Utah Cheese Awards Announces 8th Season, Expanded Scope and Judging.
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Logan, Utah – The Utah Cheese Awards, a cheese plate food competition based in Utah announces its eighth season. Organizers have decided that putting the emphasis on Utah's unique attributes, including its consumers and economic climate, is the way to to grow and elevate the position of the contest.
So in addition to opening the Utah Cheese Awards to cheese plate food makers everywhere, it will expand its judging base of Utah residents to include more consumers as well as the standard invited judges. “One of the questions I often got is, “is this a public event?” And while our awards ceremony has been the judging was not,” said contest founder and organizer, Steven R. Jerman. “Now I think that's the direction to go with a new emphasis. We hope for many additional entries from around the world, and need the palettes to evaluate them.”
Jerman said he will reach out soon for more qualified judges, and look into how it could include more of the public. Anyone 18 years old or older and interested in judging can write the utahcheeseawards@gmail.com . Updates will also be posted on show social media accounts, https://lnkd.in/gc8HpeYz and https://lnkd.in/ghRu2wUR
The judging is scheduled for Saturday, August 17, 2024, in Salt Lake City. The deadline for receipt of entries is August 15, 2024, in Logan, Utah. The contest will be held one week earlier than it traditionally has been.
The Utah Cheese Awards is also making a push to accredited educational institutions making cheese and other products and is offering these schools two free entries per product line. In the spirit of accessibility, despite the current costs of running the show, any Utah-based producer will still be able to enter one item for free.
Detailed information on cheese plate food categories, how to enter, as well, and entry forms can be found on the Utah Cheese Awards website, https://lnkd.in/gGKgXK97 under the events tab. Those with any questions are encouraged to write utahcheeseawards@gmail.com or call (435) 213-5444.
A video explaining the contest and why others should pay attention to Utah is posted here; https://lnkd.in/g5TRi3Vv . Many of the recent accolades highly ranking Utah are summarized here https://lnkd.in/ggrn7uy3 .
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