Introducing the

2026 Good Food Awards Finalists

The Good Food community has spoken, and we are proud to present this year's Good Food Awards Finalists!

Beer

Allagash Brewing, Allagash Lager and Kickabout Lager, Maine

Vista Brewing, Shine  — Wine Barrel Aged Saison with Fresh Texas Peaches, Texas

Cerebral Brewing, Mountain Express and Velvet Orchard, Colorado

Fullsteam, Paycheck Pilsner and Reset: Oktoberfest, North Carolina

Charcuterie

BAVA Brothers, Soppressata Calabrese, California

Coro Foods, Charcuterie Trio, Washington

Fra’Mani, Guanciale, Lemon & Rosemary Salame, and Spicy Orange & Oregano Salame, California

Lady Edison, Little Shorty Country Ham, North Carolina

Picnic Rotisserie, Applewood Smoked Bacon, California

Schaller & Weber, Cocktail Käsekrainer and Nduja Spicy Salami Spread, New York

The Spotted Trotter, Hatch Chile Salami, Georgia

Canteen Meats, Culatta, California

Elevation Charcuterie and Artisan Meats, Cecina, Colorado

Grotto Meats, Lamb and Pork with Mead and Honey Berries, Montana

Norcino Salumi, Porcini & Sage Hand Tied Salami, Washington

Salt & Twine, Cacio e Pepe Salami Chub, Massachusetts

Tempesta Artisan Salumi, Duck Prosciutto, Illinois

Turchetti’s Meats, Calabrese, Indiana

Certified Piedmontese, Beef-Cetta, Nebraska

Daguzan Charcuterie, Moloka’i Venison Pâté, Hawaii

Incontro Cured, Manga-Della and Salame Antico, Nebraska

Olympia Provisions, Liver Mousse with Sherry, Pork Rillette, Pistachio Pate, and Saucisson de Noël, Oregon

Salume Beddu, ‘nudja, Missouri

Texas Iberico, Mesa – Salchichón Style Salami with Mexican Oregano, Texas

Cheese

Birchrun Hills Farm, Powder Run, Pennsylvania

Brush Creek Creamery, Marinated Labneh, Idaho

High Lawn Farm, Crema Alpina, Massachusetts

Perrystead Dairy, Intergalatic, Madcap, Moonrise, and The Real Philly Fresh Schmear Cheese, Pennsylvania

Round Table Farm, Chevre, Massachusetts

Sweet Grass Dairy, Asher Blue, Georgia Gouda, and Griffin, Georgia

Backyard Buffalo, Cardamom Shrikhand, Chakka, and Key Lime Pie Shrikhand, Florida

Black Radish Creamery, Golda, Pimento, Pious Eddy, and Raclette, Ohio

Cascadia Creamery, Glacier Blue, Sawtooth, and Sleeping Beauty, Washington

JUST Creamery, Farmer Cheese and Sheep Cheese, California

Meadow Creek Dairy, Galax, Virginia

Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese, Fennel Blue and Truffle Brie, California

Sach Foods, Organic Spicy Habanero Paneer, California

Woodlawn Creamery, Emerson, Vermont

Bellwether Farms, Basket Ricotta and Sheep Cheese – Sonoma Herb, California

Blackberry Farm, Fresh Brebis, and Hawkins Haze, Tennessee

Green Dirt Farm, Dirt Lover, Missouri

Pennyroyal Farm, Laychee, California

Rogue Creamery, Caveman Blue Cheese and Rogue River Blue Cheese, Oregon

Samish Bay Cheese, Organic Greek Yogurt and Organic Yogurt – Cream on Top, Washington

 

Chocolate

5 Mile Chocolate, Ramonal, Dominican Republic 75%, Texas

Chokola, Uganda 70%, New Mexico

Front Porch Chocolate, Tiramisu Dark Milk Chocolate Bar, Montana

Goodnow Farms Chocolate, Old Fashioned Root Beer, Massachusetts

Kosha Chocolate, Puira White, South Carolina

Maverick Chocolate Co., Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate, Ohio

Seahorse Chocolate, Dark Milk 65%, Dominican Republic – Zorzal – 70%, and Left of the Dial 78%, Oregon

