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ENDERBY COMPANY WINS INTERNATIONAL FOOD AWARDS

Results of the 2009 Scovie Awards, which recognizes top fiery foods products from around the globe, are in and Denzels Gourmet Foods of Enderby was selected as a winner in one of the world’s most competitive gourmet food competitions.    In the industry's most rigorous blind tastings, a panel of America's top culinary experts sampled hundreds of the world's most lauded gourmet foods, and the top scoring products each won a coveted Scovie Award.

Ronnie and Denzel’s - Southwestern Red took 1 st place in the BBQ Sauce – Chipotle category and Ronnie and Denzel’s - Island Heat took 1 st place in the BBQ Sauce -   World Beat category.   Over 600 products from around the world competed for top honors.  The Scovie Awards were created by Dave DeWitt, the nation's leading author on fiery cuisine and founder of the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show. The awards are named for Wilbur Scoville who pioneered a rating scale for spicy foods.  The Scovie Awards have become the industry standard for excellence in more than 60 categories of fiery foods.

The award winning sauces were developed by Barbecue Champion and cookbook author Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk and International Award Winning Hot Sauce maker Denzel Sandberg. The newly formed partnership has produced four lip-smackin’ new sauces that pay tribute to the unique barbecue regions of the Southern States and the Caribbean.

“Ronnie and I have collaborated to create a line of classic barbecue sauces,” says Denzel Sandberg.   “They’re true to tradition at the same time as they reflect our own unique style.   It’s also real important to us that these sauces are all-natural and made with high quality ingredients that are totally free of chemical preservatives.”

Rockin’ Ronnie has authored BBQ cookbooks, Barbecue Secrets and Planking Secrets, and was named one of “ America’s greatest grillers” in Food & Wine magazine.   His competition BBQ team the Butt Shredders are two-time Alberta champs and they also won the 2004 Canadian Nationals. Denzel’s hot sauces have won 14 international food awards including the coveted Golden Chile at the 2005 Fiery Foods Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas as well as several 1 st place showings in the Scovie Awards held in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

To get your fix of Ronnie & Denzel’s new barbecue sauces, visit www.denzelshotsauce.com or see your local grocer.

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