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sofi™ Awards
38th sofi™ Awards Part 1
The Results Are In!
user ratingThe NASFT sofi Awards honor the best of the best in specialty foods and beverages. Here are the 125 Silver Finalists for Part 1 of the 2010 Awards across 31 Awards categories, from Outstanding Appetizer, Antipasto, Salsa or Dip to Outstanding Vinegar.
This year’s competition was stiff. NASFT members submitted 1,570 products in Part 1, up 12 percent from 2009. It is clear that our industry is moving forward with innovation, inspiration and creativity.
Here are the finalists:
Appetizer, Antipasto, Salsa or Dip |
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Spices of India Seasoning |
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Duck Rillettes |
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Simply Delish Chunky Dip - Sweet Chili |
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Omega Burst |
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Baked Goods, Baking Ingredient or Cereal |
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Naked Crepini |
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Madagascar Bourbon |
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Porta Mangiare Biscotti Mix |
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Sticky Toffee Pudding |
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Cheese or Dairy Product |
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| • Antonio Mozzarella Factory |
Hand Ladled Ricotta |
| Bellwether Farms Vanilla Sheep Milk Yogurt |
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| • Crystal Food Import Corp. |
Napf Beeler |
| • Fromagerie Belle Chevre |
Belle & The Bees Breakfast Cheese |
| • Ritrovo Italian Regional Foods |
Ritrovo Selections - Mt. Townsend Limited Edition Truffle & Salt Seastack |
Chocolate |
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| • Askinosie Chocolate |
White Chocolate Nibble Bar |
| • Eclat Chocolate |
Assorted Caramels Box |
| • Knipschildt Chocolatier |
Hannah Mini Signature |
| • Poco Dolce |
Sesame Toffee Tiles |
| • Sopexa New York |
Barre Infernale - Lait, by François Pralus |
| • Sweet Marquerites |
12-piece Assorted Chocolates |
Classic |
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| • Cypress Grove Chevre |
Humboldt Fog |
| • Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Inc. |
Mom's Spaghetti Sauce |
| • Source Atlantique Inc. |
Maille Dijon Original Mustard |
| • Soy Vay Enterprises Inc. |
Soy Vay Veri Veri Teriyaki |
| • The Great San Saba River Pecan Company |
Peach Pecan & Amaretto Preserves |
| • The King's Cupboard |
The King's Cupboard Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce |
Cold Beverage |
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| • Brands of Britain |
Fever-Tree Ginger Beer |
| • Q Tonic |
Q Tonic 750mil |
| • Slow Cow Drink |
Slow Cow Drink |
| • SPI West Port, Inc. |
ALO Enrich |
Condiment |
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| • De Medici Imports, Ltd. |
Edmond Fallot Walnut Dijon Mustard |
| • Dulcet Cuisine |
Mild Indian Curry Ketchup |
| • Dulcet Cuisine |
Moroccan Mustard |
| • PreGel AMERICA |
Fig Arabeschi® |
| • Sid Wainer & Son Specialty Produce & Specialty Foods |
Sakurauchi Sa Yuzu Marmalade |
| • Wildly Delicious Fine Foods |
Fig Pear with Orange Fruit Compote |
Confection |
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| • Amy E's Bakery |
Almond Toffee |
| • Canadian Food Exporters Association |
Butter Baked Goods Raspberry Marshmallows |
| • CocoMira Confections, Inc. |
Maple Crunch |
| • Harvest Song |
Fresh Walnut |
Cookie |
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| • Effie's Homemade |
Effie's Oatcakes |
| • Lark Fine Foods |
Cha-Chas |
