Outstanding Innovation in Packaging Design or Function

Vervacious Collection

Vervacious

Aesthetically attractive stackable glass jars and bottles forms a wavy tower and their clear labels can be peeled off for subsequent reuse.

Outstanding Meat, Pâté or Seafood
Nueske's Applewood
Smoked Meats
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Bacon
Smoked for a minimum of 24 hours coupled with hand-blended imported spices, Nueske’s smoked bacon makes it the perfect breakfast to kick-start the day.

Outstanding Non-Food Specialty Item
Wildly Delicious Fine Foods
Petite Maisons’ Red Brie Baker
The beautifully red coated double-handled ceramic pot helps prepare specialty food much easier and it comes with a lid and bamboo spreader.

Outstanding Pasta Sauce
Dave’s Gourmet, Inc
Dave’s Gourmet Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce
Using only the freshest ingredients and Oregon’s ripe butternut squash, this smoky orange coloured premium pasta sauce also makes superb soups.

Outstanding Perishable Foodservice Product
Ciao Bella Gelato Company
Key Lime Graham Cracker Gelato
Tangy key lime is combined with creamy ice-cream and mixed with salty graham crackers, making this gelato an unpredictably delicious treat on a hot day.

Outstanding Self-Stable Foodservice
Product
Sid Wainer & Son Specialty Produce & Specialty Foods
Sakurachi Sa Yuzu Marmalade
With honey and sugar added to create a sweet-tart flavour profile, the marmalade has a distinctive citrusy taste that goes well with pastry, meat and fish.

Outstanding Soup, Stew Bean or Chilli
Elena’s
Mediterranean Stew
This traditional recipe containing vegetarian chicken broth, basil and herbs, is a delectable meal when prepared with fresh seafood picked from your local market.

Outstanding USDA-Approved Organic Product
Organic Nectars
Pistachio Gelato
Pathogen-free pistachios and dairy-free gelato combined with raw organic unpasteurized cashew milk and sweetened with low-glycemic agave syrup makes this a perfect treat for all ages.

Outstanding Jam, Preserve, Honey or
Nut Butter
Raspberry William
Magnolia Honey Jelly
Entirely sweetened with honey, this traditional recipe works well when served with cheese and crackers and is a perfect complement to biscuits and scones.

Outstanding New Product
New England Herbal Foods
Danielle Fruit Chips – Roasted Coconut
This all natural, gluten-free and vegetarian snack contains lesser fats and is more flavoursome and maintains its crunch longer than traditional chips.

Outstanding Oil
Tesori of Sicily
Terraliva, Olio Extra Vergine di Oliva Cherubino
This top quality oil uses Tonda Iblea olives hand picked from the mountains of Sicily and they are stone pressed and milled within 48 hours.

Outstanding Pasta, Rice or Grain
Bove’s of Vermout
Bove’s Lasagna
Made in small batches and only with all-natural and fresh ingredients, Bove’s Lasagna is undoubtedly a local classic.

Outstanding Salad Dressing
Lucini Italia Co
Delicate Cucumber & Shallot Artisan Vinaigrette
Apart from being a salad dressing, Lucini’s vinaigrette is a prefect condiment to sandwich topping or marinade for meat and poultry.

Outstanding Snack Food
Anette¡¯s Chocolate Factory
Triple Nut Kentucky Bourbon Brittle
This unconventional brittle sees almonds, pistachios and pecans coupled with barrel-aged bourdon, making it an irresistible snack where it deliciously combined sweet and savoury.

Outstanding Soup, Stew Bean or Chilli
San Angel Mole Co
San Angel Mole Cascabel Sauce
Bringing to your taste buds the authentic taste of Mexico, San Angel’s Cascabel Sauce highlights the chilli’s earthy flavours.

Outstanding Vinegar
Ritrovo Italian Regional Foods
Ritrovo Selections Ages Balsamic Vinegar
Using superior Italian produce, local grape musts combined with quality red wine vinegar bring forth a mature tasting balsamic.