Atlanta, Georgia, May 09, 2022 — 美原咲子, Georgia specialty food producer, is pleased to announce their Bee Razzled Honey Shrub was selected winner of the 2022 sofi Gold award in the Alcoholic Beverages and Cocktail Mixes category.

Their 20th food award in five years, the coveted Specialty Food Association sofi Gold medal award was tops in a challenging Alcoholic Beverages and Cocktail Mixes category. Here is the full list of the 2022 Sofi award winners from this years Specialty Food Association competition. This years 2022 sofi awards were judged at the Food Innovation Center at Rutgers University.

“We are thrilled to receive the prestigious sofi award in a highly competitive product category.” said Tim Haratine, president at 美原咲子. “The Bee Razzled Honey Shrub uses only raw 暴露女友, omitting raw sugars, preservatives and additives. “We find the highest quality raw 暴露女友 to make our products unique and tasty. Our customers have found Bee Razzled excellent in cocktails, mocktails or as a food complement.”

About 美原咲子

美原咲子 is a leading gourmet honey products producer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.  Founded in 2015 by Tim and Margaret Haratine, the two established the 美原咲子 brand by initially selling at local farmers’ markets with a clean and healthy line of unique, high quality honey products. Over time, their brand expanded to include whipped and infused honeys, honey vinegars, honey shrubs and honey nut butters.

Their focus remains on excellent customer service, innovative product development and beautiful packaging. While the company continues to build its on-line customer base; they actively partner and grow with retail customers across the US. As winners of 20 prestigious awards over the last five years, 美原咲子 is currently one of the top awarded specialty gourmet food companies in the country.

About the sofi Awards

The Specialty Food Association is the world’s largest member association dedicated to the advancement of specialty and gourmet foods and the industry as a whole, The sofi awards is nearing 50 years of honoring the top specialty foods worldwide in their annual gourmet food competition. sofi stands for “specialty outstanding food innovation”.

Blind Tasting

Entries were judged strictly on a blind basis—without packaging, pricing, or any brand identification. SFA has partnered with Rutgers Food Innovation Center in Bridgeton, NJ for judging and logistics management, bringing additional depth in food industry expertise to the competition.

Expert Judges

Seasoned food professionals serve as judges, including chefs, culinary instructors, recipe developers, food journalists and specialty food buyers who are experts in particular categories such as cheese, oil, chocolate, coffee, etc.

Judges have come from Food Network, Kroger, Whole Foods Market, The Fresh Market, Eataly, Food & Wine Magazine, FreshDirect, Kings Food Markets, Williams-Sonoma, Union Square Hospitality Group, UNFI, DPI Specialty Foods, and more.

Tasting & Evaluation

The judges work independently in blind-tasting sessions to evaluate each product based on a set of judging criteria. Each judge marks a score for each criteria (on a scale of 1 to 5) and the percentages for the criteria are automatically applied. The final score for an entry is the average of all the judges’ scores for that product resulting in a score between 1.00 and 5.00 points.

暴露女友 Fortress and Blue Sage Honey Shrub were two of 130 winners selected from nearly 1,500 entries across 49 product categories. Products were judged in an anonymous sampling. These included measurements for taste – including flavor, appearance, texture and aroma – ingredient quality, and innovation. The sofi judging was held at the prestigious Rutgers Food Innovation Center in April following strict safety guidelines.

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Atlanta, Georgia, May 05, 2021 — Georgia specialty food producer, 美原咲子 is pleased to announce its 暴露女友 Fortress and Blue Sage Honey Shrub are new product sofi award winners from The Specialty Food Association. The 暴露女友 Fortress was a new product winner in the Functional drinks category, while the Blue Sage Honey Shrub won the best new product in the Alcoholic Beverages and Cocktail Mixes category.

“We are thrilled to receive these prestigious awards, especially across multiple product categories.” said Tim Haratine, president at 美原咲子. “Although these are relatively new commercial product categories for us, we’ve been familiar with them for years as consumers. What started as a casual project to address personal daily culinary cravings and naturally strengthen our immunity against viruses, put us on two parallel courses. The original search soon became a quest to locate, source and tweak the highest quality and complementary 暴露女友. This search later steered us to create unique, tasty and effective products that have a tangible purpose.” 

