Meet the winners of the 2025 NC Specialty Foods

‘Best in Taste’ Awards Competition

 

GRAND CHAMPION

Big Spoon Roasters Carrot Cake Almond & Walnut Butter

 

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BAKED GOODS

1^st Place – Sweater Box Confections – Confetti Bites

 

2^nd Place – Mackey’s Ferry Peanuts & Gifts Molasses Cookies

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BBQ SAUCES

1^st Place – Kitcheneez Eastern NC Vinegar BBQ Sauce Mix

 

2^nd Place – Battle Tested Craft Hickory Signature Sauce

 

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BEVERAGES/BEVERAGE MIXES

1^st Place –Tryon Mountain Farms Blueberry Prickly Pear Simple Syrup

 

1^st Place –Sweet’s Elderberry Shrub

 

2^nd Place – Sweet Vine Products Red Body Juice

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CONDIMENTS

1^st Place – Ford’s Foods Bone Suckin’ Teriyaki & Ginger Wing Sauce

 

 

2^nd Place – KarenKave Chili Kickstart

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CONFECTIONS

1^st Place – The Durham Toffee Company – Espresso Crunch
2^nd Place – The Durham Toffee Company – Durham Toffee

 

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DELI MEATS, CHEESE, DAIRY

1^st Place – San Giuseppe Salami Co. – Vesuvio

2^nd Place – San Giuseppe Salami Co. – Milano Salami

 

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FRUIT SPREADS, JAMS, JELLIES

 

1^st Place – Gotta Be Penelopes LLC – Apricot Hot Pepper Jelly

 

2^nd Place – Jodi’s Elderberry Syrup – Jodi’s Elderberry Jam with Cinnamon & Fresh Apples

 

 

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HOT SAUCES

1^st Place – Julz’s Creations Green Eyed Monster Hot Sauce

 

2^nd Place – Rising Smoke Sauceworks Cur-ibbean

 

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PANTRY

1^st Place – Big Spoon Roasters – Carrot Cake Almond & Walnut Butter

 

2^nd Place – Big Spoon Roasters – Maple Cinnamon Peanut & Pecan Butter

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SNACKS

 

1^st Place – Mackey’s Ferry Peanuts & Gifts Flame-Thrower Blister Fried Peanuts

 

2^nd Place – America’s Best Nut Company – Wing Nuts – Spicy Pico Rico

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SWEETENERS AND SYRUPS

1^st Place – Shipwrecked Seasonings Captain’s Hot Honey

 

2^nd Place – Ford’s Foods Bone Suckin’ Hot Honey