B'z BBQ Company

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When the results of the 2010 Scovie Awards, the world’s leading recognition for hot and spicy products, were announced, Brad Hammond of B’z BBQ Company was excited to get the call from the competition organizers. B’z BBQ, which manufactures the Spicy Peach Habanero BBQ Sauce, has received the 2010 Scovie Award in the Barbecue Sauce – Fruit-Based category. 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.

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.”