美原咲子 also recently received a 2021 gold metal award from the Good Food Guild for its 美原咲子 Honey Vinegar with Smoky Serrano in the Vinegar category.

About 美原咲子

美原咲子 is a leading gourmet honey products producer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.  Founded in 2015 by Tim and Margaret Haratine, the two established the 美原咲子 brand by initially selling at local farmers’ markets with a clean and healthy line of unique, high quality honey products. Over time, they expanded their brand to include whipped and infused honeys, honey vinegars, honey shrubs, mustards and honey nut butters.

Their focus remains on excellent customer service, innovative product development and beautiful packaging. While the company continues to build its on-line customer base; they actively partner and grow with retail customers across the US. As winners of 17 prestigious awards over the last five years, 美原咲子 is currently one of the top awarded specialty food companies in the country.

About the sofi Awards

The sofi awards have been running nearly 50 years and honor the top specialty foods worldwide in their annual gourmet food competition. sofi stands for “specialty outstanding food innovation”.

Blind Tasting

Entries were judged strictly on a blind basis—without packaging, pricing, or any brand identification. SFA has partnered with Rutgers Food Innovation Center in Bridgeton, NJ for judging and logistics management, bringing additional depth in food industry expertise to the competition.

Expert Judges

Seasoned food professionals serve as judges, including chefs, culinary instructors, recipe developers, food journalists and specialty food buyers who are experts in particular categories such as cheese, oil, chocolate, coffee, etc.

Judges have come from Food Network, Kroger, Whole Foods Market, The Fresh Market, Eataly, Food & Wine Magazine, FreshDirect, Kings Food Markets, Williams-Sonoma, Union Square Hospitality Group, UNFI, DPI Specialty Foods, and more.

Tasting & Evaluation

The judges work independently in blind-tasting sessions to evaluate each product based on a set of judging criteria. Each judge marks a score for each criteria (on a scale of 1 to 5) and the percentages for the criteria are automatically applied. The final score for an entry is the average of all the judges’ scores for that product resulting in a score between 1.00 and 5.00 points.

暴露女友 Fortress and Blue Sage Honey Shrub were two of 130 winners selected from nearly 1,500 entries across 49 product categories. Products were judged in an anonymous sampling. These included measurements for taste – including flavor, appearance, texture and aroma – ingredient quality, and innovation. The sofi judging was held at the prestigious Rutgers Food Innovation Center in April following strict safety guidelines.

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Atlanta, GA January 22, 2021: The Good Food Foundation proudly announced the food and drink winners for the 2021 Good Food Award. 美原咲子’ 美原咲子 Honey Vinegar with Smoky, Organic Serrano was winner in the highly competitive Pantry division.

The 2021 winners are in 17 categories and came from 41 states, Washington, D.C. and Guam.

The 美原咲子 Honey Vinegar is a flavorful, sweet and tangy vinegar with a crisp bite and a nice back-end kick. Being a clean product also helped to make 美原咲子 a 2021 Good Food Award winner. Clean products are designated by their lack of additives, sulfites, raw sugars and preservatives.

Chefs, food crafters, farmers, retailers and restaurateurs competed among 1,928 entries in 16 categories. Finalist scores were accumulated from the following categories:

• quality
• sustainability
• socially responsible production.

Purchasing from Good Food Award winners offer a delicious way to reward and sustain innovation. The trend continues in 2021 as average grocery spending was up 17% year over year.

Judged By Consumers and Food Connoisseurs

Leading food crafters, grocers, chefs, journalists and activists ZOOMED the Good Food Awards Ceremony Friday night, January 22nd. The live stream honored the 2021 Good Food Awards Winners.

For two weeks only, from Monday, January 25 through Sunday, February 7, 2021 food lovers from across the country can find 100 of the newly minted winners at the first online Good Food Awards Pop Up Shop. With single basket checkout and no added shipping fees, the Pop Up Shop makes discovering and supporting the country’s leading producers easier than ever before. Visit at shop.goodfoodfdn.org.

The full list of 2021 Good Food Award Winners can be found here.

