Dill Pickle Ketchup with Bourbon to Compete for sofi™ Gold Product of the Year at 2023 Summer Fancy Food Show
Nelsonville, Ohio (May 11, 2023) – Brownwood Farm’s Dill Pickle Ketchup with Bourbon has been named the 2023 sofi™ Gold Product Award Winner in the Condiments, Dressings and Marinades category. The Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) sofi™ Awards—which have been bestowed annually since 1972—are a top honor in the $175 billion specialty food industry.
The 2023 sofi™ Awards recognized a Gold Winner and a New Product Winner in each of 53 specialty food and beverage product categories. Nearly 2,000 products from domestic and international makers were entered into the 2023 competition.
“We are honored that our Brownwood Farms Dill Pickle Ketchup has won a sofi™ Gold Product Award,” says Jonathan Milo Leal, owner of Milo’s Whole World Gourmet, the parent company of Brownwood Farms. “As entrepreneurs, we want to know that we are creating the best possible product for our customers, and this Award is one of the ultimate stamps of approval.”
Brownwood Farms’ Dill Pickle Ketchup can be purchased online at brownwoodfarms.com or at many stores locally and internationally. Locate a store near you by completing the contact form with your ZIP code.
Brownwood Farms’ Dill Pickle Ketchup will now compete against other category winners for the 2023 sofi™ Gold Product of the Year Award, which will be selected and announced at the Summer Fancy Food Show, June 25-27 in New York City. The Summer Fancy Food Show is the largest B2B-only specialty food industry event in North America.
“The sofi™ Awards recognize the best, most innovative products in the Specialty Food Industry and the creative, passionate people who make them,” said SFA President Bill Lynch. “Winning a sofi™ Award can open doors to new markets and expanded business opportunities for the winners, which is central to the SFA’s work on behalf of its member makers and manufacturers.”
The sofi™ Awards competition is open to product qualified SFA members in good standing. Gold and New Award Winners in each category are featured in the sofi™ Spotlight Pavilion at the Summer and Winter Fancy Food Shows. Winning a sofi™ Award creates added exposure for products with food buyers from top names in supermarkets, specialty retailers, foodservice, distributors, and the media.
SFA partners with Rutgers Food Innovation Center in Bridgeton, NJ for sofi™ Awards judging and logistics management. Entries were judged strictly on a blind basis—without packaging, pricing, or any brand identification. Products were judged on taste—including flavor, appearance, texture, and aroma—ingredient quality, and innovation.
About Milo’s Whole World Gourmet and Brownwood Farms
Milo’s Whole World Gourmet has been a creator and producer of specialty foods based in Athens County, Ohio since 2003. In 2017, Milo’s WWG acquired Michigan-based Brownwood Farms and brought a new look and new life to this much-loved line of premium products. The brand is made in small batches and made with ingredients sourced from the Great Lakes Region. Since the acquisition, Milo’s WWG has expanded the line with the addition of new items and new lines, including ketchups, BBQ sauces, pasta sauces, and salad dressings, and more always under development. More information can be found at www.milowsholeworld.com
About the Specialty Food Association
The not-for-profit Specialty Food Association (SFA) is the leading membership trade association and source of information about the $175 billion specialty food industry. Founded in 1952 in New York City, the SFA prides itself on being an organization by the members and for the members, representing thousands of specialty food makers and manufacturers, importers, retailers, buyers, distributors, brokers, and others in the trade. The SFA owns and operates the Fancy Food Shows—which are the largest specialty food industry events in North America—as well as the sofi™ Awards—which have honored excellence in specialty food and beverage annually since 1972. The SFA produces the Trendspotter Panel annual predictions, the State of the Specialty Food Industry Report, Today's Specialty Food Consumer research, the Spill & Dish podcast, year-round educational programming for professionals at every stage in their business journey, and SFA Feed, the industry's go-to daily source for news, trends and new product information. Find out more online and connect with SFA on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok.
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