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Top specialty foods of 2015

By Jeremy Gerrard
Top specialty foods of 2015
June 30, 2015

Raspberry Rhubarb Goat Milk Caramels from Fat Toad Farm in Vermont was named the most outstanding new specialty food product of 2015 at the recent Summer Fancy Food Show in New York. The product was one of 33 sofi—specialty outstanding food innovation—Award winners who were honored at the annual competition that recognizes excellence in all specialty food categories.

Winners were announced June 29 at the 61st Summer Fancy Food Show produced by the Specialty Foods Association. This year's winners were selected from more than 2,700 entries. The contest, now in its 43rd year, is open to members of the Specialty Food Association.

The winners are:

Outstanding Appetizer, Antipasto, or Hors d 'Oeuvres - Lone Mountain Wagyu: 100 percent Fullblood Wagyu Beef Summer Sausage

Outstanding Baking Ingredient, Baking Mix, or Flavor Enhancer - Sutter Buttes Natural and Artisan Foods: Blood Orange Olive Oil Brownie Kit

Outstanding Bread, Muffin, Granola, or Cereal - Callies Charleston Biscuits: Cheese and Chive Biscuits

Outstanding Cheese - Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.: Bay Blue

Outstanding Chocolate - Laurie & Sons: Dangerously Delicious Black Licorice Chocolate Toffee

Outstanding Classic Product - Vermont Creamery: Cultured Butter Sea Salt Basket

Outstanding Cold Beverage -Owl's Brew: White and Vine

Outstanding Condiment - Sir Kensington's: Special Sauce

Outstanding Confection - Big Picture Farm: Goat Milk Chai Caramels

Outstanding Cookie Brownie, Cake, or Pie - Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery: Organic Molten Chocolate Cake - Dark Decadence

Outstanding Cooking, Dipping, or Finishing Sauce - TIE CHarissa: Authentic Moroccan Seasoning, Kitchens of Africa: Zanzibar

Outstanding Cracker - Grains of Health: Laiki Black Rice Crackers

Outstanding Dairy or Dairy Alternative Product- Bellwether Farms: Blackberry Sheep Milk Yogurt

Outstanding Dessert Sauce, Topping, or Syrup- Coop's MicroCreamery: Salted Caramel Sauce

Outstanding Foodservice Product - Crown Maple: Grade A Very Dark Color Strong Taste Maple Syrup

Outstanding Frozen Savory - Callie's Charleston Biscuits: Country Ham Biscuits

Outstanding Hot Beverage - Tea Forte: Vanilla Pear Tea

Outstanding Ice Cream, Gelato, or Frozen Treat - Steve's Ice Cream:  Speculoos Cookie Butter Ice Cream

Outstanding Jam, Preserve, Honey, or Nut Butter - Manicaretti Italian Food Imports: Sicilian Pistachio Spread

Outstanding Meat, Pate, or Seafood - Fra' Mani Handcrafted Foods: Salametto Piccante

Outstanding Oil - Culinary Collective: Castillo de Canena Smoked Arbequina Olive Oil

Outstanding Pasta, Rice, or Grain - Nella Pasta: Corn, Caramelized Onion & Thyme Ravioli

Outstanding Pasta Sauce - Sauces 'n Love: Pumpkin and Kale Alfredo Sauce

Outstanding Salad Dressing - Nago Foods: Cracked Sesame Miso

Outstanding Salsa or Dip - Wozz! Kitchen Creations: Kiwi Lime Salsa Verde

Outstanding Savory Snack -Maya Kaimal Fine Indian Foods:  Sweet Chili Chickpea Chips

Outstanding Soup, Stew, Bean, or Chili - Cook San Francisco: Nona Lim Thai Curry and Lime Broth

Outstanding Sweet Snack - Pipsnacks: Kettle Pipcorn

Outstanding Vegan or Gluten - Free Product Tate's Bake Shop: Gluten Free Ginger Zinger Cookie

Outstanding Vinegar - Ritrovo Italian Regional Foods: Organic Apple Balsamic Vinegar

Outstanding Product Line - Fat Toad Farm: Farmstead Goat's Milk Caramel

Outstanding New Product - Big Picture Farm: Raspberry Rhubarb Goat Milk Caramels

A full list of winners can be read here.

KEYWORDS: food and beverage manufacturing specialty foods

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Jeremy Gerrard was Food Engineering's Digital/Online Editor. He is a graduate of Auburn University with a degree in journalism. His previous work experience includes years spent as a reporter with the Daily Local News out of Chester County, PA. In addition to writing feature articles for Food Engineering, Jeremy covered the Dry Processing, Field Reports and People and Industry news sections.

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