Congratulations to the 2010 sofi Gold Winners!
   

The NASFT sofi Awards honor the best of the best in specialty foods and beverages. The 2010 sofi Gold Winners were announced June 28 at a red carpet Ceremony featuring a keynote address by Executive Chef Dan Barber. Gold Winners are indicated below with a gold box. Also below are the previously chosen finalists, which were selected in June and April.
   

This is a record year for sofi. NASFT members submitted the most entries ever, 2,257 across all 33 Awards categories, up from the prior record in 2008 of 2,191. sofi Gold voting took place at the 2010 Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City.
    

To find out more about the 2010 Competition, Click Here. 
         

    
New Product

Les Produits Fins Fabrice Lafon	Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats	Olive & Sinclair Chocolate Co.	PreGel AMERICA	Rishi Tea
Apple Ice Wine Vinegar	Nueske's Wild Cherrywood Smoked Uncured Bacon	Salt and Pepper Chocolate Bar	Salted Caramel Super Sprint	Masala Chai Concentrate
Spread Health Foods	Stonehouse 27	Sukhi's Gourmet Indian Foods	South African Consulate General	The Cheese Works Ltd.
NUTMERIC Ultra	Cashews & Cream Indian Cooking Sauce	Tandoori Chicken Naanwich	Rozendal Hibiscus Vinegar	Carboncino by Caseificio dell'Alta Langa

Product Line

Bellwether Farms	Food Should Taste Good	King Arthur Flour	The Rogers Collection	Royal Pacific Foods– The Ginger People
Product Line	All Natural Chips	Gluten-Free Baking Mixes	Les Moulins Mahjoub	The Ginger People

   
Appetizer, Antipasto, Salsa or Dip

Bittersweet Herb Farm	Les Trois Petits Cochons Inc.	Simply Delish	Sullivan Harbor Farm Smokehouse
Spices of India Seasoning	Duck Rillettes	Simply Delish Chunky Dip Sweet Chili	Omega Burst Maple & Pepper

    
Baked Goods, Baking Ingredient or Cereal

Crepini & The Crepe Team	Nielsen-Massey Vanillas, Inc.	Porta Mangiare Foods	The Sticky Toffee Pudding Company
Naked Crepini	Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste	Porta Mangiare Biscotti Mix	Sticky Toffee Pudding

    
Cheese or Dairy Product

Antonio Mozzarella Factory	Bellwether Farms	Cheezwhse.com	Fromagerie Belle Chevre	Ritrovo Italian Regional Foods
Hand Ladled Ricotta	Bellwether Farms Vanilla Sheep Milk Yogurt	Napf Beeler	Belle & The Bees Breakfast Cheese	Mt. Townsend Truffle &  Salt Seastack

    
Chocolate

Askinosie Chocolate	Eclat Chocolate	Knipschildt Chocolatier	Poco Dolce	Sopexa New York
White Chocolate Nibble Bar	Assorted Caramels Box	Hanna Mini Signature Chocolate Box–Burnt Caramel with Hawaiian Sea Salt	Sesame Toffee Tiles	Barre Infernale – Lait, by François Pralus
Sweet Marguerites
12-piece Assorted Chocolates

    
Classic

Cyprus Grove Chevre	Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Inc.	Source Atlantique Inc.	Soy Vay Enterprises Inc.	The Great San Saba River Pecan Company
Humboldt Fog	Mom's Spaghetti Sauce	Maille Dijon Originale Mustard	Soy Vay Veri Veri Teriyaki	Peach Pecan & Amaretto Preserves
The King's Cupboard
The King's Cupboard Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce

Cold Beverage

Brands of Britain	Q Tonic	Slow Cow Drink	SPI West Port, Inc.
Fever-Tree Ginger Beer	Q Tonic 750mil	Slow Cow Drink	ALO Enrich

   
Condiment

De Medici Imports, Ltd.	Dulcet Cuisine	Dulcet Cuisine	PreGel AMERICA	Sid Wainer & Son Specialty Product & Specialty Foods
Edmond Fallot Walnut Dijon Mustard	Mild Indian Curry Ketchup	Moroccan Mustard	Fig Arabeschi®	Sakurauchi Sa Yuzu Marmalade
Wildly Delicious Fine Foods
Fig Pear with Orange Fruit Compote

Confection

Amy E's Bakery	Canadian Food Exporters Association	Coco Mira Confections, Inc.	Harvest Song
Almond Toffee	Butter Baked Goods Raspberry Marshmallows	Maple Crunch	Fresh Walnut

    
Cookie

Effie's Homemade	Lark Fine Foods	Ritrovo Italian Regional Foods	Tate's Bake Shop
Effie's Oatcakes	Cha-Chas	Primopan Gluten-Free Cookie	Whole Wheat Dark Chocolate Cookie

    
Cooking Sauce or Flavor Enhancer

Bella Pepper	Dulcet Cuisine	Food Imagineering	Maya Kaimai Fine Indian Foods	Sabatino Tartufi
Bella Diavlo	Lemon, Mustard & Dill Sauce	Old Texas BBQ Sauce	Tikka Masala Simmer Sauce	Summer Truffle Carpaccio
Secret Stash Sea Salts	Wild Thymes Farms, Inc.
Almond Cardamom Sea Salt	Thai Chili Roasted Garlic Dipping Sauce

Cracker

Effie's Homemade	Kitchen Table Bakers	La Panzanella	Natural Nectar
Effie's Corncakes	Rosemary Parmesan Crisps	Rosemary Mini Croccantini	Mediterranean Crackers, Original Sea Salt

    
Dessert or Dessert Topping

Ciao Bella Gelato Company	De Medici Imports, Ltd.	New England Herbal Foods	The Great San Saba River Pecan Company
Key Lime Graham Gelato Squares	La Salamandra Dark Chocolate Dulce de Leche	Danielle Fruit Chips: Roasted Coconut	Pecan Pie in-A-Jar

