Submit a Product

Select the best category for your product at registration:

• Baked goods (non-cakes) — breads, cookies, brownies, danishes, sweet rolls, and pies
• Barbecue sauces & seasonings — includes barbeque sauces, spice mixes, rubs, finishing salts and sugars. Excludes marinades, which compete in condiments and sauces
• Beverages — includes all cold and hot beverages, including smoothies and teas. Excludes alcoholic beverages
• Cakes — includes fruit, nut, and vegetable cakes, cupcakes, cream puffs, eclairs, angel food cakes, sponge cakes, coffee cakes, and crumb cakes
• Condiments and sauces — includes pasta sauces, marinades, hot sauces, ketchups, mustards
• Confections — chocolates, sweet nuts, caramels, candies, and cold confections (ice creams, gelatos, and non-dairy popsicles). Excludes mixes, which compete in miscellaneous
• Dairy products — includes animal-derived milks, cheeses, butters, and yogurts. Excludes ice creams, gelatos and frozen dairy novelties, which complete in confections. Excludes plant-based products, which compete in miscellaneous
• Honey, syrups, jams & jellies — includes honeycombs, infused honey, maple syrup, jams, jellies etc. Excludes chutneys, which compete in condiments and sauces
• Meats and seafood — includes animal-derived cooked or uncooked meats and seafood, excluding jerky, which competes in snack foods
• Miscellaneous — includes mixes, single ingredient products (oils, flour, etc.), nut butters, plant-derived milk, plant-derived cheeses, etc., meat alternatives and any products not represented by another category
• Pickled vegetables, relish and salsas — includes pickles, relishes, chutneys, other pickled vegetables, and salsas
• Snack foods — includes chips, popcorn, jerky, snack bars, cheese straws, crackers, and savory nuts

Final product categories and placement are at the discretion of contest organizers and all decisions are final.

If you have any questions about your entry, please contact us at flavorofga@uga.edu.

Registration is required prior to sample submission and must be completed online. Online registration is completed in two parts; registration of a product is not complete until both parts have been completed. First, an applicant will register the quantity of products they want to compete. Once the initial form has been submitted, applicants will receive a DocuSign form to enter information about their product(s). This system is intended to cut down on the online-form issues experienced by some in 2024.

Products must be registered and paid in full by 11:59:59 p.m. EST Jan. 23, 2026, to be considered eligible. All entry fees are non-refundable.

A valid food license number or co-packer license number is required at the time of registration. Contact the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Division for questions concerning licensing. Or, contact the United States Department of Agriculture for questions concerning licensing if you are a meat producer. Registration without proper licensing will result in products being expelled from the competition.

Products must arrive within the Submission Window: February 23-25, 2026

Products that arrive before February 23 may be lost or damaged and are not guaranteed to be judged.

Products that arrive after February 25 will not be included in the first round judging.

All product entries must:

• have two of the same exact product sample submitted.
• have a product label affixed to the samples (it will be photographed for the digital directory).
• be properly secured within a shipping container to prevent damage (i.e. bubble wrap).
• be labeled with the official Flavor of Georgia entry/shipping label affixed on the outer box or container.
• include a duplicate official Flavor of Georgia entry/shipping label inside the outer box or container.
• have required storage requirements appropriately marked on the label – non-perishable, refrigerated or frozen [product must arrive properly cold or frozen if applicable].

All product submission information will be sent out after the registration period closes.

All samples must be shipped to or dropped off at:

FoodPIC
ATTN: UGA Flavor of Georgia
1109 Experiment Street
Griffin, GA 30224

Instructions for shipping:

• Overnight shipping is preferable for perishable items, but check with your carrier for complete details.
  • NOTE: FedEx and UPS do not have refrigerated trucks AND they don’t typically deliver after 6 p.m. Your cold or frozen product will spoil if it sits on a truck all day waiting to be delivered.
• Samples must be received at UGA FoodPIC (see address above) between Monday, February 23 and Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
• Products received outside of this mandatory window will not be accepted and are ineligible for judging.
• It is solely the responsibility of the entrant to ensure that samples arrive during this time frame and in good condition.

Instructions for in-person delivery:

• In-person drop offs of product samples will be accepted Monday, February 23 and Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at UGA FoodPIC (see address above)
• Products may be dropped off without an appointment between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
• Samples should be in a secure container since it will be placed in a large warehouse environment.
• Samples should have the official Flavor of Georgia entry/shipping label affixed on the outer box or container and a duplicate. inside the outer box or container.

For questions about DROP OFF ONLY, call 706-542-0272.

Direct all other questions to flavorofga@uga.edu.