The People's Choice Winner is...

The Alaska Symphony of Seafood held the first stages of the New Products Contest in Seattle on February 3, 2010. In the evening at the Palace Ballroom, a full crowd of seafood industry suppliers, processors, shippers, manufacturers, and the media voted for their favorite of the fourteen Alaska seafood products entered in the contest. Coming out on top as the Seattle People's Choice was Wild Alaskan Smoked Salmon Chowder, by Ivar's Seafood, Soup and Sauce Company.

The Judges have their day

The Seattle events on February 3, 2010 started with a private judging by experts in the seafood industry. Entrants are judged on taste, value and marketability. Awards will be given to first, second and third place winners in the Food Service, Retail and Smoked Products categories. The results are announced at the Anchorage Gala on February 19.

Next Stop - Anchorage.
Tickets on Sale!

Get your tickets for the Anchorage Gala Soirée and Awards Ceremony on Friday, Feb 19th from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM at the Dena’ina Center – Tikahtnu Ballroom. There's seafood to sample, music, beer from Alaskan Brewing Company and, of course, the chance to vote for the coveted Anchorage People's Choice.  Tickets on sale at Ticketmaster

What's it all about?

The Alaska Symphony of Seafood is a New Products Contest where the entrants are food manufacturers and the main ingredient is Alaskan seafood. You can read more about the events here. There is more information about the purpose of the Symphony on our sponsors page.

Get a jump on the competition: To help you submit a successful product, we have assembled key information in our "How to be a Winner" packet (pdf) Among other things, the packet includes lists of entrants past and which products made it to the podium. It also helps to know what the judges are looking for and here you can download the Judging Form they will be using when assessing products.