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SALMON ARM COMPANY WINS MAJOR INTERNATIONAL FOOD INDUSTRY AWARD

( December 1, 2003 ) Results of the 2004 Scovie Awards, one of the top international food competitions -- have just been announced, and Salmon Arm based Denzels Gourmet Foods is among the winners. Denzels Gourmet Foods, which manufactures hot sauces and spice mixtures has received 3 2004 Scovie Awards; the competition is widely accepted as the top award for hot and spicy foods internationally. Denzel Sandberg is head chef of the 18 month old company.

Denzels Kamikaze Hot Sauce won 3 rd place in the World Beat Category, Lil Smokehouse Chipolte Sauce won 3 rd place in Specialty Chile Category, and Pineapple Punch took 1 st Place in the Fruit Hot Sauce Category. Hundreds of products from around the world competed for top honors. The Scovie Awards, which are presented by Fiery-Foods and BBQ Magazine , along with Sunbelt Shows, producers of the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, were recently announced in Albuquerque , NM . The awards, named for Wilbur Scoville who pioneered a rating scale for spicy foods, have become the industry standard for excellence in over 60 categories of fiery foods.

Dave DeWitt, long considered the father of the fiery foods industry and producer of the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, noted, “I am proud to see how the Scovie Awards have become the preeminent award for hot and spicy foods. Our entries come from every corner of the globe, and our winners hail from 39 states and four countries. This year’s Scovie winners really exemplify the diversity and quality of this industry. It is not so much about heat as about the wonderful flavors of fiery foods.”

Many of the Scovie award winning products, as well as thousands of other products, will be on display at the 16 th Annual National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, March 5-7 in Albuquerque , NM . For information on exhibiting in the National Fiery Foods Show, call 505.873.8690, or visit www.fiery-foods.com.

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