For Immediate Release:

2010 SCOVIE AWARDS RECOGNIZES LAWRENCEVILLE COMPANY FOR PRODUCT EXCELLENCE

(November 1, 2009)  When the results of the 2010 Scovie Awards, the world's leading recognition for hot and spicy products, were announced, Leon (KP) Kirkpatrick of KP’s Specialty Pepper Products was excited to get the call from the competition organizers. Lawrenceville-based KP’s Specialty Pepper Products, which manufactures hot sauces, spicy snacks and spicy seasoning blends, has received three (3) 2010 Scovie Awards.  In the industry's most rigorous blind tastings, a panel of the country's top culinary experts sampled hundreds of the world's most lauded gourmet foods, and the top scoring products each won a coveted Scovie banner. 

In the Snacks – Nuts category, KP’s ‘Towering InferNuts- Sweet and Spicy Peanuts’ took 1^st Place and the ‘Towering InferNuts - Spicy Peanuts’ took 3rd Place.  In the Snacks – Unique category, KP’s ‘Towering InferNuts - Spicy Trail Mix’ took 3^rd place.  The company has now won nine (9) of the prestigious Scovie Awards in the last three years which include three 1^st Place finishes.

Over 600 products from around the world competed for top honors.  The Scovie Awards were created by Dave DeWitt, the nation's leading author on fiery cuisine and founder of the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show. The awards are named for Wilbur Scoville who pioneered a rating scale for spicy foods.  The Scovie Awards have become the industry standard for excellence in more than 60 categories of fiery foods.

"This year's entrants really represented the cream of the crop in fiery foods products," notes Dave DeWitt, dubbed by The New York Times as the "Pope of Peppers."   "Our 2010 winners represent some of the largest companies in the industry, such as Pace Foods, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Garden Fresh Salsa, as well as start-up companies just getting off the ground.  The common factor is their commitment to excellence and the real quality of the products they produce."

DeWitt was also pleased with the geographic diversity of the winners.  "This year, our winners represent companies from 32 different states and countries and provinces as diverse as Panama, Australia, Japan, Antigua and Canada," lauds DeWitt.  "Scovie winners truly exemplify the diversity and quality of this industry."

For more information on KP’s Specialty Pepper Products or to purchase products contact:

Leon (KP) Kirkpatrick                                                                                                                                                                                                      KP's Specialty Pepper Products
P. O. Box 466115
Lawrenceville, GA  30042
(502)-876-4600
customerservice@kpsauces.com
www.kpsauces.com