Food Competition Awards & Reviews

Big Acres Gourmet Foods holds more than 10 awards from various food competitions. Read about our awards and various product reviews below.

2008

• 2008 Scovie Awards, Fiery Foods & BBQ Magazine — Hot & Spicy Barbeque Sauce wins 3rd Place.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• 2008 Scovie Awards, Fiery Foods & BBQ Magazine — Big Acres Stellar Steak Spice & Rub wins 2nd Place.

2007

• Food: Its Smokin' (PDF 16 KB)
  Newsweek
  8/6/07

• Marge Perry, David Bonom Have Outdoor Smoke Party (PDF 41 KB)
  Newsday.com
  7/18/07

• No Fire Where There's Smoke (PDF 25 KB)
  epicurious.com
  7/14/07

• 2007 Chile Pepper Magazine's Fiery Food Challenge - CitrusBlaster wins a 1st Place Golden Chile!

• 2007 Fiery Foods & BBQ Magazine's Scovie Awards - Mango Peach Chile Sauce wins 1st Place!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• 2007 Fiery Foods & BBQ Magazine's Scovie Awards - Chipotle Peanut Sauce wins 2nd Place!

October, 2006

• Excellent product reviews by PureZing!
  

• Editor's Choice (PDF 104 KB)
  Gourmet Retailer Magazine
  10/1/06

May, 2006

• What's New (PDF 35 KB)
  San Francisco Chronicle
  5/24/06
  

September, 2005

• 2006 Chile Pepper Magazine's Fiery Food Challenge - Big Acres Milagro Mole wins a 1st Place Golden Chile Award!
• 2006 Chile Pepper Magazine's Fiery Food Challenge - SAVU® Smoker Bag wins 3rd Place!

June, 2005

• 2005 America's Zesty Best Professional Food Competition - Big Acres Chipotle Peanut Sauce wins 2nd Place!

November, 2004

• Fiery Foods & BBQ Magazine 2005 Scovie Awards - Big Acres Milagro Mole wins 2nd Place!

October, 2004

• The Mercury News
  10/27/04, By Carolyn Jung

October, 2003

• Fiery Foods & BBQ Magazine 2004 Scovie Awards - Big Acres Sauces web-site wins 3rd Place!

June, 2003

• Big Acres Sauce: A Heap of Flavor
  Alternative Medicine Magazine

March, 2001

• National Rub and Marinade Tasting - Big Acres® Sauces takes honors

February, 2001

• Food Distribution Magazine's Annual Superior Product Awards Competition Big Acres Sauces won two awards:
  Third Place — Beef Mild — Big Acres Teriyaki Marinade
  Third Place — Pork Mild — Big Acres Teriyaki Marinade

  The national competition was held in February at the Delray Beach Marriott in Delray Beach, Florida. The panel of judges was comprised of a cross-section of the specialty food industry with retailers, buyers, consultants, manufacturers, and distributors casting their votes through a blind taste test.

July, 1999

• National Barbecue Sauce Tasting - Big Acres® Sauces Takes Honors Big Acres Sauces won two awards:
• Food Distribution Magazine's Annual Superior Product Awards Competition
  2nd Place — Steak Sauce-Mild — Big Acres Teriyaki Sauce

  The national competition was held in July at the Embassy Suites in Boca Raton, Florida. The panel of more than 100 judges was comprised of a cross-section of the specialty food industry with retailers, buyers, manufacturers and distributors casting their votes through a blind taste test.