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New Virginia Product Award Winners
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services awards the Best New Product Diamond Award during the Virginia Food and Beverage Expo.  Products are evaluated on the basis of originality, taste/aroma, creative packaging, visual appearance and presentation. The Expo showcases Virginia food and beverage products to buyers for grocery and specialty stores, restaurants, hotels and institutions, as well as distributors and brokers.  In addition to the Best New Product, awards are presented for the Best New Food Product and the Best New Beverage Product.

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Best New Product
Road Kill BBQ Sauce
created by Jim Appleby

Best New Food (tie)
Medium Roasted Bell Pepper Gourmet Salsa
produced by Sabrosa Foods’
Grapefruit/Lavender Flavored Chocolates
produced by Spice Rack Chocolates

Best New Beverage
Sparkling Dairy Nutrient Beverage in Orange Effect Flavor
produced by BIOFREE-USA Corp’s FIZZA

Best New Product
“Chocolate and…”
produced by Hunt Country Foods

Best New Food
Complete Meal:  Sun-dried Tomato Chicken, Zucchini Provencal and Specialty Rice
produced by Simply Fresh

Best New Beverage
Chill purified artesian water
produced by Spring Run Bottling Company

Best New Product
Luscious Lemon Scoopable Cheesecake
produced by Rowena’s

Best New Food
Black Cherry Brandy flavor candy
produced by The Original Velatis

Best New Beverage
Pure Passion Flavor
produced by Jammin! Nectars

Best New Product
Chocolate Jazz!
Produced by Hunt Country Foods

Best New Product
Virginia Gentleman 90 Proof Bourbon Chipotle Hot Sauce
produced by Ashman Manufacturing and Distributing Company