Gelato Petrini's Chocolate Peanut Butter Gelato Wins 'best In Show' At Kosherfest 2012 New Product Competition

The Chocolate Peanut Butter Gelato made with Soy Milk, produced by Gelato Petrini of Delray, Florida, was selected as Best in Show in Kosherfest's 2012 New Product Competition. The Chocolate Peanut Butter Gelato also won in the Desserts, Baked Goods, and Sweet Snacks category.

"This year's list of new products was very impressive, posing a challenge for our panel of judges," said Bill Springer, Group Vice President, Diversified Business Communications, and show producer for Kosherfest, the world's largest kosher trade show, which will be held November 13 - 14 at the Meadowlands Convention Center in Secaucus, NJ. "We had entries from all over the world and fierce competition in a number of the product categories."

Winners were crowned in 16 categories plus Best in Show, and were entered by companies from Brooklyn, NY to Paris, France. Entries were judged on such criteria as uniqueness, quality, presentation, taste, pricing and salability.

Among the winners were Oxygen Amazon Chipotle Sauce (Dips, Spreads and Salsa), Normans Cholov Yisroel Dairy Delight Greek Yogurt (Cheese or Dairy), Ta'amti Pizza Pinwheels (Frozen Entrees); Simply Protein Chips (Savory & Salty Snack Foods), Torie And Howard Organic Candies (Candy), and the Royal Challettes Silicone Bakeware Pan (Giftware & Novelties).

The panel of judges was comprised of Yakov M. Yarmove, Corporate Business Manager, Ethnic Marketing and Specialty Foods, SuperValu; Marty Stein, Account Manager, KEHE Distributors/Tree of Life; Jesse Blonder, Director, The Center for Kosher Culinary Arts, and Yoel Schoenfeld, formerly of Pomegranate and Chestnut, and now Evergreen (opening in Monsey).

All winners will be displayed in the New Products Showcase at the upcoming Kosherfest show. Here is a complete list of winners:

Category - Product (Company)
Best in Show - Chocolate Peanut Butter made with Soy Milk (Gelato Petrini, Delray Beach, FL)
Cheese or Dairy Items - Normans Dairy Delight Cholov Yisroel Greek Yogurt (Normans Dairy Delight, Rutherford, NJ)
Desserts/Baked Goods/Sweet Snacks - Chocolate Peanut Butter made with Soy Milk (Gelato Petrini, Delray Beach, FL)
Dips, Spreads, Salsas - Oxygen Amazon Chipotle Sauce (Oxygen Imports, Rahway, NY)
Kosher for Passover - Matzolah (Kosher for Passover matzo 'trail' mix; Foodman LLC, Decatur, GA)
Frozen Entrees - Ta'amti Pizza Pinwheels (Blue & White Foods LLC, Long Island City, NY)
Pasta, Rice, Beans or Soup - Pearl Couscous with Rice, Roasted Garlic & Sun-Dried Tomatoes (OSEM USA, Englewood Cliffs, NJ)
Savory & Salty Snack Foods - Simply Protein Chips (Wellness Foods Inc, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Candy - Torie and Howard Organic Candies (Quality Frozen Foods, Brooklyn, NY)
Jams and Preserves - Passion Fruit Obsession (Oxygen Imports, Rahway, NJ)
Breads, Grains, Cereals and Crackers - Chocolate Coated Rice Cakes (Paskesz Candy Co., Brooklyn, NY)
Giftware & Novelties - The Royal Challettes Silicone Bakeware Pan (The Kosher Cook, Cedarhurst, NY)
Meats, Seafood, Poultry - Facon (Jack's Gourmet, Brooklyn, NY)
Wines, Beer or Spirits - Pacifica Meritage (Royal Wine, Kedem, Bayonne, NJ)
Savory Condiments, Spices - Mikee's Sugar Free Salad Dressings (Exotic Sauce
Oils, Sauces, Vinegars, Dressings & Marinades - Packaging, Manalapan, NJ)

Kosherfest 2012, November 13 - 14 at the Meadowlands Convention Center in Secaucus, NJ, is sold out with an excess of 300 exhibitors. The show, which is open to the trade only, is expected to attract more than 6,000 professional attendees from all over the world, and will showcase thousands of kosher products from more than 20 countries. For information visit www.kosherfest.com.

Kosherfest is co-produced by Diversified Business Communications of Portland, ME (www.divbusiness.com) and Menachem Lubinsky, president and CEO of LUBIC