sampled and judged by a panel of food brokers, buyers and other food industry experts. Contestants were awarded points based on flavor, Georgia theme, unique or innovative qualities, commercial appeal and originality. Finalists were chosen from 89 entries from all across Georgia.
This year’s category winners were:
Barbecue and Hot Sauces – Kenneth Dasher of Hogwaller BBQ Sauce in Hoboken, won with Hogwaller ‘Blue Heaven’ Blueberry Gourmet BBQ Sauce. www.hogwallerbbq.com
Confections – Beth Cleveland of Cleveland Organics in Fort Valley, won with Coffee Toffee. www.naturalpecans.com
Dairy – Nicki Schroeder of High Road Craft Ice Cream & Sorbet in Atlanta won with Caffeine and Cacao ice cream. www.highroadcraft.com
Jams, Jellies and Sauces – Emily Myers and Gina Bodell of Emily G's in Dunwoody won with Emily G’s Jam of Love: Pear Honey Jam. www.emilygs.com
Meat and Seafood – Linda Whiddon of Dubberly’s Seafood in Savannah won with Sweet Savannah Shrimp Cakes. www.sweetsavannahshrimp.com
Snack Foods – Beth Cleveland of Cleveland Organics in Fort Valley, won with Twisted Pecans. www.naturalpecans.com
Other Products – Marco Martinez of 100% Artisan Foods LLC in Atlanta won with Jalapeno Tamales.
The people’s choice winner was Lauri Jo Bennett of Lauri Jo’s Southern Style Canning in Norman Park, for Lauri Jo’s Blueberry Pepper Jelly. www.laurijossouthernstylecanning.com
Winners and finalists earn the right to have their products stamped with the 2011 Flavor of Georgia logo.
“This contest is an excellent way to spread the news about Georgia specialty foods. It helps increase sales and helps promote the Georgia brand,” said Commissioner Black.
The Commissioner also had the opportunity to sample some of the winners. “Everything was delicious. I am so thankful to live in Georgia – a state that produces a wide diversity of fruits, vegetables and meats and that has a rich culinary heritage. These winners are artists as well as entrepreneurs.”
The annual food contest is sponsored by the UGA CAED in partnership with the office of Governor Nathan Deal, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia Agribusiness Council, Center of Innovation for Agribusiness, Walton EMC and the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department of Food Science and Technology.
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Friday, February 25, 2011
Chick-fil-A Adds New Banana Pudding Milkshake for Spring
Editor Note: Just what I need! Another phenom reason just to stop in and grab a fresh taste for spring. Banana Pudding Milkshake? Can't wait to try one!
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Customers encouraged to share family banana pudding recipes and stories on Chick-fil-A's Facebook Page
/PRNewswire/ -- For many Americans, a banana pudding recipe isn't just a recipe. It's an institution. A good serving of banana pudding provides the perfect comfort-food remedy to a long day at work, and avid banana pudding enthusiasts claim that the delectable dessert is even known to cure a headache. Starting Monday, Feb. 28, customers can satiate their cravings for the Southern classic with the new Banana Pudding Milkshake available in Chick-fil-A® restaurants nationwide through June 4.
With a taste sure to evoke memories of your grandmother's best recipe, the new Banana Pudding Milkshake will be offered in 14 oz. or 20 oz. cups and priced at $2.49 and $2.89, respectively (at most locations). The milkshake is made with fresh bananas, real Nilla® wafers, a splash of vanilla, and is hand-spun with Chick-fil-A's popular "home-style" Icedream® and topped with light whipped cream and a maraschino cherry.
To celebrate the new milkshake recipe, Chick-fil-A is inviting customers to submit their favorite heirloom or family banana pudding recipes and the story behind them on the chain's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ChickfilA.
