Cass Clay/AMPI, Hoven, SD was selected as the Cheese and
Butter Grand Champion and Purity Dairies, Nashville, Tenn., was selected as the
Grade A & Ice Cream Grand Champion of the World Dairy Expo Championship
Dairy Product Contest.
This year’s contest, sponsored by the Wisconsin Dairy
Products Assn., received a record number of 589 entries for cheese, butter,
fluid milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, ice cream, sour cream, sherbet, buttermilk,
sour cream dips, whipping cream, dried whey and creative/innovative products
from throughout the United States.
“It is extremely gratifying to see how dairy
manufacturers have embraced this contest,” says Brad Legreid, executive
director of WDPA. “Due to the tremendous support from dairy companies
throughout North America, the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product
Contest has averaged an amazing 40% annual rate of growth over its first seven
years. This is a phenomenal level of growth for a relatively new contest. This
growth is a direct reflection of the high level of interest that dairy
processors have in entering the only judging contest of its kind in North
America. Because this contest is all encompassing, dairy manufacturers have the
unique opportunity to compete in a prestigious, all-dairy national contest.”
Judging was held on August 25 at UW-Madison’s Babcock Hall
and August 26-27 at the Madison Area Technical College Culinary School. These
locations proved to be very successful venues for the contest judging.
“MATC and UW were very supportive of this contest,” Legreid
said. “By having the judging at the MATC Culinary School, over 70 chef-trainees
were afforded the unique opportunity to closely observe and interact with the
contest judges throughout the day.”
On September 29, the contest’s auction will be held at World
Dairy Expo in Madison, at which time all category first-place winners will be
auctioned off. A portion of the proceeds from the contest auction will be used
to fund the Dr. Robert Bradley Scholarship Fund, which will be awarded annually
to a deserving student pursuing a career in the dairy industry. The auction
will begin at 5 p.m. and will feature Doug Wilson, Cooperative Resources
International, as the auctioneer.
For more information on the contest and auction please call
608/836-3336.
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2009
World Dairy Expo
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Championship
Dairy Product Contest
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Score
|
Description
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Company
|
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Cheddar
|
|
|
1st
|
98.25
|
Mild
Cheddar
|
Kraft
Foods
|
|
2nd
|
97.95
|
Cheddar
1A
|
Land
O'Lakes
|
|
3rd
|
97.6
|
Cheddar
1B
|
Land
O'Lakes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Sharp Cheddar
|
|
|
1st
|
99.45
|
Sharp
Cheddar 2B
|
Land
O'Lakes
|
|
2nd
|
99.1
|
Sharp
Cheddar 2A
|
Land
O'Lakes
|
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3rd
|
99.05
|
Sharp
Cheddar
|
Foremost
Farms
|
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|
|
|
|
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Aged Cheddar
|
|
|
1st
|
99.55
|
Aged
Cheddar 3A
|
Land
O'Lakes
|
|
2nd
|
99.4
|
Aged
Cheddar 3B
|
Land
O'Lakes
|
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3rd
|
98.6
|
Extra
Sharp Cheddar
|
Maple
Leaf Cheese Coop.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Colby, Monterey Jack
|
|
|
1st
|
98.8
|
Monterey
Jack
|
Foremost
Farms USA
|
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2nd
|
98.5
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Colby
Deli Horns
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Guggisberg-Deutsch
Kase Haus
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3rd
|
98.35
|
Monterey
Jack
|
Land
O'Lakes
|
|
|
|
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|
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Swiss Styles
|
|
|
1st
|
99.4
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Emmentaler
Swiss
|
Fair Oaks
Farms
|
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2nd
|
98.4
|
Emmentaler
|
Edelweiss
Graziers Coop.
|
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3rd
|
96.8
|
Braun
Suisse Kase Baby Swiss
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Chalet
Cheese/Deppeler Factory
|
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|
|
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Brick, Muenster
|
|
|
1st
|
99.6
|
Muenster
|
Fair Oaks
Farms
|
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2nd
|
98.95
|
Muenster
|
Jerome
Cheese Co.
