The 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.
Among the finalists are:
Appetizer, Antipasto, Salsa or Dip
• Bittersweet Herb Farm
Spices of India Seasoning
• Les Trois Petits Cochons Inc.
Duck Rillettes
• Simply Delish
Simply Delish Chunky Dip – Sweet Chili
• Sullivan Harbor Farm
Omega Burst
Cheese or Dairy Product
• Antonio Mozzarella Factory
Hand Ladled Ricotta
• Bellwether Farms
Bellwether Farms Vanilla Sheep Milk Yogurt
• 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
Condiment
• 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
Cooking Sauce or Flavor Enhancer
• 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 U.S.A., Inc.
Truffle Carpaccio
• Secret Stash Sea Salts
Almond Cardamom Sea Salt
• Wild Thymes Farm, Inc.
Wild Thymes Thai Chili Roasted Garlic Dipping Sauce
Cracker
• Effie's Homemade
Effie's Corncakes
• Kitchen Table Bakers
Rosemary Parmesan Crisps
• La Panzanella
Rosemary Mini Croccantini
• Natural Nectar
Original Mediterranean Cracker
Jam, Preserve, Honey or Nut Butter
• 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
Meat, Pâté or Seafood
• 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
Perishable Foodservice Product
• 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
Shelf-Stable Foodservice Product
• 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
• 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
The complete list is available on-line.
Source: The National Association for the Specialty Food Trade