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Good Food Awards names 182 finalists |
11.30.2012
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The Good Food Awards has announced this year's 182 Finalists from 31 states, chosen from among 1,366 entries in nine categories. This year's Finalists represent food producers in every part of the country, from the producer of Jalapeno Mint Pickles created to reduce food waste at an Austin farmers market to Tarentaise cheese, made at an educational farm in Vermont that hosts 700 children a year. The 100 winners will be announced in a 400-person black tie ceremony at the San Francisco Ferry Building ($95) on Jan. 18, followed the next day by a 15,000-person Good Food Awards Marketplace ($5). Winners will sample and sell their winning products at the public Marketplace, which takes place alongside the renowned CUESA Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Tickets and details will be available at www.goodfoodawards.org in mid-December.
"With 40 percent more entries this year, being a Good Food Awards Finalist means more than ever before," says Director Sarah Weiner. "We look forward to seeing some familiar faces in January, and are also excited to recognize dozens of new companies from parts of the country not always thought of as 'hotbeds of food culture.' From Utah distillers making some of the best whiskey in the country to a Vermont farmstead goat milk caramel to a Wisconsin brewery whose winning beer is made with barley, wheat, hops and even yeast 100 percent grown and processed in-state, this year's Finalists are a diverse and talented group of innovators. Learning what each producer is doing in their part of the country to build a strong food culture for America has been truly inspiring, and I can't wait to see them gather together in January." Finalists can be viewed here: http://www.goodfoodawards.org/good-food-awards-finalists-2012/.
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