The CT Specialty Food Association (CSFA) held its ninth Product Awards
Competition on Thursday, February 18, 2010, at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville. Two
hundred thirty-seven specialty food items from Connecticut-based manufacturers
were entered into 20 categories, with hopes of receiving the prestigious honor
of CSFA Product Award Winner 2010. A complete list of Thursday’s winners appears
below.
A panel of 30 judges consisting of local media personalities, food writers, and
chefs from the CT Department of Agriculture’s Farm-to-Chef Program scored
products on overall taste, originality, variety, and flavor. Each judge was
assigned to specific categories, responsible for evaluating an average of
approximately 30 different products.
Categories included beverages, confections, dairy, gift packs, gluten-free,
pasta sauces, savory condiments, snack foods, and a dozen others. The wide array
of products featured fine chocolates, ice cream sauces, pestos, pickles, hot
teas and coffees, flavored seeds, breads, and much, much more.