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The Official Contest of the Fiery Foods and Barbecue Industry |
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Scovie
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The Official Contest of the Fiery Foods and Barbecue Industry |
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Scovie Contest sponsored by:
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Welcome!
Welcome to the 2009 Scovie Awards Competition, the Official Contest of the Fiery Foods and Barbecue Industry. We are pleased to announce some improvements to the contest.
New Sub-Categories
Based upon the requests of many manufacturers, we are adding the following sub-categories: Low-Carb in the Barbecue Sauce category, Sugar-Free in the Sweet Heat category, Low Sodium Rubs/Seasonings in the Meat Required Cook-It-Up category, and All-Natural in the Barbecue Sauce, Hot Sauce, and the two salsa categories. Apparel has been added to the Marketing and Advertising Division.
For Definitions and Rationale for New Scovie Sub-Categories, click here
Scovie Analysis Reports
After a successful trial run last year, we are continuing the Scovie Analysis Reports. For details, please see the Call for Entries, below.. Please note that these reports are not included with your entries, but must be paid for separately after the judging and release of winners. Contestants found these reports to be very useful in making formulation and marketing decisions regarding their products.
New Payment Methods
In the past, we have required payment by check or credit card that was included with the shipment of tasting or other samples. You can still pay for your entries this way but because of lost packages, breakage causing damaged checks and obscured credit card numbers, we have an additional option -- online form for credit card payment via a secure server.
Payment and Submission Procedure
Read the Call for Entries information, below.
Print out the PDF PDF Entry Form.
Choose the categories you wish to enter and fill out the form completely.
If choosing the online form for credit card payment, go here and follow the instructions.
When payment is completed, print out the payment receipt.
You can then fax the Entry Form and payment receipt to us at 505-877-8579, and/or include both with your shipment of products. The originals or copies must be included with your product shipment to us. Shipping instructions are on the Entry Form.
If you have any questions, email us here or call us at 505-873-8680.
Entries accepted between
July 1 and September 5, 2008
Early Bird Special July 1-31: $10.00 off each entry.
Printable
Entry Form (PDF)
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Judging Criteria For Tasting Categories
How To Submit a Tasting Group Entry
Judging Criteria For Marketing/Advertising Categories
How To Submit a Marketing and Advertising Award Entry
"Winning the Grand Prize of the 2006 Scovie Awards has put my company (Ashburn Sauce Company) and myself into another league in the sauce world and has opened a lot more doors." --Willard Ashburn, Ashburn Sauce Company
The Scovie Awards Competition continues to grow in size, with more than 780 products entered in 60+ categories in 200, including tasting and product marketing and advertising. This is your invitation to enter your products, ads, marketing materials and Web Sites in the 2009 Scovies. Launch your product into the future by promoting your product as a Scovie winner to buyers, distributors, retailers, and consumers! Entry deadline is September 5, 2008.
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Professional Judging
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It happens all the time: manufacturers suddenly begin to get inquiries and orders from buyers they've never heard of before. When they ask how the buyer found out about their products, often the reply is: "We saw that you were a Scovie winner on the Fiery-Foods & Barbecue Super Site." There are so many products available these days that buyers look for unique reasons to favor one brand over another and being a Scovie winner provides a unique distinction that sets your product apart from the others. Even if you've won in past Scovie competitions, there are always benefits to winning again. It is great being a past winner, but being a current winner is better.
All winners receive:
A free full listing in the Scovie Award Winner's Guide, running in Fiery Foods & BBQ magazine.
Extensive promotion through the Fiery-Foods & Barbecue Super Site at www.fiery-foods.com.
National promotion through our public relations firm, Shiroma Southwest.
A personalized certificate of achievement.
A winner's banner in digital format that can be used on labels, ads, Web Sites and more.
A 2008 Scovie logo for use in publicity or on labels..
Additional Tasting Category Prizes
Grand Prize Winner (highest overall score) receives a full page
ad in Fiery-Foods
& BBQ
magazine and a personalized banner.
First Place winners will receive a 2' by 3' banner.
Second and Third Place winners will receive a 1' by 2' banner.