| • Ritrovo Italian Regional Foods |
Primopan Gluten-Free Cookie |
| • Tate's Bake Shop |
Whole Wheat Dark Chocolate Cookie |
Cooking Sauce or Flavor Enhancer |
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| • Bella Pepper |
Bella Diavolo |
| • Dulcet Cuisine |
Lemon, Mustard & Dill Sauce |
| • Food Imagineering |
Old Texas BBQ Sauce |
| • Maya Kaimal Fine Indian Foods |
Tikka Masala Simmer Sauce |
| • Sabatino Tartufi |
Summer Truffle Carpaccio |
| • Secret Stash Sea Salts |
Almond Cardamom Sea Salt |
| • Wild Thymes Farm, Inc. |
Wild Thymes Thai Chili Roasted Garlic Dipping Sauce |
Cracker |
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| • Effie's Homemade |
Effie's Corncakes |
| • Kitchen Table Bakers |
Rosemary Parmesan Crisps |
| • La Panzanella |
Rosemary Mini Croccantini |
| • Natural Nectar |
Original Mediterranean Cracker |
Dessert or Dessert Topping |
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| • Ciao Bella Gelato Company |
Key Lime Graham Gelato Squares |
| • De Medici Imports, Ltd. |
La Salamandra Dark Chocolate Dulce de Leche |
| • New England Herbal Foods |
Danielle Fruit Chips: Roasted Coconut |
| • The Great San Saba River Pecan Company |
Pecan Pie In-A-Jar |
Diet and Lifestyle Product |
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| • Byron Bay Gourmet Foods |
Rosemary and Sea Salt Crispbread Crackers Gluten Free |
| • Food Should Taste Good, Inc. |
Multigrain To-Go Pack |
| • G.S. Gelato And Desserts, Inc. |
Blood Orange Sorbetto |
| • Lowcountry Produce |
Sweet Potato Butter |
Food Gift |
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| • Dancing Deer Baking Co. |
Chewy Cookie Sampler |
| • Sonoma Syrup Co. Inc. |
Extract Gift Set |
| • Sweet Marguerites |
12-piece Fleur de Sel Caramels |
Frozen Savory |
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| • Annie Chun's Inc. |
Pork & Ginger Mini Wontons |
| • Beecher's Handmade Cheese |
Smoky Roasted Vegetable Cavatappi |
| • Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co. |
Port Clyde Lobster Mac & Cheese |
| • Pearl River Pastry |
Goat Cheese and Pear Savory Tart |
Hot Beverage |
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| • Belgium's Chocolate Source |
Choc-o-lait |
| • First Colony Coffee & Tea Co. |
First Colony Colombian Supremo Ground Coffee |
| • Partners Tea Company |
Goodnight Kiss |
| • The King's Cupboard |
King's Cupboard Three Chilies Chocolate Chunk Hot Chocolate Mix |
Innovation in Packaging Design or Function |
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| • Eleni's NYC Inc. |
Crisp Collection |
| • Knipschildt Chocolatier |
Ensemble Box of Easter Eggs |
| • Lucini Italia Co. |
Premium Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil EcoValue Box |
| • Snyder's of Hanover |
Organic Whole Wheat & Oat Sticks |
Jam, Preserve, Honey or Nut Butter |
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| • Beth - el Food Ltd. |
Aunt Bertha Apricot Preserves 75% Fresh Fruit |
| • Fruit of the Land Products |
Tishbi Fig & Cabernet Wine & Fruit Preserve |
| • Harvest Song |
Wild Black Currant |
| • Rigoni Di Asiago USA |
Nocciolata Organic Hazelnut Spread |
| • Sabatino Tartufi |
Truffle Honey |
Meat, Pâté or Seafood |
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| • Creminelli Fine Meats |
Creminelli Handcrafted Wild Boar Salami |
| • Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats |
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Bacon |
| • Savello USA, Inc. |
Callipo Tuna in Olive Oil |
| • Transatlantic Foods Inc. |
Aux Délices des Bois Artisanal Herbes de Provence Bacon |
Non-Food Specialty Item |
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| • Culinary Papers |
PaperChef Culinary Parchment Baking Cups - Pirotine Grandes |
| • Source Atlantique Inc. |
