Gold medal mustards

Beaverton Foods has hit a Grand Slam earning three Gold medals – nine total – at the 20th annual World-Wide Mustard Competition.  The event involved 50 judges at the National Mustard Museum in Middleton, Wis.  The international competition has included entries from as far away as Japan, Greece and Sweden. “Watch out,” says Barry Levenson, curator of the National Mustard Museum, “you will soon be known as the New York Yankees of the mustard world.” Here is a listing of Beaverton Foods’ award winners, categories and medals: Gold, Sweet Hot: Inglehoffer Sweet Hot Mustard; Gold, Pepper Hot: Beaver Brand Extra Hot Sriracha Mustard; Gold, Horseradish: Beaver Brand Wasabi Horseradish; Silver, Classic Hot: Beaver Brand Russian Mustard; Silver, Horseradish: Inglehoffer Original Horseradish; Silver, Garlic: Beaver Brand Garlic Mustard; Silver, Fruit: Napa Valley Orange Ginger Mustard; Bronze, Classic Hot: Beaver Brand Chinese Mustard; and Bronze, Herb/Veggie: Beaver Brand Coney Island. Domonic Biggi, CEO of Beaverton Foods, says the fourth generation family owned and operated company, headquartered in Beaverton, Ore.,  is proud to be a long-time participant in the renowned international mustard competition. “We are humbled to say we have won more than 150 medals at this annual competition,” Biggi says.  “It is rewarding to be recognized from industry professionals and food writers.  This is the second consecutive year for one of our newer mustard flavors – the Sriracha mustard – to earn a coveted Gold.” The annual competition is open to all commercial mustard producers and agents worldwide.  There are 16 flavor categories of which there are gold, silver and bronze awards given to the contestants.  Since 1995, judges consisting of chefs, food writers and mustard aficionados have blind tasted the mustards in the competition. A list of all the medal winners can be seen at the museum website: www.mustardmuseum.com.  The National Mustard Museum holds the world’s largest collection of mustards and mustard memorabilia. Beaverton Foods is the largest producer of non-refrigerated horseradish and award-winning specialty mustards in the U.S. and it is the largest Safe Quality Food (SQF) certified processor of authentic wasabi products in North America.  The company also offers a wide variety of best-selling gourmet sauces, garlic, spices, and other unique specialty condiments packaged under these labels: Beaver, Inglehoffer, Napa Valley, Tulelake and Pacific Farms.  In addition to its own brands, the company develops, produces and co-packs a broad range of products for companies in the US and abroad.