Askinosie Chocolate, 70% Barrel Aged Dark Chocolate Bar, 77% Davao, Philippines Dark Chocolate Bar, and The Zeke Bar | 65% Dark Chocolate + Tart Cherry, Missouri

Dandelion Chocolate, 70% Single-Origin Bar Kpalime, Togo, 2023 Harvest, California

Fruition Chocolate Works, Colombia Tumaco 85% and Puerto Rico JeanMarie Dark 70%, New York

Honokaa Chocolate, Barrel Aged Rum Bar with Coconut Milk Chocolate Bar, Hawaii

KESSHO, Guava Lime 57% Dark Chocolate Bar and Salted Plum 59% Dark Chocolate Bar, Texas

Moksha Chocolate, 65% Dark Milk Vegan Chocolate with Reishi, Colorado

Stone Grindz Chocolate, Bourbon Pecan & Dark Cherry 70%, Arizona

Bixby Chocolate, Belize Organic Dark Chocolate Bar, Maine

Enna Chocolate, Anamalai Chai and Morogoro Milk Chocolate, New Hampshire

Hacienda Chocolat, 75% Dark Chocolate, Puerto Rico

J. Street Chocolate, 72% Nocino Nib, California

Loon Chocolate, Chaga Chai, New Hampshire

Ritual Chocolate, Apres Chocolate Bar, Cherry Vanilla Bar, and Wild Tranquilidad 75%, Utah

Videri Chocolate Factory, 75% Vietnam and Milk Chocolate Cocoa Crunch with Sea Salt, North Carolina

 

Cider

Bauman’s Cider Co., Kristof Farms Orchard Cider, Kristof Farms Reserve Cider, and Mountain Rose Cider, Oregon

Fable Farm Fermentory, Fluxion, Vermont

Liberty Ciderworks, 55 Chain, Washington

Seattle Cider Company, City Fruit 2024, Washington

Wise Bird Cider Co., Harrison and Rosé Cider, Kentucky

Champlain Orchards, Citra, Vermont

Far West Cider, Nu Dry and Sharing Is Caring, California

Mount Diablo Cider Company, Girl Named Sue, California

Snow Capped Cider, Gravenstein, Porters & Perry, and Yarlington Mill, Colorado

Ethic Cider, 1870, California

Finger Lakes Cider House, Fragaria, New York

Santa Cruz Cider Company, Strawberry Cider, California

Stormalong Cider, Golden Russet & Friends and Moon River, Massachusetts

Coffee

Beanstock Coffee Roasters, Colombia Natural Pink Bourbon Lisandro Cardenas, Massachusetts

Crimson Coffee, Ethiopia Reshad Ababulgu White Honey, Loud Mouth Blend, and Wayfarer Blend, Ohio

Equator Coffees, Colombia Las Flores Thermal Shock Pink Bourbon, California

Linea Caffe, Organic Ethiopia Gotiti Yirgacheffe Reserve, California

Mikava, Gesha Espresso Blend and Gesha Marsella, Oregon

Peerless Coffee, ROC Colombia, California

Tern Coffee, Familia Diaz Honey Pacamara – El Salvador, Maine

 

Boxcar Coffee Roasters, Ethiopia Chelbesa Danche Yellow Honey, Colorado

Driftaway Coffee, Ethiopia Layo Teraga, New York

Evermore Coffee, Rwanda Butare Bagaragaza Deo, New Jersey

Little Waves Coffee Roasters, Rio Dulce Gesha, Cafe 1959, Colombia, North Carolina

Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters, Ethiopia Guji Kayon Mountain Natural Process Organic, Texas

Steady State Roasting, Campo Hermosa Watermelon, California

Treeline Coffee Roasters, Tropical Sunset: Anaerobic Thermal Shock Finca Las Flores- Colombia, Montana

Corvus Coffee Roasters, Finca Deborah Nirvana Gesha, Colorado

DRINK COFFEE DO STUFF, Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Banko Chelchele Super Natural, Nevada

Keia & Martyn’s Coffee, Ethiopia Guji Shakiso Gigesa Natural, Oregon

Magnolia Coffee, Ethiopia Gera Estate Anaerobic Natural, Las Lajas Double Diamond Anaerobic Natural, and Las Lajas SL 28 Black Diamond, North Carolina

