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Manufacturers honored in Scovie hot foods competition

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-The Habanero Hula Jam by Chile Jammin' Stuff, based here, received the grand prize in the tasting division during the 2003 Scovie Awards Competition here in November. Chile Jammin' Stuff entered the pepper jam in the prepared sweet sauce category.

San Francisco-based Dave's Gourmet was also awarded a grand prize for its Chilehead Survival Kit. The product was entered in the advertising and marketing category.

The annual contest of hot foods, hosted by Sunbelt Shows Inc., based here, drew a record 600 entries from 39 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as Ecuador, Canada, Sweden and Australia. A total of 54 food professionals judged the entries based on blind taste tests.

The 22 first-place awards in their respective categories were:

GRAND PRIZE

* Tasting-Prepared Sauce, Sweet Sauce: Habanero Hula Jam, Chile Jammin' Stuff, Albuquerque, N.M.;

* Advertising/Marketing-Full Product, Gift Basket/Box, Ist Place: Chilehead Survival Kit by Dave's Gourmet, San Francisco;

BARBECUE SAUCE

* American Style: Garlic BBQ Sauce, Mama Rap's, Gilroy, Calif.;

* Fruit: Peppers Roasted Raspberry Chipotle, Peppers, Rehobeth Beach, Del.;

* Other: Grandville's Gourmet BBQ Sauce - Cajun, Grandville's Gourmet BBQ Sauces, Tumwater, Wash.;

* Specialty Chile: Fire Roasted Jalapeno & Honey BBQ Sauce, Galena Canning Co., Chicago;

* World Beat: Spicy Sweet Chilli Sauce, Byron Bay Chilli Co., Goonengerry, NSW, Australia;

CONDIMENTS

* Ketchup: Ketchipotle, SchyTown Inc., Northbrook, Ill.;

* Meat Sauce: Bronco Bob's Smoked Bacon Chipotle Grillin' and Dippin' Sauce, Lady Walton's and Bronco Bob's Specialty Foods, Dallas;

* Mustard: Garden Fresh Salsa Company Sweet & Tangy Pub Style Mustard, Garden Fresh Salsa Co., Ferndale, Mich.;

* Other: Habanero Stuffed Olives, Mama Rap's, Gilroy, Calif;

* Pickled Products: Sweet Inferno Pickles, Mel's Hellish Products LLC, Fairfield, Conn.;

* Prepared Dip: Jilli's Chipotle Bean Dip, Jillipepper Inc., Albuquerque, N.M.;

* Relish: Spicy Kasoundi, Disaster Bay Chillies, Eden, NSW, Australia;

* Salad Dressing: Apple Canyon Orange Sesame Dressing & Marinade, Apple Canyon Co., Albuquerque, N.M.;

* Table Seasoning: Spiceitup! Jalapeno Dusting Salt, Jalapeno Ketchup Co., Garland, Texas;

FLAT ART (LABELS, LOGOS ETC.)

* Best SuperHot Label: The Source, Original Juan Specialty Foods Inc., Kansas City, Kan.;

* Company or Product Logo: Hot to Trot, Hot to Trot, El Cajon, Calif.;

* Product Label: Cervantes Food Products Inc., Cervantes Food Products, Albuquerque, N.M.;

FULL PRODUCT

* Brochure: Holy Mole! Inc., Holy Mole! Inc., Round Rock, Texas;

* Gift Basket/Box: Chilehead Survival Kit, Dave's Gourmet, San Francisco;

* Point of Sale Material: Wrappers Campaign, Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., Minneapolis;

* Product Packaging: Satan's Blood, SauceCrafters Inc., Riviera Beach, Fla.;

* Web Site: www.buffalowildwings.com, Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., Minneapolis.