"As we continue to offer limited time flavor milkshakes, we ask customers what flavors they would like served at Chick-fil-A. Again and again, customers said 'banana something.' We wanted to offer something unique, yet connected to our Southern roots, instead of the typical banana milkshake option. In the South, banana pudding reigns supreme as one of the favorite traditional desserts, most commonly associated with family. Our new Banana Pudding Milkshake is like drinking your grandmother's recipe through a straw," said Woody Faulk, Chick-fil-A's vice president of brand development. "Our customers continue to tell us how much they enjoy our hand-spun milkshakes, so we want to continue to satisfy their tastes while also surprising them with occasional limited-time new flavors!"
The Chick-fil-A hand-spun milkshakes have proved to be one of the most popular products on the menu. As a result, the chain adds a variety of limited-time flavors to its milkshake menu annually.
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Customers encouraged to share family banana pudding recipes and stories on Chick-fil-A's Facebook Page
/PRNewswire/ -- For many Americans, a banana pudding recipe isn't just a recipe. It's an institution. A good serving of banana pudding provides the perfect comfort-food remedy to a long day at work, and avid banana pudding enthusiasts claim that the delectable dessert is even known to cure a headache. Starting Monday, Feb. 28, customers can satiate their cravings for the Southern classic with the new Banana Pudding Milkshake available in Chick-fil-A® restaurants nationwide through June 4.
With a taste sure to evoke memories of your grandmother's best recipe, the new Banana Pudding Milkshake will be offered in 14 oz. or 20 oz. cups and priced at $2.49 and $2.89, respectively (at most locations). The milkshake is made with fresh bananas, real Nilla® wafers, a splash of vanilla, and is hand-spun with Chick-fil-A's popular "home-style" Icedream® and topped with light whipped cream and a maraschino cherry.
To celebrate the new milkshake recipe, Chick-fil-A is inviting customers to submit their favorite heirloom or family banana pudding recipes and the story behind them on the chain's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ChickfilA.
"As we continue to offer limited time flavor milkshakes, we ask customers what flavors they would like served at Chick-fil-A. Again and again, customers said 'banana something.' We wanted to offer something unique, yet connected to our Southern roots, instead of the typical banana milkshake option. In the South, banana pudding reigns supreme as one of the favorite traditional desserts, most commonly associated with family. Our new Banana Pudding Milkshake is like drinking your grandmother's recipe through a straw," said Woody Faulk, Chick-fil-A's vice president of brand development. "Our customers continue to tell us how much they enjoy our hand-spun milkshakes, so we want to continue to satisfy their tastes while also surprising them with occasional limited-time new flavors!"
The Chick-fil-A hand-spun milkshakes have proved to be one of the most popular products on the menu. As a result, the chain adds a variety of limited-time flavors to its milkshake menu annually.
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
2011 Flavor of Georgia food product contest accepting entries
On March 22, the University of Georgia Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development will reveal the winners of the 2011 Flavor of Georgia contest. Winners will be announced during Georgia Ag Day.
Judges are looking for market-ready foods – either commercially available or prototypes – from across the state. Categories include barbecue and hot sauces, confections, dairy products, meat products, snack foods, and jams, jellies and sauces. Entries will be judged on flavor, best use of Georgia ingredients, Georgia theme, unique or innovative qualities, commercial appeal and originality.
Flavor of Georgia is only a starting point for many of the category winners, said Sharon Kane, contest director.
“Nearly two-thirds of last year’s contestants saw an increase in their sales and business contacts following the contest,” she said.
Previous winners have received national attention. Candy-flavored Fondarific was featured on the Food Network show Ace of Cakes. Hot Squeeze Sweet Heat Chipotle sauce sells in thousands of stores. White Oak Farm products are sold through Whole Foods and Sysco.
Product registrations will be accepted through Feb. 18, 2011. Semifinalists will be announced in February. Final judging will be March 21 at the Freight Depot in Atlanta.
Register online at www.flavorofgeorgia.caes.uga.edu. For more information, call Kane at (706) 542-9809 or e-mail spkane@uga.edu.
The annual food contest is sponsored by the CAED in partnership with the Governor’s Agricultural Advisory Commission, Georgia Agribusiness Council and UGA Department of Food Science and Technology.