Each winning company will receive 100 free gold Scovie winner
stickers (additional
stickers may be ordered at a reasonable rate).
Judging Criteria For Tasting Categories
Product tasting entry scores will be judged for: Appearance, Aroma, Spice Blend, Originality, Flavor (most heavily weighted), and Overall Impression.
The judging panel will be made up of food industry professionals, including executive chefs, restaurant owners, culinary instructors, food writers, and other food industry leaders.
All product sampling will be conducted using fair, impartial, and blind judging standards.
All products entered in the Consumer-Ready Contest will be judged "as is." All products entered in the Cook-It-Up Contest will be prepared by culinary professionals to manufacturers' directions using like ingredients, under controlled supervision.
A category must receive a minimum of five entries to qualify for judging. Contest management reserves the right to create or delete categories based on the number of product entries. If five entries are not received in a subcategory, the remaining products will then be judged in the main product category or combined into a separate category.
There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes available for each category. All staff members of Fiery Foods & BBQ Magazine and Sunbelt Shows, Inc., and Pioneer Communications, Inc. will be excluded from judging. The decision of the judges is final and in no way reflects the opinions of the sponsoring organizations.
A full list of winners will be released to all participants on or before November 15, 2008.
TASTING DISQUALIFICATION STATEMENT
All entries should be correctly canned or sealed according to standard food and health safety procedures. Contest management reserves the right to discard and disqualify any entries that are not properly canned or sealed, according to food and health safety procedures.
How To Submit a Tasting Group Entry
You may enter as many products as you like. If you want to enter the mild, medium, and hot versions of your salsa, you must pay for three separate entries. Products such as nuts, that come in various flavors, must have one entry per flavor. It is permissible to enter the same product in both a tasting category and the Marketing and Advertising Group, but a separate fee is required for each entry.
For each tasting category submission, please send FOUR product samples, along with the appropriate completed entry forms and fees.
Please carefully package all entries, as Fiery Foods & BBQ Magazine cannot be held responsible for any damage incurred during shipping.
We will accept complete entries only (product samples accompanied by entry forms and fees). Please do not attempt to phone, fax, or e-mail entry forms.
Winners agree to allow Fiery Foods & BBQ Magazine use their product name for promotional purposes.
Please see printable Entry Form (PDF format) for categories.
Important Note About Superhot Products
Products containing oleoresin capsicum (extract) may not be entered into the Tasting Group categories and will not be tasted or judged. However, they may be entered into the Marketing and Advertising Group in any appropriate category.
Judging Criteria For Marketing And Advertising Categories
All judges for these categories are seasoned professionals from the marketing, advertising and Web design/Internet fields. All entries will be judged on the basis of design, creativity/visual impact, originality, quality and content. In addition, Web sites will also be judged for navigation and use of technology.
There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes available for each category. All staff members of Fiery-Foods & BBQ Magazine and Sunbelt Shows, Inc. will be excluded from judging. The decision of the judges is final and in no way reflects the opinions of the sponsoring organizations.
A full list of winners will be released to all participants on or before November 15, 2008.
How To Submit a Marketing and Advertising Award Entry
All logo, label, and print ad materials must be mounted on white art board, with the company name, entry category, address and phone number clearly marked on the back of each sample.
Catalogs, Product Packaging, Gift Baskets/Boxes, Point of Sale and direct mail materials/brochures, may be entered as free-standing pieces. The company name, entry category, address and phone number must be clearly marked on the back of each sample.
The Web Site category will be judged on design, creativity/visual impact, originality, quality, content, navigation, and use of technology. Judges will also look for pertinence and timeliness of information as it applies to the site. All Web Site entries will be viewed during the period of September 20-26, 2008.
Please see printable Entry Form (PDF format) for categories.
Submitting your Scovies entry is easy: Please complete the Entry Form (PDF format), fill it out and send it in with your complete entry, which includes:
FOUR Product samples (TWO for Marketing & Advertising)
Completed entry form
Appropriate entry fees.
All submissions must be received between July 1 and September 5, 2008
Early Bird Special July 1-31: $10.00 off each entry.
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