Kansas City, MO – 169 Feet, that’s the current world record for the longest “BLT” sandwich, as documented by the World Records Academy based in Miami, Florida. Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) announced today that they will be challenging this record by creating a 200 foot long “Bacon Lettuce & Tomato” sandwich which will be hand crafted at their annual Spring Food Show on April 27th, 2011 in Kansas City.
This is not going to be just any old BLT sandwich, AWG knows and demands the highest of quality items for all of their member grocery stores and they have hand selected their ingredient partners to join them in this record breaking attempt. Teaming up with the master bakers at Gonnella for bread, Farmland Foods for the “B” in bacon, Dole Fresh for the “L” in lettuce and Red Sun Greenhouse tomatoes for the “T” in tomato, this BLT is ready to break the record not just in length…but surely will break the record in taste – if there was a record for taste!
What’s the recipe for this bold attempt? Take 200 feet of fresh Gonnella bread, slice in half length wise. Take slices of Farmland’s savory Bacon and cover the bottom layer of bread. Slice up some Red Sun greenhouse tomatoes and place on top of the bacon, then, pile on Dole’s fresh lettuce and sandwich it all together with another slice of bread on top! AWG will be accepting donations benefiting Muscular Dystrophy Association, for those attendees who want have a piece of the 200 foot masterpiece. Seems like a recipe for success, taking a bite out of history while contributing to a great cause.
Photos and video feed will be made available to the public via www.awginc.com . The world record will be posted, once officiated, on www.worldrecordsacademy.org
Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) is a retailer-owned cooperative serving over 2000 retail member stores with a complete assortment of grocery, fresh meat, fresh produce, specialty foods, health care, and general merchandise items. Through an extensive distribution network and eight distribution centers, AWG and its subsidiaries deliver to over 2000 retail outlets in 24 states.
Source: Jem-D International/Red Sun Greenhouse