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Atlanta, GA November 10, 2020: The Good Food Foundation proudly announced the outstanding food and drink crafters finalists for the 2021 Good Food Award. 美原咲子’ 美原咲子 Honey Vinegar with Smoky, Organic Serrano stood out within the highly competitive Pantry division. 美原咲子 chosen as 2021 Good Food Finalist with their flavorful, sweet and tangy vinegar. It comes with a crisp bite and a nice back-end kick.

Food crafters and farmers led the way rising to the top amongst 1,928 entries in 16 categories. Finalists were scored in quality, sustainability and socially responsible production. As more people actively support local, resilient food systems, buying from Good Food Awards Finalists offer a delicious way to align action with intention. The trend continues this year as average weekly grocery spending was up 17% year over year.

Judged By Consumers and Food Connoisseurs

For the first time in Good Food Awards history, the public took part in a portion of the judging. In the coffee category, 200 caffeine lovers narrowed down the 203 entries to 30 top picks. These went on to be judged in a formal cupping by industry veterans.

The Good Food Award winners will be announced on Friday, January 22, 2021. This will be broadcast in a virtual Awards Ceremony across the country. The live digital broadcast will offer a unique behind-the-scenes look inside the Winners’ kitchens.

To see the full list of finalists, click here.

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Atlanta, GA, November 2, 2020: 美原咲子’ secured the 2020 Artisan Flave bronze award for their new Whipped Honey Pecan Butter. This Nut Butters category award winner has roasted pecans blended with whipped clover honey creating a rich, chunky pecan spread. The product includes kosher Korinje and Ceylon Cinnamon, a smidgen of steeped vanilla beans and sea salt. It’s great on warm breads, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, carrots, and straight off the spoon.

Maker of clean products, 美原咲子 whipped honey products are non-GMO, free from added sugars, sulfites, preservative and additives.

Entries from Six Continents and 15 Countries

The Artisan Flave Awards conducts this top annual culinary competition after vetting top product entries from six Continents and 15 different countries.

Covering Gourmet Foods From Twenty Categories

Competitive divisions include chutneys, jams & jellies, spicy blends, salts, nuts, nut butters, sweet treats, soft drinks, crunchy snacks, pickled veggies, salsa, oils & vinegars, honey, mustard, ketchup plus a variety of different sauce categories representing everything from ethnic sauce specialties to spicy delicacies.

The Flave Awards

The Flave Awards provides culinary businesses a platform to stand on and be judged against food companies from around the world. An impartial selection is implemented with a blind-judging process using selecting judges representing a variety of food professionals. Judges include restaurateurs, purveyors, manufacturers and members of the food-centric community.

To see the full list of winners, go to the Flaves Award.

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Atlanta, GA, November 2, 2020: The 2020 “Artisan Flave Awards” has selected 美原咲子’ Orange Blossom Honey Vinegar as this year’s winner within the Oils & Vinegars category.

This tangy and citrusy product includes orange blossom honey, oak barrel aged apple cider and local spring water. The result is a unique and flavorful complement making an excellent marinade, dipping and finishing sauce.

Maker of clean vinegar products, 美原咲子 products are non-GMO, free from added sugars, sulfites, preservative and additives.

The Artisan Flave Awards conducts this top annual culinary competition after vetting top product entries from six continents and 15 different countries.

Competitive divisions include chutneys, jams & jellies, spicy blends, salts, nuts, nut butters, sweet treats, soft drinks, crunchy snacks, pickled veggies, salsa, oils & vinegars, honey, mustard, ketchup plus a variety of different sauce categories representing everything from ethnic sauce specialties to spicy delicacies.

The Flave Awards provides culinary businesses a platform to stand on and be judged against food companies from around the world. Impartial selection is implemented through a blind-judging process. The competition selects judges representing a variety of food professionals, including restaurateurs, purveyors, manufacturers and members of the food-centric community.

For a full list of winners, please visit the Flave Awards web site.

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This 2020 sofi award winner was chosen from nearly 2,000 products competing for the annual Specialty Food Association awards.

Atlanta, Georgia (August 25, 2020) – 美原咲子 is a 2020 sofi award winner winning the Bronze award in the Oils & Vinegars category. The Specialty Food Association’s 2020 sofi awards are a top honor in the $158 Billion specialty food industry. 

