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The Ginger People Win sofi Silver Award
MARINA, Calif., June 2008- The Ginger People were selected as a finalist by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT) in its annual awards competition honoring outstanding specialty foods. The winning nod went to The Ginger People’s Baker’s Cut Crystallized Ginger Chips. It was selected as a Silver Finalist in the Outstanding Baked Good, Baking Ingredient or Cereal category. Regarded as the Academy Awards of the specialty food trade, the competition received over 1,500 product submissions. Less than 10 percent, or around 125 products, from around the world were named as finalists.
“We are particularly proud of this award because crystallized ginger is our specialty. We’ve been marketing it for over 20 years,” says Abbie Leeson, general manager of The Ginger People. “Everyone at our factory is delighted about the award. It’s an affirmation of our commitment to quality. This is an ingredient that we’ve sold to professional chefs for many years. Home chefs can use it as well to create any of the increasing number of recipes out there that call for crystallized ginger.”
Baker’s Cut Crystallized Ginger Chips are a spicy-sweet alternative to chocolate chips, nuts or dried fruits in cookies, cakes, muffins, scones and breads. It can also be incorporated into other recipes, such as baked chicken, sautéed carrots and fresh fruit salads.
The Ginger People is the world’s only producer of closed-kettle, artisan-style crystallized baby ginger. This unique, small-batch process captures all of the flavor that would otherwise be lost using the large open-vat cooking method. The Ginger People’s Australian factory was the first in the world to achieve HACCP accreditation, the gold standard for ensuring manufacturing safety and product integrity.
The Ginger People is the leading brand of ginger products in North America. It is owned by Royal Pacific Foods of Marina, California. Royal Pacific Foods was established in 1984. For more product information and availability, please contact The Ginger People at 800-551-5284, ext. 225 or email at info@gingerpeople.com.
Contact: Nicole DeCarli
Marketing Coordinator
ndecarli@gingerpeople.com
800-551-5284, ext 225
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