The National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT) reveals the Silver Finalists in Part 1 of its 2008 sofi Awards Competition. A total of 141 products were selected as Finalists in 31 categories. Read more and view a list of the Silver Finalists.
The Fiery Food Challenge is the most recognize, most prestigious competition of zesty products in the industry. In more than 80 categories from salsa to apparel, entrants vie for the coveted first place Golden Chili Award. To find the best in zest, culinary expert judges sample every product through a series of blind tastings and the winners are announced at the awards ceremony during the week of ZestFest.
Winner:
Sweet
The Golden Chile 2008
Chili Pepper Magazines – Fiery Food Challenge - Golden Chile Awards
Sweet Sunshine Sauces won 5 coveted Golden Chile Awards for their sauces.
Winners:
Category & Sauce:
Table Sauce – Sweet
Hot Sauce – Caribbean Style – Jamaican Jerk
Hot Sauce – XXX Hot – No Extracts – Atomic
Hot Sauce – Mild – Sweet
Hot Sauce – Habanero – Atomic
Sweet
Jamaican Jerk
Atomic
Runners Up:
2nd
3rd
3rd
Category & Sauce:
Hot Sauce – Medium – Roasted Shallot & Garlic
Wing Sauce – Extra Hot – Atomic
Wing Sauce – Mild - Sweet
Roasted Shallot & Garlic
Atomic
Sweet
America's Best 2007
America’s Best Professional Food Competition
America’s Best Professional Food Competition has over 100 catagories from soup to nuts, apparel to cook books and the latest and the greatest new kitchen items on the market. Entrants compete for the Overall Grand Champion Award of $ 10,000.00 cash.
To find the best and most outstanding product or item, over 300 culinary expert judges sample every product through a series of blind tasting and the winners of each category are announced at the awards ceremony. Sweet Sunshine won 5 of these awards.
Winners:
Category & Sauce:
Hot Sauce – Mild – Warm
Hot Sauce – XXX Hot – No Extracts – Atomic
Warm
Atomic
Runners Up:
2nd
2nd
3rd
Category & Sauce:
Hot Sauce – Habanero – Atomic
Wing Sauce – Medium – Jamaican Jerk
Hot Sauce – Mild – Roasted Shallot & Garlic
Atomic
Jamaican Jerk
Roasted Shallot & Garlic
The Scovies 2007
Sweet Sunshine Sauce has won 5 of these awards in the last two years.
The Scovie Awards were created by Dave DeWitt, editor of the Fiery-Foods & BBQ Magazine and founder of the National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show. The awards were named for Wilbur Scoville who pioneered a rating scale for spicy foods and have become the industry’s standard for excellence in more than 60 categories of fiery foods and has more than 700 competitors every year.