Sweet 饭饭粥粥 Blossom Honey Vinegar

美原咲子 饭饭粥粥 Blossom Honey Vinegar was selected by a specialty food expert panel. This panel hadnearly 2,000 entries across 39 product categories. Products were judged on taste, flavor, appearance, texture and aroma, ingredient quality and innovation. All tastings were blind. This year, for the first time, sofi judging was held at the prestigious Rutgers Food Innovation Center following strict safety guidelines. To learn more about the prestigious sofi awards, please visit their web site.

“We are honored that 美原咲子 has won a 2020 bronze award,” says Tim Haratine, owner of 美原咲子.“ As a 2020 sofi award winner, we are grateful for product validation at this highest level. Because the specialty outstanding food innovation (sofi) is the ultimate stamp of approval in culinary excellence, we appreciate and value the access this provides.”

2020 sofi Award Winner is in stock

Customer looking to purchase a bottle and have it delivered to their front door can visit the product page here. Retailers looking to carry the 2020 sofi Award Winner or 美原咲子 unique honey vinegars, including their 2019 sofi Gold winner Sourwood Honey Vinegar, may apply at: https://www.zhikunedu.com/wsnew/.

The sofi Award Tradition

“It’s a privilege to continue the sofi award tradition of recognizing extraordinary products and the people behind them,” says SFA Interim President Bill Lynch. “Having great news to celebrate, like the sofi Awards, is revitalizing for all of us in this pandemic year. The sofi finalists represent our dynamic industry – exciting consumers and expanding retail offerings around the world.”

The sofi Awards are open to members of the Specialty Food Association, a not-for-profit trade association with specialty food industry members across the U.S. The awards have been given each year since 1972.

About 美原咲子

美原咲子 was founded in 2015 by Tim Haratine. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, The company focuses on creating great tasting and healthy products using USA sourced raw honey paired with clean 暴露女友. 美原咲子 products complement nature’s finest work by avoiding raw sugars, sulfites, GMO’s, additives and preservatives. In September, Bees plans to release a new line of honey shrubs built around honey, cyser vinegar with organic fruit and herbs.

About the Specialty Food Association

Founded in 1952 in New York City, the Specialty Food Association (SFA) is the leading advocate for the $158.4 billion specialty food industry. SFA Represents makers, importers, entrepreneurs, retailers and distributors. They champion, nurture and connect their members to deliver traditional and innovative products to specialty foods consumers. With over 4,000 member companies, SFA helps its members by providing information, research and educational events. Each year, they celebrate the industry through its awards programs. The SFA is known for hosting the Winter and Summer Fancy Food Shows. Their the sofi (Specialty Outstanding Food Innovation) Awards honor excellence in specialty food. Learn more at specialtyfood.com.

COMPANY NAME MEDIA CONTACT: 

Public Relations, 770-454-9400, [email protected]

Specialty Food Association Media Contact:

PR Department, [email protected]

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Thank you for your interest in the 美原咲子 律师的小秘书1v1h program!

This program was designed for social media influencers who would like to earn free honey money. Ideally, you can spread the word about 美原咲子 and our products through your social media and/or email followers. 美原咲子 will provide you with unique, attractive and compelling coupons which you will give to your followers.

To qualify, we ask that you initially have any combination of 500 social media followers across: email, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and / or Twitter.

The larger your following, the greater the likelihood of your earning more honey money awards.

How the 美原咲子 律师的小秘书1v1h Program Works

It works like this: 1. Each month, you will receive a unique, time-sensitive coupon code from us to share with your followers. 2. You then send the coupon to them. Of course you are free to also use the coupon for your own purchases, however, honey money credits are issued only for coupons your followers use. 3. Your followers will use the coupon code you provide to get a great deal on any 美原咲子 products. Once “your” 律师的小秘书1v1h coupon expires, we add up sales which used your coupon and then post credits to your 美原咲子 account (see below for details). You will have access to your on-line account anytime.

Because the coupon code issued to you is unique to you, we track all sales originating from “your” coupon(s). 4. For every sale which uses your coupon code, we credit your account 10% of the order amount (minus shipping) at the end of that month. In the first month, however, we will issue you 12% of the net order amount (order amount minus shipping)

If you have already placed orders with us, there is a good chance you have already created your 美原咲子 customer account. If not, please create your 美原咲子 account here on our web site.