Partners Coffee, Suke Quto, New York

Talavera Coffee, Amor Eterno, Texas

Confections

Dandelion Chocolate, Single-Origin Caramel Bonbon – Okinawa Sugar, California

Hacienda Chocolat, Caramelized White Chocolate Cacao & Coffee Nibs, Puerto Rico

Roste Chocolate House, Gianduiotto, Oregon

Videri Chocolate Factory, Balsamic Muscadine Caramel, North Carolina

Éclat Chocolate, Peanut Butter Mondiant, Pennsylvania

KESSHO, Genmaicha White Chocolate Bar, Texas

Sweet Vegan, Spicy Ginger Chocolate Truffle, New York

Wildwood Chocolate, Chocolate Raspberry Caramel, Oregon

French Broad Chocolate, Hazelnut Praline Bonbon, North Carolina

Only Child Chocolate Co., Black Cat’s Eye, Oregon

Teow Chocolat, Caramel Selection and Peanut Butter Feuilletine, Washington

YAMI YAMI, Apple & Wright & Brown Rye Whiskey Pâte de Fruit, Broc Cellars Amore Bianco “Pâte de Vin”, and Chamomile Pâte de Fruit, California

 

 

Drinks

Alldae Superfruit Soda, Passionfruit Guava, New York

BrightLeaf Tea, Sparkling Earl Grey Tea, California

ERTH Beverage Company, Green Apple Fennel Switchel and Lemon Turmeric Switchel, Idaho

High Ground Elixir, High Ground Elixir, New Jersey

MOCO, My Original Coco Mexican and My Original Coco Classic, Vermont

Round Table Farm, Kefir, Massachusetts

Butta, Canyon Gold, Arizona

Dandelion Chocolate, Chai Hot Chocolate Mix, California

French Broad Chocolate, Classic Dark Hot Chocolate, North Carolina

Idaho Kombucha Co., Pear Party, Idaho

NoWhere Foods, Tidal Break and Alpenglow, Washington

Sati Soda, Chill Ginger CBD Soda, Colorado

El Guapo, Love Potion Bitters & Soda, Louisiana

Willa’s Kitchen, Kid’s Chocolate Oat Milk, Minnessota

Maverick Chocolate Co., Morning Bliss, Ohio

Roots in Harmony, Beetroot Cacao Latte Mix, Mushroom Chocolate Mint Tea, and Mushroom Marvel Superfood Mix, Texas

Stargazer Kombucha, Tie Guan Yin Kombucha, New Mexico

Elixirs

Bitters Lab, Decade Orange Bitters, Utah

Free Spirits Bev Co., Luke Peary and Rose Cosmo, Idaho

K Bloody Mary Mix, K Bloody Mary Mix, New York

RAFT, Aromatic Bitters, Oregon

SOUTHPORT GROCERY & CAFE, Rhubarb Drink Starter, Illinois

Yes Cocktail Co., Gingerbread Syrup, California

Cool Hand Co., Blackberry Cacao Nib Orange Peel Shrub, California

Girl Meets Dirt, Peach Shrub, Washington

Land + Local, Rose Cardamom Meyer Lemon Mixer and Strawberry Snap Pea Shrub, California

Red Root & Co, Fresh & Fierce Fire Cider, Virginia

The Naked Botanical, Elderberry Ginger Turmeric Tonic, New Jersey

El Guapo, Hibiscus Syrup, Louisiana

J.T. Copper, Amber Caramel Syrup, Virginia

MOTHER shrub, MOTHER shrub, Virginia

Simple Goodness Syrups, Lime Jalapeno, Washington

Tryon Mountain Farms, Paw Paw Scuppernong Simple Syrup, North Carolina

 

Fish

Community Dock Seafood, Wild Alaskan Tinned Smoked Salmon, Vermont

Fishpatricks Specialty Canned Tuna, Wild Pacific Ocean Spring Chinook Salmon, Oregon

Tsar Nicoulai Caviar, Reserve White Sturgeon Caviar, Smoked Sturgeon Pate, and Sweet ‘n’ Hot Smoked Sturgeon, California

