Awards Won by Gunther's Gourmet

*Did not enter Award Shows in 2015, 2016 or 2017

2014 Awards

Fiery Food Challenge

[**Sponsored by Zest Fest**]

Salad Dressing (Consumer Ready):

1st Place - Lemon Oregano
2nd Place - Roasted Garlic & Sun Dried Tomato
3rd Place - Orange Balsamic

Hot Sauce - Fruit Based (Consumer Ready):

1st Place - Pineapple Orange Hot Sauce with Mango

Hot Sauce - Mild (Consumer Ready):

2nd Place - Pineapple Orange Hot Sauce with Mango

Salsa - Mild (Consumer Ready):

1st Place - Black & White Bean Salsa
2nd Place - Lime Mango Salsa

Salsa - Medium (Consumer Ready):

2nd Place - Jalapeno Salsa Fresca

Salsa - Fruit (Consumer Ready):

1st Place - Peach Salsa
3rd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa

Salsa - Bean & Corn (Consumer Ready):

1st Place - Black & White Bean Salsa
2nd Place - Spicy Chipotle Pepper & Smoked Corn Salsa

Salsa - Chipotle (Consumer Ready):

3rd Place - Spicy Chipotle Pepper & Smoked Corn Salsa

Marketing - Packaging:

2nd Place - The Salsa Sampler

World Hot Sauce Awards

Category Champion: Best Overall Salsa: Salsa Fresca

Salsa - Mild:

1st Place - Salsa Fresca

Salsa - Medium:

2nd Place - Jalapeno Salsa Fresca

Salsa - Bean & Corn:

3rd Place - Black & White Bean Salsa

Salsa - Chipotle:

2nd Place - Spicy Chipotle Pepper & Smoked Corn Salsa

NY Hot Sauce Festival

Salsa:

2nd Place - Jalapeno Salsa Fresca

The Scovie Awards

[** Sponsored by Fiery-Foods.com **]

Point of Sale:

1st Place - Full Product Submission, Salsa Brochure
2nd Place - Full Product Submission, Marinade Brochure

Condiment- Salad Dressing Not Hot:

1st Place – Orange Balsamic Marinade & Vinaigrette
3rd Place - Lemon Oregano

Hot Pepper Awards

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Hot Sauce - Sweet:

2nd Place - Pineapple Orange Hot Sauce with Mango

Condiment- Dip/Spread:

3rd Place - Spicy Black Bean Dip with Lime

2013 Awards

Fiery Food Challenge

[**Sponsored by Chili Pepper Magazine**]

Category Champion: Best Overall Salsa: Jalapeno Salsa Fresca

Salsa - Mild:

1st Place - Salsa Fresca

Salsa - Medium:

1st Place - Jalapeno Salsa Fresca

Salsa - Pepper Blend:

1st Place - Jalapeno Salsa Fresca

Salsa - Fruit (Hot/X Hot):

1st Place - Fiery Peri-Peri Dark Cherry Salsa
3rd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa

Salsa - Fruit (Mild/Medium):

2nd Place - Lime Mango Salsa

Salsa - Exotic Blend:

2nd Place - Fiery Peri-Peri Dark Cherry Salsa
3rd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa

Salsa - Bean:

3rd Place - Black & White Bean Salsa

Salsa - Chipotle:

3rd Place - Spicy Chipotle Pepper & Smoked Corn Salsa

Snack - Prepared Dip:

2nd Place - Spicy Black Bean Dip with Lime

Marketing - Packaging:

2nd Place - The Salsa Suitcase


The Scovie Awards

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Condiment Not Hot and Spicy - Salad Dressing:

2nd Place - Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette & Marinade

Full Product Submission - Unique:

2nd Place – The Salsa Suitcase™

Chile Pepper Awards

GRAND CHAMPION: BEST OF ALL CATEGORIES:  Chesapeake Bay Crab Salsa


Category Champion: Best Overall Salsa: Chesapeake Bay Crab Salsa

Salsa - Bean & Corn:

1st Place - Spicy Chipotle Pepper & Smoked Corn Salsa

Salsa - Exotic Blend:

1st Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa

Salsa - Fruit Hot/Extra Hot:

2nd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa

Salsa - Fruit Medium:

2nd Place - Peach Salsa

Salsa - Specialty Salsa:

1st Place - Chesapeake Bay Crab Salsa

Salsa - Exotic Blend:

2nd Place - Fiery Peri-Peri Dark Cherry Salsa
3rd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa

Snacks - Prepared Dip:

1st Place - Spicy Black Bean Dip w/Lime

Salad Dressing :

1st Place - Lemon Oregano

Hot Pepper Awards

[**Sponsored by thehotpepper.com**]