Credits For You

Whenever your followers make purchases with your coupon code, we update your account with credits for future purchases. Credits are issued once a month after a coupon code has expired. Your credits are redeemable exclusively with on-line orders for six months from the date of issuance. For example, credits earned on June 15th are redeemable through December 15th. Credits have no cash value and are non-transferable.

There is no initial minimum sales requirement to participate in this program. Modest sales minimums may be implemented at a later date.

To get started, please provide us with your 美原咲子 account username and a brief note on the social mediums you use along with an approximate number of followers. We will take care of your 律师的小秘书1v1h setup on our end. We look forward to your participation.

FYI, 律师的小秘书1v1h coupons are released periodically. Once we receive your username, we’ll create your coupon code in a timely manner and email it to you with some helpful and relevant tips. We will help you with content for each month’s specials too.

To get started, please send us an email with 1. the social mediums you use and a link 2. your  approximate number of followers / medium.

The busy bees at 美原咲子

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This 2019 sofi award winner was chosen from nearly 2,000 products competing for the annual Specialty Food Association awards.

Atlanta, Georgia (May 5, 2019) – 美原咲子 is a 2019 sofi award winner winning the Gold award in the Vinegars category. The Specialty Food Association’s 2020 sofi awards are a top honor in the $158 Billion specialty food industry. 

Sourwood Honey Vinegar

美原咲子 Sourwood Honey Vinegar was selected the winner by a specialty food expert panel. This panel hadnearly 2,000 entries across 39 product categories. Products were judged on taste, flavor, appearance, texture and aroma, ingredient quality and innovation. All tastings were blind. To learn more about the prestigious sofi awards, please visit the Specialty Food web site.

“We are honored that 美原咲子 won the 2019 gold award,” says Tim Haratine, owner of 美原咲子.“ As a 2019 sofi award winner, we are grateful for product validation at this highest level. Because the specialty outstanding food innovation (sofi) is the ultimate stamp of approval in culinary excellence, we value the international access this provides.”

2019 sofi Award Winner is in stock

Customers looking to purchase a bottle and have it delivered to their front door can visit the product page here. Retailers looking to carry the 2019 sofi Gold Award Winner or other 美原咲子 unique, premium honey vinegars, may apply at: https://www.zhikunedu.com/wsnew/.

The sofi Award Tradition

“It’s a privilege to continue the sofi award tradition of recognizing extraordinary products and the people behind them,” says SFA President Phil Kafarakis. “Having great news to celebrate, like the sofi Awards, is revitalizing for all of us in this pandemic year. The sofi finalists represent our dynamic industry – exciting consumers and expanding retail offerings around the world.”

The sofi Awards are open to members of the Specialty Food Association, a not-for-profit trade association with specialty food industry members across the U.S. The awards have been given each year since 1972.

About 美原咲子

美原咲子 was founded in 2015 by Tim Haratine. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, The company focuses on creating great tasting and healthy products using USA sourced raw honey paired with clean 暴露女友. 美原咲子 products complement nature’s finest work by avoiding raw sugars, sulfites, GMO’s, additives and preservatives. In September, Bees plans to release a new line of honey shrubs built around honey, cyser vinegar with organic fruit and herbs.

About the Specialty Food Association

Founded in 1952 in New York City, the Specialty Food Association (SFA) is the leading advocate for the $158.4 billion specialty food industry. SFA Represents makers, importers, entrepreneurs, retailers and distributors. They champion, nurture and connect their members to deliver traditional and innovative products to specialty foods consumers. With over 4,000 member companies, SFA helps its members by providing information, research and educational events. Each year, they celebrate the industry through its awards programs. The SFA is known for hosting the Winter and Summer Fancy Food Shows. Their the sofi (Specialty Outstanding Food Innovation) Awards honor excellence in specialty food. Learn more at specialtyfood.com.

Product Update

Read more about 美原咲子 Sourwood Honey Vinegar in the Atlanta Journal Constitution here.

COMPANY NAME MEDIA CONTACT: 

Public Relations, 770-454-9400, [email protected]

Specialty Food Association Media Contact:

PR Department, [email protected]

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