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The Georgia Peanut Commission based in Tifton, Georgia has announced a new award.
It’s available to everyone across the nation. It’s a cash award for food entrepreneurs. The Georgia Peanut Innovation Award will recognize and reward the most unique and viable new peanut concept inspired by Georgia peanuts and Alabama and Florida peanuts.
It’s a $10,000 cash prize. It will be awarded during the Sunbelt Ag Expo on October 22nd in Moultrie, Georgia. The contest is open to any new and unique application of peanuts.
Whether there’s a product idea is in the prototype phase or has been on the market for less than a year. While the product must be food related, it can be intended to either or either human or animal consumption. Peanut product innovations have entered the contest as a peanut product innovator can enter the contest by visiting gapeanuts.com and filling out an official entry form.
Entries must be submitted by August the 20th after an internal evaluation. Five finalists will be presented on a panel, and they will discuss their new innovation utilizing peanuts.
Audio Reporting by Tyron Spearman for Southeast AgNet.