If You Care 100% Biomass FSC Certified Firelighters |
Oil |
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| • Epicure Foods Corporation |
Maestri Extra Virgin Olive Oil |
| • Manicaretti Italian Food Imports |
Olio Verde Extra Virgin Lemon |
| • Transatlantic Foods Inc. |
Aux Délices des Bois Natural Duck Fat |
Pasta Sauce |
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| • CIBO Naturals |
Basil Pesto |
| • Dave's Gourmet, Inc. |
Masala Marinara |
| • Ritrovo Italian Regional Foods |
Ritrovo Selections Pasta Sauce with Alba White Truffle |
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Pasta, Rice or Grain |
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| • Enray, Inc. |
truRoots Germinated Brown Rice |
| • Nuovo Pasta Productions, Ltd. |
Kidz Mac & Cheez Gol'Fish Ravioli |
| • San Gennaro Foods, Inc. |
San Gennaro Foods "Heat and Serve" Three Cheese Polenta |
| • Tortellini & Co., Inc. |
White Truffle Cheese Fagottini |
Perishable Foodservice Product |
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| • Day-Lee Foods, Inc. |
Pork Gyoza Potstickers |
| • Maple Leaf Farms |
Fully Cooked Duck Leg Florentine |
| • Philip R's Frozen Desserts |
Swiss Vanilla Almond Lollibons® |
| • Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery |
Bijou |
Pet Product |
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| • Dogswell |
Breathies Biscuits with Benefits - Real Chicken with Mint & Parsley |
| • The Lazy Dog Cookie Co., Inc. |
The Original Pup-Pie Happy Birthday |
Salad Dressing |
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| • Knipschildt Chocolatier |
Raspberry & Peppercorn Fruit Syrup |
| • Lucini Italia Co. |
Delicate Cucumber and Shallot Artisan Vinaigrette |
| • Nago Foods |
Nago All Natural Ginger Sesame Miso Dressing |
Shelf-Stable Foodservice Product |
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| • Food Match, Inc. |
Dalmatia Fig Spread |
| • House of Webster, Inc. |
Lobster Bay Co. Drawn Butter Sauce |
| • Nutorious Nut Confections |
Top it Off Ooo La La Original |
| • The Well Dressed Food Company |
Sweet Onion Jam |
Snack Food |
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| • Just Off Melrose, Inc. |
Parmesan Chips |
| • Mrs. May's Naturals,Inc. |
Premium Crispy Fruit Chips: Pineapple |
| • Nutorious Nut Confections |
Cranberry Orango Tango |
| • The Mediterranean Snack Food Company |
Mediterranean Snacks Baked Lentil Chips - Sea Salt |
| • Vermont Smoke and Cure |
Natural Pork and Beef Cracked Pepper Snack Stick |
Soup, Stew Bean or Chili |
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| • Crossings |
Eric Bur French Baked Lentils in Tomato Sauce and Goose Fat |
| • Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co. |
Linekin Bay Lobster Corn Chowder |
| • Thats A Nice! |
ZUPPA TOMATO mama's sicilian pasta fagioli soup |
USDA-Approved Organic Product |
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| • Annie Chun's Inc. |
Organic Chicken & Vegetable Potstickers |
| • China Mist Brands |
China Mist Pure Bottled Organic Tea in Lotus Pear Green Tea |
| • Truly Organic Baking |
Bakers Basics™ Organic Banana Bread Mix |
Vinegar |
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| • Lucero Olive Oil |
Peach Balsamic Vinegar |
| • Rogers International |
Cattani Balsamoso Organic White Balsamic |
| • Sparrow Lane |
Sparrow Lane Walnut Champagne Vinegar |
AGlamourSoldier
Simply Delish Simply Delish Chunky Dip - Sweet Chili should win for the appetizer section. It is the most amazing food ever, has unbelievable flavor that just bursts in your mouth. Then the chunks and the gourmet cheese in the dip is just to die for. I'm so glad they made it to the finalists, now they need to win!
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