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Big News! Two NCSFA members win top honors in Atlanta's Gourmet Market this September! 

 

SUPERIOR PRODUCT HONORED AT Atlanta Fall Gift &

 Home Furnishings Market^SM, the Atlanta Gourmet Market^®

 

ATLANTA, September 17, 2008—AmericasMart Atlanta—home to the nation’s largest gift, home furnishings, area rug and apparel collections—celebrated the best of the gift and gourmet industry during the September 13-15, Atlanta Fall Gift & Home Furnishings Market^SM and the Atlanta Gourmet Market^®. The September Market featured two distinguished awards: Best of Show—recognizing outstanding visual display in the Gift and Gourmet temporaries—and Best of Atlanta—an annual AmericasMart-exclusive honor—spotlighting superior gourmet products and celebrating achievement in originality, manufacturing and packaging.

Atlanta's culinary experts sampled and judged dozens of gourmet products, selecting those with distinctive tastes and innovative packaging. For the first time this year, the judges had the opportunity to visit the booths to experience the product on display and interact with the creators and representatives of the product.  Previously, judging took place with a blind tasting.

Winners were selected in 12 product categories and were unveiled during the Best of Atlanta reveal on Saturday, September 13, and continued to be on display for the remainder of Market. The 2008 Best of Atlanta winners are:

·         Best Candy: Bertie County Peanuts – Peanut Brittle

 

·         Best Chocolate: Fancy’s Candy Inc. – Sin in a Tin Toffees