As the thousands of attendees at the Grand Rapids International Food and Wine Festival sampled countless wines they were also treated to free samples of Traverse Bay Farms award winning salsas. In addition to receiving free samples of the entire line of Traverse Bay Farms award winning salsa many of they attendees also enjoyed the black bean, cherry and garden salsa with free egg samples from Egglands Best. Each free sample offered by Egglands Best was also accompanied by the option of including the Traverse Bay Farms salsa as a topper. “We are extremely pleased by the positive comments and feedback we received from many of the attendees and chef’s attending the International Food and Wine Festival. We also have a number of people ask us which of our salsa were available at the Egglands Best. ”, said Andy LaPointe, Director of Marketing with Traverse Bay Farms. The company also sampled their complete line of barbeque sauces including red raspberry, apple and cherry to the chef’s and attending public. For many of the attendees this was their first introduction to the Traverse Bay Farms line of gourmet foods. The peach, pineapple and red raspberry salsa were the favorite foods of many from the public which received free tasting samples from Traverse Bay Farms. Wendy C. from Grand Rapids said, “Your red raspberry salsa sauce is the best salsa I have ever tasted. It is the perfect blend of raspberries and jalapeno’s”. In addition to being voted the best salsa in America two years in a row at America’s Best™ Professional Food Competition, Traverse Bay Farms is also the recipient of a “Special Tribute” from the State of Michigan. Here is an overview of the awards won by Traverse Bay Farms at Americas Best™ Professional Food Competition: 2008 - Salsa General – Overall Salsa Category:1st PLACE: Traverse Bay Farms - Peach Salsa 2008 - Salsa - Fruit Category:3rd PLACE: Traverse Bay Farms - Peach Salsa In addition to winning in 2008, Traverse Bay Farms was also voted America #1 salsa in 2007. Here is an overview of the 2007 awards.Salsa - Fruit Category:1st PLACE: Traverse Bay Farms - Pineapple Salsa 3rd PLACE: Traverse Bay Farms - Raspberry Salsa Salsa - Bean Category:1st PLACE: Traverse Bay Farms - Bean Salsa Salsa General – Overall Salsa Category:2nd PLACE: Traverse Bay Farms - Corn Salsa www.traversebayfarms.com / www.fruitadvantage.com
