SOURCE: NCDA&CS, 9/8/22 The N.C. Specialty Foods Association recently announced winners in its 2022 awards competition, with Alley Twenty Six of Chapel Hill named Grand Champion for its passion fruit syrup. A total of 142 entries were in competition across 11 categories. The complete list of winners by category follows:
Baked Goods -First Place – Sweater Box Confections of Nags Head – Salted Chocolate Espresso Shortbread -Second Place – Sweater Box Confections of Nags Head – Chai Shortbread
BBQ Sauces -First Place – Battle Tested of Raleigh – Hickory Original (tied) -First Place – Mike D’s BBQ of Durham– Spicy BBQ Sauce (tied) -Second Place – Indulgent Essential Spices of Franklinton – Raspberry BBQ Sauce & Marinade
Beverages/ Beverage Mixes -First Place – Alley Twenty Six of Chapel Hill – Passion Fruit Syrup -Second Place – Alley Twenty Six of Chapel Hill– Blood Orange Syrup
Condiments -First Place – Julz’s Creations of Durham – You’re My Boy, Blue! Sweet Spicy Mustard -Second Place – Celebration Time of Raleigh – That’s-A Spicy Pizza Sauce-A!
Confections -First Place – The Durham Toffee Company of Durham – Brittled Nut Clusters -Second Place – The Durham Toffee Company of Durham – Durham Toffee (tied) -Second Place – Dew Drop Chocolates of Fuquay-Varina – Coconut Dreams (tied)
Deli Meats, Cheese, Dairy -First Place – San Giuseppe Salami Co. of Elon – Habanero Garlic Salami -Second Place – Nana’s Porch of Charlotte – Original Pimento Cheese
Fruit Spreads, Jams, Jellies -First Place – Gotta Be Penelopes of Raleigh – Apricot Hot Pepper Jelly -Second Place – Gotta Be Penelopes of Raleigh – Mild Apricot Pepper Jelly
Hot Sauces -First Place – Rising Smoke Sauceworks of Efland – Synergy -First Place – Sea Monster Sauces of Wilmington – Danger Berry
Pantry -First Place – The Spicy Hermit of Durham – Extra Spicy Napa Cabbage Kimchi -Second Place – Cottage Lane Kitchen of Chapel Hill – Cape Fear Spicy Pepper Relish
Snacks -First Place – Joy Filled Foods of Goldsboro – Maple Glazed Pecans -Second Place – America’s Best Nut Company of Rocky Mount – Wingnuts
Sweets and Syrups -First Place – Jodi’s Elderberry Syrup of Smithfield – Elderberry Syrup For more information visit: https://ncspecialtyfoods.org/award-winners/
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