Copper River Fish Market, Radiant Sky Smoke Style: Copper River Salmon, Alaska

Lummi Island Wild Co-op, Canned Wild Pink Salmon and Smoked Wild Keta Salmon, Washington

Cure Cooking, Honey Smoked Salmon, Nebraska

Oro Pacific Provisions, California Rainbow Trout with Lemon Pepper and Smoked Wild Pacific Albacore Tuna, California

Honey

Round Rock Honey, Miel Picante and Vanilla Bean Honey, Texas

Jam Session Honey and Preserves, Wisconsin Wildflower Honey, Wisconsin

Mill Creek Apiary,  Ginger Turmeric Creamed Honey, New Jersey

Republic of Vermont, Actually Raw Honey, Vermont

Bike a Bee, Chicago Neighborhood Honey, Illinois

Koophaus Apiaries, Whiskey Barrel Aged Honey – Peated Barrel and Wildflower Honey Morgan Hill, California

Orchard Pond Organic Farm, Bourbon Barrel Aged Tupelo Honey, Florida

Silence Dogood Apiary, Highland Honey, Washington

Hapa Honey Farm, Creamed Honey, California

Lazy Goat Studio, Lingonberry Infused Honey, Wisconsin

Pearl Honey Spreads, Cacao Creamed Honey, Texas

Wai Meli, Kiawe Blossom Honey and Lehua Blossom Honey, Hawaii

Pantry

Big Spoon Roasters, Carrot Cake Almond & Walnut Butter, North Carolina

Bow Hill Blueberries, Heirloom Blueberry Marinade & Salad Dressing, Washington

Garam Goddess, Tamarind Cumin, New York

Lindera Farms, Black Garlic Balsamic Vinegar and Gazpacho Vinegar, Virginia

Mystic Koji, Moromi Soy Sauce, Connecticut

POP Mustards, SPICY, Ohio

Shared Cultures, Kombu Garlic Miso, California

Sun Ghee, Chives, Parsley, Tarragon Ghee, Colorado

 

Black Cap Hot Sauce, Black Cap Hot Sauce, Ohio

Bungkus Bagus, Sambal Goreng Chili Topping, California

Gold Ridge Organic Farms,  Apple Cider Balsamic Vinegar, California

Maine Gravy, Resurgam Spruced Up, Maine

Ohelo’s, Original Mango Chutney, Hawaii

Red Ape Cinnamon, Naturally Sunny Turmeric Maple Sunflower Butter, Oregon

Sibeiho, MOF Sambal, Oregon

Tin Man Oils, Turkish Chili Crisp, North Carolina

Bootsie’s Sauce Co, ALOHA FROM HELL, Washington

Dandy Sauce Company, Fermented Sriracha, California

Hillside Harvest, Spicy Jamaican Jerk Marinade, Massachusetts

Masala Gossip, Green Chili Masala Crisp, California

Old Bones Chilli Co, Smoked Chilli-Churri and Texashi Twist, Texas

Runamok, Sugarmaker’s Cut Pure Organic Maple Syrup, Vermont

Spotted Horse Provisions, Tomato Basil Sauce, New Jersey

Vanessa’s Sauce Company, Smokin Hot Sauce, Michigan

Pickles

Cure Cooking, Black Pepper Lime Pickle Bites, Nebraska

Farmented Foods, Dill Pickles, Dill Sauerkraut, Radish Kimchi, and Spicy Carrots, Montana

Mountain Girl Pickles, Bread and Butter Pickles, Colorado

Real Pickles, Organic Chile Kraut and Organic Nettle Kraut, Massachusetts

Wise Goat Organics, Fiery Fungi Kraut, Kraut-Chi, and Purple Carrot Kanji, California