|
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3rd
|
98.65
|
Brick
|
Mill
Creek Cheese
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Mozzarella
|
|
|
1st
|
99.6
|
Mozzarella
|
Dairy
Farmers of America
|
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2nd
|
99.1
|
LMWM
Mozzarella
|
Lake
Norden Cheese
|
|
3rd
|
98.85
|
PSLM Bulk
|
Sorrento
Lactalis
|
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Fresh Mozzarella
|
|
|
1st
|
99.5
|
.3-8 oz
Retail Cup Fresh Mozzarella
|
Sorrento
Lactalis
|
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2nd
|
99.4
|
12 oz
Vacuum Packed Fresh Mozzarella
|
Sorrento
Lactalis
|
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3rd
|
99.1
|
16 oz
Mozzarella Log
|
Miceli
Dairy Products Co.
|
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String Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
99.75
|
12 oz
Calcium Plus String Cheese
|
Sorrento
Lactalis
|
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2nd
|
99.15
|
String
Cheese
|
Burnett
Dairy Coop.
|
|
3rd
|
99
|
String
Cheese
|
Polly-O
Dairy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Provolone
|
|
|
1st
|
99.05
|
Smoked
Provolone
|
Land
O'Lakes
|
|
2nd
|
98.85
|
Mild
Provolone
|
Sorrento
Lactalis
|
|
3rd
|
98.75
|
Provolone
|
Burnett
Dairy Coop.
|
|
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|
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Blue Veined Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
99.65
|
Dolcina
Gorgonzola Wheel
|
Sartori
Foods
|
|
2nd
|
99.25
|
Heat
Treated Gorganzola
|
Swiss
Valley Farms
|
|
3rd
|
99.1
|
Heat
Treated Blue
|
Swiss
Valley Farms
|
|
|
|
|
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Flavored Natural Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
99.6
|
Pepper
Flavored String
|
Burnett
Dairy Coop.
|
|
2nd
|
99.25
|
8 oz
Mediterranean Herb Feta
|
Lactalis
American Group
|
|
3rd
|
99.2
|
Monterey
Jack w/Jalapeno/Habanero Peppers
|
AMPI
|
|
|
|
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Cold Pack Cheese, Cheese Foods
|
|
|
1st
|
98.3
|
8 oz
Brick Cream Cheese
|
Kraft
Foods- Beaver Dam
|
|
2nd
|
98.2
|
8 oz
Brick Cream Cheese-Neufchatel
|
Kraft
Foods- Beaver Dam
|
|
3rd
|
98.15
|
Garlic
& Herb Cold Pack Cheese Food
|
Pine
River PrePack
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Pasteurized Processed Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
99.75
|
PP
American Cheese w/Jalapeno Peppers
|
Land
O'Lakes
|
|
2nd
|
99.7
|
Process
White American Cheese
|
AMPI
|
|
3rd
|
99.6
|
Processed
American-Buffalo Blue
|
Bongards
Creameries
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Reduced Fat Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
98.65
|
Plain
Brie Light
|
Lactalis
American Group
|
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2nd
|
98.2
|
Fat Free
Ricotta
|
Sorrento
Lactalis
|
|
3rd
|
98.1
|
Hahn's
Neufchatel Loaf
|
Franklin
Foods
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Feta
|
|
|
1st
|
97.9
|
Feta
|
Kraft
Foods
|
|
2nd
|
96.95
|
Plain
Feta
|
Lactalis
American Group
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Open Class Soft Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
99.65
|
Whole
Milk Ricotta-Deli Style
|
Sorrento
Lactalis
|
|
2nd
|
99.5
|
Whole
Milk Ricotta
|
Sorrento
Lactalis
|
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3rd
|
99.45
|
12 oz
Mascarpone
|
Miceli
Dairy Products Co.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Open Class Semi-Soft Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
99
|
Marieke
Gouda Plain Aged 9-12 months
|
Holland's
Family Cheese
|
|
2nd
|
98.55
|
Gouda
|
Babcock
Hall Dairy Plant
|
|
3rd
|
98.5
|
Marieke
Gouda Foenegreek
|
Holland's
Family Cheese
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Open Class Hard Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
99.45
|
Parmesan
Wheel- CHEESE & BUTTER GRAND CHAMPION
|
Cass
Clay/AMPI
|
|
2nd
|
99.05
|
Dry
Monterey Jack
|
Rumiano
Cheese Co.
