Boston, MA – The Seafood Excellence Awards—the prestigious best-new-products competition held in conjunction with the International Boston Seafood Show–announced this year’s finalists.
The Seafood Excellence Awards–an extension of the Seafood Prix d’Elite new product competition at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels, Belgium–give generous praise and exposure to the products fostering innovation in the seafood industry.
Finalists compete for two awards: Best New Foodservice Product and Best New Retail Product. Products are evaluated on criteria including uniqueness, taste profile, packaging, marketing potential, and nutritional value.
This year’s ten finalists were hand-selected from over 70 entries in the highly-competitive New Product Showcase, which will be featured at the 2013 International Boston Seafood Show on March 10-12, 2013.
The finalists for the 2013 Seafood Excellence Awards are:
ACME Smoked Fish, Booth 718
Wild Smoked Salmon Crepes
Gulf Pride Enterprise, Booth 2143
Gulf Pride Select Shrimp and Grits
Handy International Incorporated, Booth 823
Shrimp & Grits Cakes from
High Liner Foods, Booth 1005
South Paws Hush Puppy Coated Flounder 4-5 oz.
Phillips Foods, Inc., Booth 1016
Culinary Jumbo Lump &
Culinary Super Lump Crab Meat
King & Prince Seafood, Booth 505
Sushi Bob
Simple Salmon, Booth 2267
Salmon Chorizo Sausage
Soho Foods, LLC, Booth 2165
Superfrozen Tuna, Philfresca Brand
(Saku, Loins, Steaks and Sushi Slice)
St. Mary's River Smokehouses, Booth 1440
Oven Smoked Salmon Stix
The Saucy Fish Co., Booth 2554
Salmon Fillets with Chili Lime & Ginger Dressing
The Seafood Excellence awards also highlight one of the most popular attractions at the International Boston Seafood Show: new products. 80% of surveyed attendees say they attend the show to seek new seafood products.
The winners will be announced at Seafood Excellence Awards ceremony in the Demonstration Theater in the Exhibit Hall, Booth 2567 on Sunday, March 10 at 3:30 p.m.
Register now for the 2013 International Boston Seafood Show.
About the International Boston Seafood Show and Seafood Processing America
The International Boston Seafood Show and Seafood Processing America is North America's largest seafood exposition. Thousands of buyers and suppliers from around the world attend the annual, three-day exposition to meet, network and do business. Attending buyers represent importers, exporters, wholesalers, restaurants, supermarkets, hotels, and other retail and foodservice companies. Exhibiting suppliers offer the newest seafood products, processing and packaging equipment, and services available in the seafood market. The exposition is sponsored by the National Fisheries Institute, co-located with the New England Food Show. SeaFood Business magazine and SeafoodSource.com are official media. The exposition is produced by Diversified Business Communications, the international leader in seafood-industry expositions and media. www.bostonseafood.com
Source: Diversified Business Communications