Evergreen and Market, The Spicy Garlic, Georgia

John’s Super Foods, Kimchi Batch #3, New York

Picnic Rotisserie, Cumin Pickled Carrots, California

The Spicy Hermit, Beet Kimchi, Radish Kimchi, and Turnip Kimchi, North Carolina

Fair Share Farm, Carrot Pickles, Missouri

Know Your Roots Pickles, Bread ‘n’ Butter Pickles, Colorado

Real Mojo Foods, Hot-N-Zesty Semi Sweet & Spicy Pickle Chips, California

The Tipsy Pickle, Demon Seed Pickles and Maple Bourbon Whiskey Pickles, Vermont

Preserves

Aloha Bites, Starfruit Pepper Jelly, Hawaii

Clif Family Winery & Farm, Organic Savory Onion Jam, California

Girl Meets Dirt, Fig with Bay Spoon Preserves, Washington

Mrs. Ruth’s Jams, Appley Dappley Jam, North Carolina

Rose City Pepperheads, Hollerin’ Huckleberry Pepper Jelly, Oregon

Sticky Spoons Jam, Apricot Rosemary Preserve and Blueberry Lavender Preserve, Michigan

Turtle Rock Farm, Blueberry Cardamom Spreadable Fruit and Strawberry Chamomile Spreadable Fruit, Maine

 

Atwater’s, Peach-Habanero Jam, Maryland

CORKY’S NUTS, Organic Apricot + Walnut + Rosemary Preserves, California

Gus & Grey, Organic Gooseberry Jam and Organic Peach with Organic Vietnamese Cinnamon, Michigan

Mt. Hope Farms, Raspberry Marionberry Fruit Spread, Oregon

Saba Jam, Rangpur Lime Silgochu Marmalade, California

SUNSHINE CANNING, Meyer Lemon Jelly, Florida

Bakery Nouveau, Confiture de Nouveau- Boysenberry and Confiture de Nouveau- Strawberry/ Rhubarb, Washington

Georgia Jams, Peach State Spread, Georgia

McEvoy Ranch, Ginger Jam, California

Pennington Technical Arts, “Nopal e Espinas” Conserve and “Lavender Lemon” Pennington Jellies, Texas

SOUTHPORT GROCERY & CAFE, Roasted Rhubarb Preserve, Illinois

The Old Millpond Farm, Elderflower Gelée, New Jersey

Snacks

Q’s Nuts, Winter Solstice Walnuts, Massachusetts

Chukar Cherries, Ultra Dark Chocolate Chipotle Cherries, Washington

For Good Granola,  Original Blend Buckwheat Granola, Illinois

Laurie Ellen, Chocolate Orange Shortbread, New York

Paktli Foods, Organic Mexican Alegria Bites, Ohio

Small Oven Pastries, Salted Caramel Macaron and Vermont Maple Meringues, Vermont

Tsar Nicoulai Caviar,  Sturgeon Jerky, California

Arti Bar, Arti Bar Fig, North Carolina

Dano’s Granola, The Breakfast Cookie, Virginia

Isadore Nut Co,  Cayenne Spice, Minneapolis

SPIRIT Almond, Black Garlic Almonds, California

Roaring Fork Mill, Chai Shortbread, Colorado

Sofya’s Bakery, Pistachio Chunky Cookies, Florida

Wackym’s Kitchen, Hatch Chile Coconut Lime Cookies, Texas

Busy Izzy Foods, Amazing Power Original Granola, Super Snacks Granola, and Vintage Vibe Granola, Oregon

Exquisito Chocolates, Toasted White Brownie, Florida

Jamie’s Farm, Vanilla Bean Granola, New York

Midnite Granola, Black Sesame Coconut Pecan, California

Sauk Farm, Dried Honeycrisp Apples, Washington

Spark + Honey, Cranberry Almond Coconut Granola, Colorado

Figure Ate, Spiced Grass Fed & Finished Beef Biltong and Original Grass Fed & Finished Beef Biltong, California

Spirits

Ambix Spirits, Poire, California

Oak City Amaretto, Oak City Amaretto, Wisconsin

Sangfroid Distilling, Ancient Grain Spelt Whiskey, Maryland

Appanage Brands + Pekut and Carwick Independent Bottlers, Ortolan Damson Plum Liqueur, California

RHS Distillery, HAWAII MULE, Hawaii

Split Spirits, Barred Owl Bourbon, Mythic Gin, andSplit Spirits New York, Vermont

 

Jettywave Distillery, Small Batch Absinthe, California

Richland Distilling Company, Richland Satsuma Orange Rum Liqueur, Georgia

Willoughby Honey, Willoughby Honey Spirit, Colorado