|
|
3rd
|
99
|
Parmesan
|
Dairi
Concepts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Latin American Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
99.5
|
Queso
Fresco
|
Tropical
Cheese Industry
|
|
2nd
|
99.4
|
Quesadilla
|
Mill
Creek Cheese
|
|
3rd
|
99.35
|
Cincho
|
Wisconsin
Cheese Group
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mixed Milk Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
99.45
|
Celebrity
International Goat Cheese w/Cranberry & Cinnamon
|
Finica
Food Specialties
|
|
2nd
|
98.3
|
Celebrity
International Goat Cheese Bruschevre
|
Finica
Food Specialties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salted Butter
|
|
|
1st
|
99.5
|
Salted
Butter
|
Land
O'Lakes-Kent
|
|
2nd
|
99.45
|
Salted
Butter
|
Grassland
Dairy Products
|
|
3rd
|
99.05
|
Organic
Pasture Salted Butter
|
Organic
Valley/CROPP Coop.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unsalted Butter
|
|
|
1st
|
99.75
|
Unsalted
Butter
|
Graf
Creamery
|
|
2nd
|
99.4
|
Unsalted
Butter
|
Keller's
Creamery
|
|
3rd
|
99.05
|
Unsalted
Butter
|
AMPI
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strawberry Yogurt
|
|
|
1st
|
98
|
Strawberry
Lowfat Yogurt
|
Morningstar
Foods-Richland Center
|
|
2nd
|
96
|
Upstate
Farms All Natural Strawberry Yogurt
|
Upstate
Niagara Coop.
|
|
3rd
|
95.5
|
Westby
Strawberry Yogurt
|
Westby
Coop. Creamery
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blueberry Yogurt
|
|
|
1st
|
98.5
|
Blueberry
Lowfat Yogurt
|
Morningstar
Foods- Richland Center
|
|
2nd
|
98
|
Upstate
Farms All Natural Blueberry Yogurt
|
Upstate
Niagara Coop.
|
|
3rd
|
97
|
Blueberry
Yogurt
|
BGC
Manufacturing Ice Cream & Culture Plant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Open Flavor Class Yogurt
|
|
|
1st
|
98.5
|
Upstate
Farms Lowfat Coffee
|
Upstate
Niagara Coop.
|
|
2nd
|
97
|
Raspberry
Nonfat
|
Morningstar
Foods-Richland Center
|
|
3rd
|
96.5
|
Upstate
Farms All Natural Blackberry Yogurt
|
Upstate
Niagara Coop.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Drinkable Yogurts
|
|
|
1st
|
99.5
|
Mango
Yogurt
|
Marquez
Brothers Int'l
|
|
2nd
|
99
|
Pina
Colada Yogurt
|
Marquez
Brothers Int'l
|
|
3rd
|
98.75
|
Guava
Yogurt
|
Marquez
Brothers Int'l
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vanilla Ice Cream
|
|
|
1st
|
98
|
Philly
Vanilla Ice Cream
|
Stewarts
|
|
2nd
|
97
|
French
Vanilla Ice Cream
|
Ashby's
Sterling Ice Cream
|
|
3rd
|
96
|
Vanilla
Ice Cream
|
Purity
Dairies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chocolate Ice Cream
|
|
|
1st
|
100
|
Chocolate
Ice Cream
|
Gifford's
Ice Cream
|
|
2nd
|
98
|
Dark
Chocolate Ice Cream
|
Maggie
Moo
|
|
3rd
|
97.5
|
Chocolate
Ice Cream
|
Purity
Dairies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Orange Sherbet
|
|
|
1st
|
95.5
|
Orange
Sherbet
|
Cedar
Crest Ice Cream
|
|
2nd
|
93
|
Orange
Sherbet
|
Gifford's
Ice Cream
|
|
3rd
|
92.5
|
Orange
Sherbet
|
BGC
Manufacturing Ice Cream & Culture Plant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Regular Cottage Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
96.5
|
Regular
Cottage Cheese
|
Dean
Foods of IN
|
|
2nd
|
95.5
|
Regular
Cottage Cheese
|
Louis
Trauth Dairy
|
|
3rd
|
95
|
Regular
Cottage Cheese
|
Louis
Trauth Dairy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lowfat Cottage Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
95.5
|
Lowfat
Cottage Cheese #2
|
Purity
Dairies
|
|
2nd
|
92.5
|
Lowfat
Cottage Cheese
|
Turner
Dairy Farms, Inc.