Salsa - Mild:

2nd Place - Salsa Fresca
3rd Place - Black & White Bean Salsa

Salsa - Medium:

2nd Place - Spicy Ginger Pineapple Salsa
3rd Place - Jalapeno Salsa Fresca

Salsa - Hot:

1st Place - Fiery Peri-Peri Dark Cherry Salsa
2nd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa

Salsa - Pepper Specific:

2nd Place - Fiery Peri-Peri Dark Cherry Salsa
3rd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa

Salsa - Fruit:

1st Place - Fiery Peri-Peri Dark Cherry Salsa
2nd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa
3rd Place - Lime Mango Salsa

Salsa - Unique:

1st Place - Fiery Peri-Peri Dark Cherry Salsa
2nd Place - Spicy Ginger Pineapple Salsa
3rd Place - Chesapeake Bay Crab Salsa

Condiment - Salad Dressing:

1st  Place - Orange Balsamic Marinade and Vinaigrette
2nd Place - Roasted Garlic & Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette and Marinade

Dip/Spread:

3rd Place - Spicy Black Bean Dip with Lime

2012 Awards

The Hot Pepper Awards

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Category Champion:  Best Overall Salsa: Fiery Peri-Peri Dark Cherry Salsa

Salsa - Mild:

1st Place - Black & White Bean Salsa
3rd Place - Salsa Fresca

Salsa - Medium:

2nd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa

Salsa - Hot:

1st Place - Fiery Peri-Peri Dark Cherry Salsa

Salsa - Pepper Specific:

1st Place - Fiery Peri-Peri Dark Cherry Salsa
2nd Place - Jalapeno Salsa Fresca
3rd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa

Salsa - Unique:

1st Place - Fiery Peri-Peri Dark Cherry Salsa
2nd Place - Chesapeake Bay Crab Salsa

Condiment - Dip/Spread:

2nd Place - Spicy Black Bean Dip with Lime

Condiment - Salad Dressing:

2nd Place - Roasted Garlic & Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette & Marinade
3rd Place - Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette & Marinade

Fiery Food Challenge

 [**Sponsored by Chili Pepper Magazine**]

Salsa - Mild:

2nd Place - Salsa Fresca

Salsa - Medium:

2nd Place - Jalapeno Salsa Fresca

Salsa - Chipotle/Mild:

3rd Place - Spicy Chipotle Pepper & Smoked Corn Salsa

Salsa - Fruit:

2nd Place - Lime Mango Salsa

Salsa - Pepper Blend:

2nd Place - Jalapeno Salsa Fresca

Condiment - Salad Dressing

2nd Place - Roasted Garlic & Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette & Marinade

 2012 – Houston Hot Sauce Festival – Salsa Contest

Salsa - Fruit:

2nd Place - Spicy Ginger Pineapple

The Scovie Awards

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Condiment Not Hot Not Spicy - Salad Dressing:

2nd Place - Orange Balsamic
3rd Place - Roasted Garlic & Sundried Tomato

Salsa - All Natural:

2nd Place – Lime Mango Salsa

 

2011 Awards

The Hot Pepper Awards

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Condiment - Salad Dressing:

1st Place - Roasted Garlic & Sundried Tomato
2nd Place - Lemon Oregano
3rd Place - Orange Balsamic

Salsa - Mild:

2nd Place - Jalapeno Salsa Fresca

Salsa - Medium:

2nd Place - Fiery Peri-Peri Dark Cherry
3rd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero

Salsa - Pepper Specific:

2nd Place - Fiery Peri-Peri Dark Cherry
3rd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero

Salsa - Unique:

3rd Place - Chesapeake Bay Crab Salsa

Fiery Food Challenge

 [**Awarded at Zest Fest 2011 - Sponsored by Chili Pepper Magazine**]

Salsa - Bean:

1st Place - Black & White Bean Salsa

Salsa - Chipotle:

2nd Place - Spicy Chipotle Pepper & Smoked Corn Salsa

Salsa - Habanero:

2nd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa

Salsa - Medium:

3rd Place - Jalapeno Salsa Fresca

Salsa Mild:

2nd Place - Salsa Fresca
3rd Place - Lime Mango Salsa

The Scovie Awards

 [** Sponsored by Fiery-Foods.com **]

Condiments Not Hot and Spicy, Salad Dressing:

1st Place – Orange Balsamic Marinade & Vinaigrette
3rd Place – Roasted Garlic & Sundried Tomato Marinade & Vinaigrette

Processed Salsa, Mild/Medium:

2nd Place – Jalapeno Salsa Fresca
3rd Place – Fiery Peri-Peri Dark Cherry Salsa

2010 Awards

The Hot Pepper Awards

 [** Sponsored by TheHotPepper.com **]

