Grand Prize Winner
Suzi Sheffield and Atlanta’s Beautiful Briny Sea have taken the grand prize at the University of Georgia’s 2019 Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest with their Gunpowder Finishing Salt, a tangy mix of Hawaiian volcanic salt, chipotle, black pepper, garlic, onion, and sumac.
People’s Choice Award
Aubs Company LLC, AubSauce, Decatur
Category Winners
Barbecue Sauces: Byne Blueberry Farms Inc., Blueberry Barbecue Sauce, Waynesboro
Beverages: Montane Sparkling Spring Water, Grapefruit Peach, Atlanta
Condiments and Salsas: Pine Street Market, Bacon Jam, Avondale Estates
Confections: Pie Provisions, Georgia Blueberry Pie Filling, Kennesaw
Dairy Products: Smith Family Dairy Farm, Silly Goat Cheese, Norman Park
Honey and Related Products: Classic City Bee Company, Smoked Honey, Athens
Jams and Jellies: Savy Confections, Black Cherry Pecan Jam, Fairburn
Meats and Seafood: Pouch Pies, Chicken, Butternut, Leek & Thyme Pie, Norcross/Athens
Miscellaneous: Olive Orchards of Georgia, Olive Oil, Quitman
Sauces and Seasonings: Beautiful Briny Sea, Gunpowder Finishing Salt, Atlanta
Snack Foods: Hardy’s Peanuts Inc., Delicious Dill Pickle Party Peanuts, Hawkinsville
2019 Finalists
Judges selected 33 products to compete in the final round of the University of Georgia’s annual Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest.
Narrowed from a field of 138 products, the finalists competed on March 19, 2019 in Atlanta.
