2024 Final Results

New Creation Soda Works won the grand prize at the 2024 Flavor of Georgia food contest for their product, PECHES Georgia Peach Soda.

A family-owned company based in Bishop, Georgia, New Creation Soda Works started selling their soda syrups at a local farmer’s market in 2015. Today, their product line — comprised of sodas with flavors including strawberry habanero, butter pecan cream soda and the old-time root beer that inspired the company — sells in more than 700 locations nationwide.

(L to R) New Creation Soda Works Founder and CEO Paul Kooistra, Head Brewer Alex Harding, CAES Dean and Director Nick Place.
(Photo by Dennis McDaniel)
(L to R) New Creation Soda Works Founder and CEO Paul Kooistra, Head Brewer Alex Harding, CAES Dean and Director Nick Place.
(Photo by Dennis McDaniel)

Grand Prize Winner

People’s Choice Award

36 finalists advance in 2024 Flavor of Georgia contest

A panel of judges worked their way through 139 hopeful food products to select finalists for the 2024 Flavor of Georgia food product contest held in downtown Athens on April 4, 2024.

Product samples at Flavor of Georgia round one judging