AWARD WINNERS

2010

Retail

1st Place Kraft Foods for Crackerfuls
2nd Place Mars Chocolate North America for Pretzel M&Ms
3rd Place Sadler's Smokehouse for Dinners for Two

Foodservice

1st Place Tyson Foods for Seasoned Pork Spareribs
2nd Place Meyer Angus for Braised Boneless Beef Short Ribs
3rd Place Brakebush Brothers for Beer-battered Boneless Wings

Scholarship Recipients

Retail Culinary Institute of America
Foodservice Tyson – Johnson & Wales University

2009

Retail

1st Place MolliCoolz, LLC for their Frozen Millkshakes
2nd Place Rich Products for Mrs. Fields' Cookie Dough Snacks
3rd Place Fresherized Foods for Wholly Guacamole packs

Foodservice

1st Place JR Simplot for Multigrain Blends
2nd Place Tyson Foods, Inc. for Chicken Tanglers
3rd Place Maple Leaf Farms for duck wing appetizer

Scholarship Recipients

Retail MolliCoolz Frozen Milkshakes
Foodservice JR Simplot's Multigrain Blends

2008

Retail

1st Place Kraft Foods for DiGiorno Ultimate Focaccia
2nd Place Decadence LLC for Cheesecakes in a Jar
3rd Place Attune Foods for Attune Probiotic Wellness Bars

Foodservice

1st Place Tyson Foods Inc. for Fully Cooked Pot Roasts
2nd Place Carla’s Pasta Inc. for Steam ‘N Serve Entrées
3rd Place Hormel Foods for Austin Blues Pulled Chicken

Scholarship Recipients

Retail Tyson Foods, Inc. - Johnson & Wales University
Foodservice Kraft Foods – Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago

2007

 Retail

1st Place RW Delights for Heavenly Souffle
2nd Place Cathead Foods for Go Stax Microwaveable Pancakes
3rd Place Oscar Mayer for Deli Creations Hot Sandwich Melts

Foodservice

1st Place Multy Grain Foods for Vegan Crab Style Cake
2nd Place Phillips Foods for Perfectly Seasoned Fish
3rd Place Jack in the Box for Sirloin Burger

Scholarship Recipients

Retail  RW Delights - Artisan Baking Center, The Consortium for Worker Education
Foodservice  Multy Grain Foods - The Culinary Institute of America

2006

 Retail

1st Place FGF Brands for Naan bread
2nd Place General Mills for Warm Delights microwave brownie
3rd Place Liberty Richter for Ka-Me microwave Pad Thai

Foodservice

1st Place Hormel for a reformulated, lower-sodium line of luncheon meats
2nd Place Advance Food Company for a portion-controlled country-fried steak
3rd Place ConAgra Foods (Lamb Weston) for zero-trans-fat French fries

Scholarship Recipients

FoodService Hormel - Ohio State University
Retail FGF Brands - University of Guelph

2005

 Retail

1st Place Kraft Foods/DiGiorno Pizza
2nd Place Proctor & Gamble for Pringle’s Prints
3rd Place Oberto Susage Co. for Oh Boy! Oberto Beef Jerky Crisps

Foodservice

1st Place McCain Foods for Latin Latitudes appetizers
2nd Place FGF for Espresso Shots miniature brownies
3rd Place ConAgra Foods for The Max Whole Grain Pizza

Scholarship Recipients

FoodService  McCain Foods - Ohio State University

Retail Kraft Foods - University of Illinois and Kansas State University

2004

 Retail

Winner  Barilla’s Restaurant Creations
Honorable Mention  Masterfoods USA for Snickers Marathon Energy Bars
Honorable Mention  HP Hood for Carb Countdown

Foodservice

Winner Campbell Soup Company for Away From Home
Honorable Mention Fishery Products International Inc. for UpperCrust Natural Cut Fillets

Scholarship Recipients

Retail  Barilla - Iowa State University

FoodService Campbell's - Rutgers University