Yuba City, California (June 21, 2021)- The Sutter Buttes Natural and Artisan Foods family is proud to announce that for the second year in a row, we have been honored with 2 sofis™ in the New Product category in the 2021 Specialty Food Association’s sofi™ award competition! Our Chai Spices won in the Tea category and our French Onion Soup won in the Soup category.
Sutter Buttes Hand-Ground Chai Spices is a blend of rich, aromatic spices like ginger, cinnamon, green cardamom pods, star anise, and cloves.
Use to make an Indian Masala Chai tea, in an iced latte, or even in a cake.
Sutter Buttes savory French Onion Soup combines rich beef stock, brandy, and red wine with melt-in-your-mouth slow cooked onions. Enjoy it by serving with toasted croutons and melted shredded gruyere or mozzarella cheese for the ultimate comfort food experience.
Launched in 1972, the sofi™ (specialty outstanding food innovation) Awards celebrate the culinary excellence and creativity of its 4,000+ members. This year, however, the process was more complicated given the challenges of COVID 19. Thanks to a partnership with Food Innovation Center at Rutgers University (FIC), the Specialty Food Association (SFA) persevered, and produced its 49th annual sofi™ Awards competition, resulting in 157 winners across 49 categories from around the world.
"The sofi Awards have been recognizing the best of the best in the specialty food industry since 1972," said Laura Lozada, VP, Membership for the Specialty Food Association. "We are so proud of our members and their perseverance during this difficult time. They continue to innovate and grow and are the foundation of our industry. The SFA is honored to recognize their creativity and the quality of their products."
Sutter Buttes Natural and Artisan foods has created several Award-winning gourmet food products. This year’s award winners as well all Sutter Buttes products are available for purchase on our website at https://sutterbuttesoliveoil.com/
The full list of winners is available here: https://www.specialtyfood.com/awards/sofi/winners/