By April Reese Sorrow
University of Georgia
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Judges are looking for market-ready foods – either commercially available or prototypes – from across the state. Categories include barbecue and hot sauces, confections, dairy products, meat products, snack foods, and jams, jellies and sauces. Entries will be judged on flavor, best use of Georgia ingredients, Georgia theme, unique or innovative qualities, commercial appeal and originality.
Flavor of Georgia is only a starting point for many of the category winners, said Sharon Kane, contest director.
“Nearly two-thirds of last year’s contestants saw an increase in their sales and business contacts following the contest,” she said.
Previous winners have received national attention. Candy-flavored Fondarific was featured on the Food Network show Ace of Cakes. Hot Squeeze Sweet Heat Chipotle sauce sells in thousands of stores. White Oak Farm products are sold through Whole Foods and Sysco.
Product registrations will be accepted through Feb. 18, 2011. Semifinalists will be announced in February. Final judging will be March 21 at the Freight Depot in Atlanta.
Register online at www.flavorofgeorgia.caes.uga.edu. For more information, call Kane at (706) 542-9809 or e-mail spkane@uga.edu.
The annual food contest is sponsored by the CAED in partnership with the Governor’s Agricultural Advisory Commission, Georgia Agribusiness Council and UGA Department of Food Science and Technology.
By April Reese Sorrow
University of Georgia
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Sunday, January 2, 2011
2011 Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest Accepting Entries
On March 22, the University of Georgia Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development will reveal the winners of the 2011 Flavor of Georgia contest. Winners will be announced during Georgia Ag Day.
Judges are looking for market-ready foods - either commercially available or prototypes - from across the state. Categories include barbecue and hot sauces, confections, dairy products, meat products, snack foods, and jams, jellies and sauces. Entries will be judged on flavor, best use of Georgia ingredients, Georgia theme, unique or innovative qualities, commercial appeal and originality.
Flavor of Georgia is only a starting point for many of the category winners, said Sharon Kane, contest director.
"Nearly two-thirds of last year's contestants saw an increase in their sales and business contacts following the contest," she said.
Previous winners have received national attention. Candy-flavored Fondarific was featured on the Food Network show Ace of Cakes. Hot Squeeze Sweet Heat Chipotle sauce sells in thousands of stores. White Oak Farm products are sold through Whole Foods and Sysco.
Product registrations will be accepted through Feb. 18, 2011. Semifinalists will be announced in February. Final judging will be March 21 at the Freight Depot in Atlanta.
Register online at www.flavorofgeorgia.caes.uga.edu. For more information, call Kane at (706) 542-9809 or e-mail spkane@uga.edu.
The annual food contest is sponsored by the CAED in partnership with the Governor's Agricultural Advisory Commission, Georgia Agribusiness Council and UGA Department of Food Science and Technology.
By April Reese Sorrow
University of Georgia
Judges are looking for market-ready foods - either commercially available or prototypes - from across the state. Categories include barbecue and hot sauces, confections, dairy products, meat products, snack foods, and jams, jellies and sauces. Entries will be judged on flavor, best use of Georgia ingredients, Georgia theme, unique or innovative qualities, commercial appeal and originality.
Flavor of Georgia is only a starting point for many of the category winners, said Sharon Kane, contest director.
"Nearly two-thirds of last year's contestants saw an increase in their sales and business contacts following the contest," she said.
Previous winners have received national attention. Candy-flavored Fondarific was featured on the Food Network show Ace of Cakes. Hot Squeeze Sweet Heat Chipotle sauce sells in thousands of stores. White Oak Farm products are sold through Whole Foods and Sysco.
Product registrations will be accepted through Feb. 18, 2011. Semifinalists will be announced in February. Final judging will be March 21 at the Freight Depot in Atlanta.
Register online at www.flavorofgeorgia.caes.uga.edu. For more information, call Kane at (706) 542-9809 or e-mail spkane@uga.edu.
The annual food contest is sponsored by the CAED in partnership with the Governor's Agricultural Advisory Commission, Georgia Agribusiness Council and UGA Department of Food Science and Technology.
By April Reese Sorrow
University of Georgia
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