Nearly 1,500 Products Competed for Top Specialty Food Association Awards
Washington, DC (May 5, 2021) – Chix Soup Co’s Spicy Hangover Chicken Noodle Souo has won the silver award in the Soup category as part of the Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) 2021 sofi™ Awards, a top honor in the $158 billion specialty food industry.
Spicy Hangover was one of 130 winners selected from nearly 1,500 entries across 49 product categories. Products are judged in an anonymous sampling for taste - including flavor, appearance, texture and aroma - ingredient quality, and innovation. The sofi judging was held at the prestigious Rutgers Food Innovation Center in April following strict safety guidelines.
“We are so excited that our Hangover soup has won a silver award,” says Valerie Zweig, co-founder of Chix Soup Co. “To be recognized by the industry for our commitment to quality and flavor is a big honor. The sofi Awards are ultimate stamps of approval and we’re proud to claim the silver this year.”
The Spicy Hangover Chicken Noodle soup is a soup infused with healing ingredients such as jalapeño, habanero, horseradish, ginger and turmeric. “We were inspired by the curative nature of these ingredients and we wanted to create a chicken soup with a twist,” says co-founder Taryn Pellicone.
The sofi Awards competition is open annually to members of the Specialty Food Association. The Awards have been given each year since 1972. They recognize extraordinary specialty food and beverage products and the people who create them.
About Chix Soup Co
Chix Soup Co is flipping the switch on chicken soup by challenging the sodium-laden, flat tasting, flabby-noodled ready-to-serve chicken soup market. Our better-tasting, clean label chicken soups are made from antibiotic-free chicken, fresh ingredients and zero additives or preservatives. In addition to offering on-demand delivery in the Washington, DC area (serving between 30-120 customers via delivery per day), Chix Soup Co soup can be found in 450 stores across the country including King’s and Balducci’s, Whole Foods Market in the Mid Atlantic Region and Sprouts nationwide. For more information, please visit www.prescriptionchicken.com
About the Specialty Food Association
The Specialty Food Association (SFA), is the leading trade association and source of information about the $158.4 billion specialty food industry. Founded in 1952 in New York City, the SFA represents makers, importers, retailers, distributors, and others in the trade. The SFA is known for its Fancy Food Shows; the sofi™ Awards, which honor excellence in specialty food and beverage; Trendspotter Panel Show reports and annual predictions; the State of the Specialty Food Industry Report; the Product Marketplace database, featuring specialty foods and beverages in 161 categories and sub-categories; Infinite Aisle, a new ecommerce marketplace that enables SFA Members to make buyer-maker connections and sales year-round; and Specialty Food LIVE!™, a digital marketplace experience.