|
|
3rd
|
92
|
Lowfat
Cottage Cheese #1
|
Purity
Dairies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No Fat Cottage Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
94
|
No Fat
Cottage Cheese #2
|
Purity
Dairies
|
|
2nd
|
93
|
No Fat
Cottage Cheese #1
|
Purity
Dairies
|
|
3rd
|
88.5
|
Westby 0%
Cottage Cheese
|
Westby
Coop Creamery
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Flavored Cottage Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
94.5
|
Flavored
Cottage Cheese
|
Louis
Trauth Dairy
|
|
2nd
|
92.5
|
Bison
Pineapple Cottage Cheese
|
Upstate
Niagara Coop.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White Milk
|
|
|
1st
|
98.9
|
2% White
Milk
|
Louis
Trauth Dairy
|
|
2nd
|
98.8
|
2% White
Milk
|
Turner
Dairy Farms, Inc.
|
|
3rd
|
98.7
|
2% White
Milk
|
Purity
Dairies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whole Chocolate Milk
|
|
|
1st
|
99
|
Whole
Chocolate Milk
|
BGC
Manufacturing Dairy Plant
|
|
2nd
|
98.5
|
Whole
Chocolate Milk
|
Dean
Foods/Golden Guernsey Dairy
|
|
3rd
|
98
|
Whole
Chocolate Milk
|
Shatto
Milk Company
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lowfat Chocolate Milk
|
|
|
1st
|
98
|
2%
Chocolate Milk
|
Oberweis
Dairy
|
|
2nd
|
97
|
Lowfat
Chocolate Milk
|
Winder
Farms
|
|
3rd
|
96.5
|
Lowfat
Chocolate Milk
|
Turner
Dairy Farms, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cultured Milk
|
|
|
1st
|
99
|
Cultured
Buttermilk
|
Louis
Trauth Dairy
|
|
2nd
|
97
|
Cultured
Buttermilk
|
Winder
Farms
|
|
3rd
|
95
|
Cultured
Milk
|
Country
Delite Farms
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sour Cream
|
|
|
1st
|
98
|
Sour
Cream #2- GRADE A & ICE CREAM GRAND CHAMPION
|
Purity
Dairies
|
|
2nd
|
97.5
|
Sour
Cream
|
Louis
Trauth Dairy
|
|
3rd
|
97
|
Sour
Cream
|
Country
Fresh
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sour Cream Based Dips
|
|
|
1st
|
99
|
Cass Clay
Jalapeno Dip
|
AMPI-Cass
Clay
|
|
2nd
|
98
|
Bison
Garlic Parmesan Dip
|
Upstate
Niagara Coop
|
|
3rd
|
97
|
Sour
Cream Based Dip
|
Country
Fresh
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plain Cream Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
99
|
8 oz.
Soft Cream Cheese
|
Kraft
Foods-Beaver Dam
|
|
2nd
|
98
|
8 oz.
