Seven of the ten finalists for the Seafood Excellence Awards -- the prestigious best-new-products competition held in conjunction with the International Boston Seafood Show March 12 -- are frozen.
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. They were selected from over 70 entries in the New Product Showcase.
Frozen finalists are:
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)
Other finalists are:
St. Mary's River Smokehouses, Booth 1440
Oven Smoked Salmon Stix
The Saucy Fish Co., Booth 2554
Salmon Fillets with Chili Lime & Ginger Dressing
ACME Smoked Fish, Booth 718
Wild Smoked Salmon Crepes