Condiment - Salad Dressing:

1st Place - Roasted Garlic & Sun Dried Tomato, Vinaigrette & Marinade
2nd Place - Orange Balsamic, Vinaigrette & Marinade
3rd Place - Lemon Oregano, Vinaigrette & Marinade

Salsa - Mild:

2nd Place - Salsa Fresca
3rd Place - Black & White Bean Salsa

Salsa - Hot:

3rd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa

Salsa - Pepper Specific:

2nd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa
3rd Place - Fiery Peri-Peri Dark cherry Salsa

Salsa - Fruit:

3rd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa

Salsa - Unique:

3rd Place - Chesapeake Bay Crab Salsa

Open Fields Hot Sauce Contest

Salsa:

2nd Place – Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa

The Scovie Awards

 [** Sponsored by Fiery-Foods.com **]

Salsa – Mild/Medium:

2nd Place – Jalapeno Salsa Fresca

Fiery Food Challenge

 [**Awarded at Zest Fest 2010 - Sponsored by Chili Pepper Magazine**]

Condiment – Salad Dressing:
(Swept the category!!)

1st Place – Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette & Marinade
2nd Place – Lemon Oregano Vinaigrette & Marinade
3rd Place – Roasted Garlic & Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette & Marinade

Salsa – Medium:

1st Place – Jalapeño Salsa Fresca
2nd Place – Spicy Ginger Pineapple Salsa

Salsa – Mild:

2nd Place – Salsa Fresca

Salsa – Hot:

3rd Place – Fiery Peri-Peri Dark Cherry Salsa

Salsa – Specialty:

2nd Place – Chesapeake Bay Crab Salsa

Salsa – Verde/Tomatillo:

2nd Place – Tomatillo Salsa Verde

Salsa – Bean:

3rd Place – Black & White Bean Salsa

2009 Awards

The Hot Pepper Awards

 [** Sponsored by TheHotPepper.com **]

Salsa - Mild:

1st Place - Black & White Bean Salsa
2nd Place - Spicy Chipotle Pepper & Smoked Corn Salsa
3rd Place - Peach Salsa

Salsa - Medium:

3rd Place - Spicy Ginger Pineapple Salsa

Salsa - Hot:

3rd Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa

Salsa - Fruit:

3rd Place - Peach Salsa

Salsa - Pepper Specific:

1st Place - Fiery Cranberry Habanero Salsa
2nd Place - Spicy Chipotle Pepper & Smoked Corn Salsa
3rd Place - Fiery Peri-Peri Dark Cherry Salsa

Salsa - Unique:

2nd Place - Chesapeake Bay Crab Salsa
3rd Place - Tomatillo Salsa Verde

Table Condiment Savory - Salad Dressing:

2nd Place - Roasted Garlic & Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette & Marinade
3rd Place - Lemon Oregano Vinaigrette & Marinade

Cooking Condiment - All Purpose Marinade:

3rd Place - Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette & Marinade

Fiery Food Challenge

 [**Awarded at Zest Fest 2009 - Sponsored by Chili Pepper Magazine**]

Condiment – Salad Dressing:

3rd Place - Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette & Marinade

Salsa – Mild:

1st Place – Salsa Fresca
3rd Place – Peach Salsa

Salsa – Bean:

2nd Place – Black & White Bean Salsa

Salsa – Fruit:

3rd Place – Lime Mango Salsa

Salsa – Verde/Tomatillo:

3rd Place – Tomatillo Salsa Verde

The Scovie Awards

 [** Sponsored by Fiery-Foods.com **]

Salsa – All Natural:

2nd Place - Lime Mango Salsa

2008 Awards

The Hot Pepper Awards

 [** Sponsored by TheHotPepper.com **]

Salsa – Mild:

2nd Place – Black & White Bean Salsa
3rd Place – Salsa Fresca

Salsa – Fruit:

3rd Place – Lime Mango Salsa

Salsa – Unique:

3rd Place – Chesapeake Bay Crab Salsa

Salad Dressings:

2nd Place – Lemon Oregano Vinaigrette & Marinade
3rd Place – Roasted Garlic & Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette & Marinade

2007 Awards

The Hot Pepper Awards

 [** Sponsored by TheHotPepper.com **]

Salsa – Mild:

1st Place – Black & White Bean Salsa
2nd Place – Lime Mango Salsa

Salad Dressings:

2nd Place – Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette & Marinade
3rd Place – Roasted Garlic & Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette & Marinade

The Scovie Awards

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Salsa – Tomatillo:

3rd Place - Tomatillo Salsa Verde

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