THE HONEY AWARDS

The Annual Juried Awards competition rewards the Top Artisan Honey of the Year.

Products from the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK are entered into this competition, and are reviewed by a select panel of food & wine media and industry judges. This panel tastes,  reviews and votes on which they consider to be the “Top Artisan Honey of the Year.”

In addition, the three “Best Honey” award winners from this competition are given the title, “Official Honey Partner of the TASTE AWARDS.”

 

  • WHAT ARE THE HONEY AWARDS?

    The world is full of fantastic, delicious, and innovative honey. That’s why our panel of experts tastes each year some of the best, and ranks and celebrates what they find.

    Honey used to be known as something that you ate when you were outdoors, sick, or being “rugged”, but today’s honey is made from the finest ingredients, with unique combinations of flavors and techniques. It is truly an artisan creation, and is welcomed by even the most challenging of gourmets.

    These creators deserve recognition, and they earn it every day.

    There are lots of honey brands, and sorting through them to find some of the best to eat, gift, or even sell can be a challenge. The HONEY AWARDS are great tool for anyone trying to discover a unique, award-winning, honey.

  • OFFICIAL HONEY PARTNERS OF THE ANNUAL TASTE AWARDS

    Recipients of this honor have the use of the title, “Official Honey Partner of the TASTE AWARDS,” as well as the option to place samples in the VIP and Celebrity Gift Bags at the TASTE AWARDS Red Carpet celebration in California (January/February).

    The TASTE AWARDS celebrate the year’s best in food, fashion and lifestyle programs on television, in film, online, and on radio.

    The Annual Awards have included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from networks and platforms such as the Food Network, the Style Network, Bravo, the Cooking Channel, TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, E! Entertainment Television, PBS, NBC, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Sony Pictures, Vimeo, Vice, MyxTV and more.

AWARDS: RULES

Entries are judged in the following categories:

  • Best Flavor
  • Best Texture
  • Best Packaging
  • Highest Quality
  • Best Ingredients Combinations (if any)
  • Most Unique
  • Overall Experience

You may register additional products if the Registration is still open.

Submissions should be sent to the Awards Organizers during the product shipment time period.

REGISTERED PRODUCT SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE SHIPPED SO THEY ARRIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO BETWEEN JUNE 20TH AND JUNE 29TH. PRODUCTS ARRIVING AFTER THE LAST SHIP DATE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED. Approximately 4 samples of each product submission registered should be sent.

The Awards will be announced in late July/early August

SUBMISSION RULES:

A) 1 to 3 product submissions allowed per Company per Competition, based on the number Registered. Send your Best or your Newest products.
B) Focus not on representing your entire product line, but on what represents your style and quality. Send only the Best or Newest products that you wish to be judged.

Note: Important to non-North American Submissions, check with Customs requirements before shipping in order to expedite timely arrival

JUDGES PANEL

Academy-Logo-Black-webAwards Judges are National and Regional Magazine, Newspaper and Blog Editors, plus Topic Experts, Local Chefs and Food Gurus. The judges panel comes from members of the Academy of Media Tastemakers.