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Snacks

The winners in the Good Food Awards snacks category have met the highest standards of achievement with meticulously sourced, high-quality ingredients that have been thoughtfully prepared with the right snacking moment in mind. We consider these snacks the tastiest items to grab between meals! Whether it be through the crisp texture of a cracker or the unique flavor combination of a granola, snacks celebrate a diversity of flavor profiles and textures.

About

The Good Food Awards rely on the expertise of the snacks community to create the tasting, determine judges and set standards for the category. Read on to learn who has been integral to building the category, as well as what the snacks standard are and who will be judging this year.

Committee

Co-Chairs

Sally Rogers

CEO of Parsnip

Sally worked in finance and consulting for a decade before deciding to leave her corporate career and chase her passion: connecting with people around making better food choices. Sally went on to start two companies (Nibble, a healthy snacking company, and The Pickle, an editorial), and is currently working on Parsnip, a matchmaking company for consumer brands (including tasty and good food and beverage!). She is on the Advisory Board of the Good Food Foundation.

Liz O’Hara

Consumer and Market Intelligence Director, Natural & Organic Operating Unit of General Mills

Liz is a Director of Consumer and Market Intelligence at General Mills with a particular focus in the Natural and Organic food segment. Her passion is helping brands determine growth strategies that are centered on consumer needs which solve real human and planet pain points. In her 20 year career in food, she’s held a variety of roles focused in both North America as well as supporting global teams. Her favorite place on change curve is the very beginning when we’re all stepping into the unknown ready to solve seemingly impossible problems.

Committee Members

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Standards

In order to be eligible for a Good Food Award, snacks entries must meet the following standards:

Made in the USA or US territories.
Made with a balanced objective of local, organic and highest-quality.*
Made with transparency in supply chain.**
Free of high fructose corn syrup, palm oil and artificial ingredients, including colors, flavors and preservatives.
Made with rBGH-free milk, where milk is used.
Made with flours
- That have not been bleached or bromated
- Grown without the use of synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fungicides or fertilizers.***
Free of genetically modified ingredients.
Made with spices that are certified organic, Fair Trade, or traceable to the farm level.*
Must include more than one ingredient or be created in such a way that an agricultural product has been transformed into a value-added snack. If product entered is a single ingredient transformed to a value-added snack, single ingredient must be grown without the use of synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fungicides or fertilizers.****
Made by a crafter that is an upstanding member of the good food community, committed to equity and inclusion in all levels of their business,***** as exemplified through integrating these practices:
- Offering a diversity, equity, and inclusion training to staff members and/or leadership annually.
- Thoughtfully acknowledging the heritage of culturally-specific food on websites, packaging and/or marketing materials.
- For the small percentage of Good Food community that operates on a significantly larger scale, meeting additional criteria related to board diversity, maternity leave and employment practices.*****

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Subcategories

Additionally, snacks must fit in one of the following subcategories:

Cookies & Baked Goods (e.g. brownies, shortbread, macarons, sweet breads)
Jerky
Dehydrated Fruit
Popcorn (must be pre-popped)
Granola
Chips (e.g., corn, potato, veggie)
Crackers & Crisps (excludes graham crackers or other sweet cookie-like crackers)
Bars & Balls (e.g., granola, protein, energy)
Hard Pretzels
Snack Mixes (e.g., trail, nut, seed, or party!)
Puffs (e.g., cheese, quinoa, rice, veggie)