tucumcari, nm COMPANY LANDS TOP INTERNATIONAL FOOD AWARD

November 15, 2007)  Results of the 2008 Scovie Awards, which recognizes top fiery foods products from around the globe are in and Del’s Restaurant of Tucumcari, NM was selected as a winner in one of the world’s most competitive gourmet food competitions.  In the industry’s most rigorous blind tastings, a panel of the country’s top culinary experts sampled hundreds of the world’s most lauded gourmet foods, and the top scoring products each won a coveted Scovie banner. 

Del’s Restaurant, which bottles Salsa de Del’s, has received a 2008 Scovie Award for 2^nd Place in Canned Salsa – Hot category; 783 products from around the world competed for top honors.  The Scovie Awards were created by Dave DeWitt, editor of Fiery-Foods & BBQ Magazine and founder of the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show. The awards are named for Wilbur Scoville who pioneered a rating scale for spicy foods and have become the industry standard for excellence in more than 60 categories of fiery foods. 

“Every year, I am increasingly impressed with the diversity and quality of the products entered in the Scovie Awards,” notes Dave DeWitt, dubbed by the New York Times as the “Pope of Peppers” and the author of over 30 books on fiery cuisines.   “Our winners this year include not only great product diversity, but geographic diversity as well.  This year, our winners represent companies from 32 states and four countries.  This year’s Scovie winners truly exemplify the diversity and quality of this industry.”

The Grand Prize winner this year was a sweet heat product.  Lillie Belle Farms took the top composite score with their Cayenne Caramels.  The top award in Advertising and Marketing went to Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar for their Caribbean Jerk Sauce Poster.

For information on purchasing, visit www.delsrestaurant.com  For any of the Scovie award winning products, as well as thousands of other products, will be available to both trade buyers and consumers at the 20^th Annual National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, February 29--March 2 in Albuquerque, NM.  For information on exhibiting in the National Fiery Foods Show, call 505-873-8680, or visit www.fiery-foods.com.