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Summer food competition set to sizzle

Spring has sprung and summer is here, bringing with it the summer cycle of one of Australia’s most prestigious food competitions, the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show.

It is time for the ‘best of the best’ in aquaculture, bakery and coffee to enter Sydney Royal’s Summer Competitions, run by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) over two weeks across January and February in 2017.

The Sydney Royal Fine Food Show honours the traditions of local agricultural shows and produce markets around Australia with a focus on Australian-grown and made, recognising commercial producers who capture the essence of the land. Their reward? The distinctive seal of quality that is a Sydney Royal medal, awarded by Australia’s premier team of skilled food industry judges.

This national Competition will look to attract record entries in 2017, starting with these summer competitions early in the year and continuing with the spring cycle in September.

RAS Fine Food Committee Chair Sally Evans said she will expect to see the popularity of the coffee competition continue, however predicts further growth in both aquaculture and bakery.

“Australian consumers continue to revel in the fantastic quality of coffee on offer in Australia, so we’ll expect to see record entries and incredible roasts next year. The aquaculture industry has seen several exciting new products launched over recent years, which will lead to a rise in entries across the fresh fish classes in particular, focusing on Australia’s top-quality Murray Cod and Barramundi. The continued emergency of highly-skilled and innovative artisan bakeries across the country is also expected to result in even stronger participation in our already popular Professional Bakery competition,” she said.

“I encourage all Australian producers, from smaller farm-gate and boutique growers and makers through to larger commercial enterprises, to enter their products in Australia’s premier food show and take advantage of the opportunity to benchmark their products against the best the country has to offer,” said Ms Evans.

Coffee & Professional Bakery entries close on Wednesday 9 November 2016, while Aquaculture will close on Wednesday 7 December 2016.

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