Brick Cream Cheese-Neufchatel
|
Kraft
Foods-Beaver Dam
|
|
3rd
|
96
|
8 oz.
Brick Cream Cheese
|
Kraft
Foods-Beaver Dam
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Flavored Cream Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
98
|
Northwest
Strawberry Cheese Dip N' Spread
|
Rising
Sun Farms
|
|
2nd
|
97
|
Artichoke
Parmesan Dip N' Spread
|
Rising
Sun Farms
|
|
3rd
|
96
|
Roasted
Sweet Red Pepper Dip N' Spread
|
Rising
Sun Farms
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whipping Cream
|
|
|
1st
|
99
|
Whipping
Cream
|
Louis
Trauth Dairy
|
|
2nd
|
98.5
|
Cass Clay
Country Style Heavy Cream
|
AMPI-
Cass Clay
|
|
3rd
|
98
|
Whipping
Cream
|
Morningstar
Foods-Richland Center
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whey
|
|
|
1st
|
97
|
Sweet
Whey
|
AMPI
|
|
2nd
|
96.75
|
Demineralized
25% Whole Whey Powder
|
Foremost
Farms USA
|
|
3rd
|
92.5
|
Extra
Grade Whey Powder
|
Sorrento
Lactalis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whey Permeate
|
|
|
1st
|
99.5
|
Whey
Permeate
|
AgriMark-Cabot
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WPC 34%
|
|
|
1st
|
99.25
|
WPC 34%
|
Foremost
Farms USA
|
|
2nd
|
98
|
WPC 34%
|
Foremost
Farms USA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WPC 80%
|
|
|
1st
|
98
|
80% Instant
Whey Protein
|
AgriMark-Cabot
|
|
2nd
|
97
|
80% WPC
|
Sorrento
Lactalis
|
|
3rd
|
96
|
WPC 80%
|
Hilmar
Ingredients
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whey Protein Isolates
|
|
|
1st
|
99.25
|
Whey
Protein Isolates
|
Bongards
Creameries
|
|
2nd
|
95
|
WPI 90%
Protein
|
Hilmar
Ingredients
|
|
3rd
|
92
|
Whey
Protein Isolates
|
Joseph
Gallo Farms
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whey Based Sports/Energy Drink
|
|
|
1st
|
94.5
|
Whey
Based Sports Recovery Drink
|
Galloway
Company
|
|
2nd
|
93.5
|
Whey
Based Sports/Energy Drink
|
Hilmar
Ingredients
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nonfat Dried Milk
|
|
|
1st
|
99
|
Nonfat
Dried Milk
|
Foremost
Farms USA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Creative & Innovative Products
|
|
|
1st
|
98.5
|
Cultured
Real Buttermilk
|
Kate's Homeade
Butter
|
|
2nd
|
97
|
Tzatziki
Yogurt Vegetable Dip
|
Franklin
Foods
|
|
3rd
|
96.5
|
Red
Velvet Ice Cream
|
Maggie
Moo
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Open Class Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheese
|
|
|
1st
|
97.55
|
Borden
Single Sensations Sun Dried Tomato Basil
|
American
Dairy Brands
|
|
2nd
|
97.5
|
Borden
Single Sensations Southwest Pepperjack
|
American
Dairy Brands
|
|
3rd
|
97.35
|
Borden
Single Sensations Hickory Smoked Swiss
|
American
Dairy Brands
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Open Class Sherbet
|
|
|
1st
|
95
|
Black
Raspberry Chocolate Chip Frozen Yogurt
|
Fireman's
Fabulous Ice Cream Flavor Factory Store
|
|
2nd
|
91.5
|
Cherry
Cordial Sherbet
|
Fireman's
Fabulous Ice Cream Flavor Factory Store
|
|
3rd
|
90
|
Passion
Fruit Sherbet
|
Fireman's
Fabulous Ice Cream Flavor Factory Store
|
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