    
Diet and Lifestyle Product

Byron Bay Gourmet Foods	Food Should Taste Good, Inc.	G.S. Gelato and Desserts, Inc.	Lowcountry Produce
Rosemary & Sea Salt Crispbread Gluten Free	Multigrain To-Go Pack	Blood Orange Sorbetto	Sweet Potato Butter

    
Food Gift

Dancing Deer Baking Co.	Sonoma Syrup Co.	Sweet Marguerites
Chewy Cookie Sampler	Extract Gift Set	12-piece Fleur de Sel Caramels

    
Frozen Savory

Annie Chun's Inc.	Beecher's Handmade Cheese	Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co.	Pearl River Pastry
Pork & Ginger Mini Wontons	Smoky Roasted Vegetable Cavatappi	Port Clyde Lobster Mac & Cheese	Goat Cheese and Pear Savory Tart

    
Hot Beverage

Belgium's Chocolate Source	First Colony Coffee & Tea Co.	Partners Tea Company	The King's Cupboard
Hot Chocolate Stick	First Colony Colombian Supremo Ground Coffee	Goodnight Kiss	Three Chilies Chocolate Chunk Hot Chocolate Mix

    
Innovation in Packaging Design or Function

Eleni's NYC Inc.	Knipschildt Chocolatier	Lucini Italia Co.	Snyder's of Hanover
Crisp Collection	Ensemble Box of Easter Eggs	Premium Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil EcoValue Box	Organic Whole Wheat & Oat Sticks

    
Jam, Preserve, Honey or Nut Butter

Beth - el Food Ltd.	Fruit of the Land Products	Harvest Song	Rigoni Di Asiago USA	Sabatino Tartufi
Aunt Berta's Apricot Preserves 75% Fresh Fruit	Tishbi Fig Cabernet Wine & Fruit Preserves	Wild Black Currant	Nocciolata Organic Hazelnut Spread	Truffle Honey

    
Meat, Pâté or Seafood

Creminelli Fine Meats	Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats	Savello USA, Inc.	Transatlantic Foods Inc.
Creminelli Handcrafted Wild Boar Salami	Nueske's Applewood Smoked Bacon	Callipo Tuna in Olive Oil	Aux Délices des Bois Artisanal Herbes de Provence Bacon

   
Non-Food Specialty Item

Culinary Papers	Source Atlantique Inc.
PaperChef Culinary Parchment Baking Cups Pirotine Grandes	If you Care 100% Biomass FSC Certified Firelighters

    
Oil

Epicure Foods Corporation	Manicaretti Italian Food Imports	Transatlantic Foods Inc.
Maestri Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Olio Verde Extra Virgin Lemon	Aux Délices des Bois Natural Duck Fat

    
Pasta Sauce

CIBO Naturals	Dave's Gourmet, Inc.	Ritrovo Italian Regional Foods
Basil Pesto	Masala Marinara	Ritrovo Selections Pasta Sauce with Alba White Truffle

    
Pasta, Rice or Grain

Enray, Inc.	Nuovo Pasta Productions, Ltd.	San Gennaro Foods, Inc.	Tortellini & Co., Inc.
truRoots Germinated Brown Rice	Kidz Mac & Cheez Gol'Fish Ravioli	"Heat and Serve" Three Cheese Polenta	White Truffle Cheese Fagottini

    
Perishable Foodservice Product

Day-Lee Foods, Inc.	Maple Leaf Farms	Philip R's Frozen Desserts	Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery
Pork Gyoza Potstickers	Fully Cooked Duck Leg Florentine	Swiss Vanilla Almond Lollibons®	Bijou

    
Pet Product

Dogswell	The Lazy Dog Cookie Co., Inc.
Breathless Biscuits with Benefits - Real Chicken with Mint and Parsley	The Original Pup-PIE Happy Birthday

    
Salad Dressing

Knipschildt Chocolatier	Lucini Italia Co.	Nago Foods
Raspberry & Peppercorn Fruit Syrup	Delicate Cucumber and Shallot Artisan Vinaigrette	Nago All Natural Ginger Sesame Miso Dressing

    
Shelf-Stable Foodservice Product

Food Match, Inc.	House of Webster, Inc.	Nutorious Nut Confections	The Well Dressed Food Company
Dalmatia Fig Spread	Lobster Bay Co. Drawn Butter Sauce	Top it Off Ooo La La Original	Sweet Onion Jam

    
Snack Food

Just Off Melrose, Inc.	Mrs. May's Naturals, Inc.	Nutorious Nut Confections	The Mediterranean Snack Food Company	Vermont Smoke and Cure
Parmesan Chips	Premium Crispy Fruit Chips: Pineapple	Cranberry Orange Tango	Baked Lentil Chips - Sea Salt	Natural Pork and Beef Cracked Pepper Snack Stick

    
Soup, Stew, Bean or Chili

Crossings	Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co.	Thats A Nice!
Eric Bur French Baked Lentils in Tomato Sauce and Goose Fat	Linekin Bay Lobster Corn Chowder	ZUPPA TOMATO Mama's Sicilian Pasta Fagioli Soup

    
USDA-Approved Organic Product

Annie Chun's Inc	China Mist Brands	Truly Organic Baking
Organic Chicken & Vegetable Potstickers	China Mist Pure Bottled Organic Tea in Lotus Pear Green Tea	Bakers Basics™ Organic Banana Bread Mix

    
Vinegar

Lucero Olive Oil	The Rogers Collection	Sparrow Lane
Peach Balsamic Vinegar	Acetaia Cattani White Balsamic Organic	Sparrow Lane Walnut Champagne Vinegar