2016 Award Winners

2016 IMPPA & IAMP Cured Meat Product Competition Results

Bacon - Traditional

Grand Champion - Fisher Packing, IN

 Res. Grand Champion - Mishler Packing, IL

Champion -Thrushwood Farms, IL

Res. Champion - Main Street Meat Company, IL

Processor of the Year

Fisher Packing, IN

Bacon - Non-Traditional

Grand Champion - Main Street Meat Company, IL

Res. Grand Champion - Leidings Meats & Catering, IL

Champion - Fisher Packing, IN

Res. Champion - Thrushwood Farms, IL

BBQ Products

Grand Champion - Fisher Packing, IN

Res. Grand Champion - John's Butcher Shop, IN

Champion - Schuberts Smoke House, IL

Res. Champion - Rice Quality Farm Meats, IN

BBQ Ribs

Grand Champion - Dewig Meats, IN

Res. Grand Champion - Rice Quality Farm Meats, IN

Champion - Custom Quality Meats, IN

Res. Champion - Manley Meats, IN

Bratwurst - Cooked

Grand Champion - Dewig Meats, IN

Res. Grand Champion - Leidings Meats & Catering, IL

Champion - Korte Meat Processing, IL

Res. Champion - Schuberts Smoke House, IL

Braunschweiger

Grand Champion - Dewig Meats, IN

Res. Grand Champion - Rihm Meats, IN

Champion - Fisher Packing, IN

Res. Champion - Schuberts Smoke House, IL

Franks / Wieners

Grand Champion - Dewig Meats, IN

Res. Grand Champion - Fisher Packing, IN

Champion - Rice Quality Farm Meats, IN

Res. Champion - Mishler Packing, IL

Ham - Bone-In

Grand Champion - Dewig Meats, IN

Res. Grand Champion - Fisher Packing, IN

Champion - Rice Quality Farm Meats, IN

Res. Champion - Mishler Packing, IL

Ham - Boneless

Grand Champion - Behrmann Meat & Processing, IL

Res. Grand Champion - Fisher Packing, IN

Champion - Thrushwood Farms Quality Meats, IL

Res. Champion - Merkley & Sons, IN

Ham - Section & Formed

Grand Champion - Fisher Packing, IN

Res. Grand Champion - Dewig Meats, IN

Champion - Merkley & Sons, IN

Res. Champion - John's Butcher Shop, IN

Jerky - Whole Muscle

Grand Champion - Miller Smoke House, IN

Res. Grand Champion - Custom Quality Meats, IN

Champion - John's Butcher Shop, IN

Res. Champion - Home Style Butchering, IN

Luncheon Meats

Grand Champion - Dewig Meats, IN

Res. Grand Champion - Leiding Meats & Catering, IL

Champion - Merkley & Sons, IN

Res. Champion - Rice Quality Farm Meats, IN

Poultry Products

Grand Champion - Fisher Packing, IN

Res. Grand Champion - Dewig Meats, IN

Champion -Thrushwood Farms, IL

Res. Champion - AJ's Lena Maid Meats, IL

Smoked Sausage - Traditional

Grand Champion - Custom Quality Meats, IN

Res. Grand Champion - Leiding Meats & Catering, IL

Champion - Dewig Meats, IN

Res. Champion - Fisher Packing, IN

Smoked Sausage - Non-Traditional

Grand Champion - Dewig Meats, IN

Res. Grand Champion - Manley Meats, IN

Champion - Rice Quality Farm Meats, IN

Res. Champion - Custom Quality Meats, IN

Snack Sticks

Grand Champion - Fisher Packing, IN

Res. Grand Champion - Merkley & Sons, IN

Champion - Ferdinand Processing, IN

Res. Champion - Knightstown Locker, IN

Summer Sausage - Cooked

Grand Champion - Fisher Packing, IN

Res. Grand Champion - Dewig Meats, IN

Champion - Leiding Meats & Catering, IL

Res. Champion - Home Style Butchering, IN

Whole Muscle Beef Products

Grand Champion - Jones Meat & Locker, IL

Res. Grand Champion - Fisher Packing, IN

Champion - Dewig Meats, IN

Res. Champion - AJ's Lena Maid Meats, IL

Variety Cured

Grand Champion - Fischer Packing, IN

Res. Grand Champion - Leiding Meats & Catering, IL

Champion - Behrmann Meat & Processing, IL

Res. Champion - Rice Quality Farm Meats, IN

Exotic Summer Sausage

Grand Champion - Fisher Packing, IN

Res. Grand Champion - Rihm Foods, IN

Champion - Manley Meats, IN

Res. Champion - Schuberts Smokehouse

Exotic Variety Cured

Grand Champion - Leiding Meats & Catering, IL

Res. Grand Champion - Custom Quality Meats, IN

Champion - Thrushwood Farms, IL

Res. Champion - Rihm Foods, IN

Innovative Beef - Indiana

Grand Champion - Custom Quality Meats

Res. Grand Champion - Knightstown Locker

Champion - Rice Quality Farm Meats

Res. Champion - Merkley & Sons

Innovative Pork - Indiana

Grand Champion - Merkley & Sons

Res. Grand Champion - Knightstown Locker

Champion - Rihm Foods

Res. Champion - Rice Quality Farm Meats

Best of Beef - Indiana

Grand Champion - Miller Smoke House - Jerky

Best of Pork - Indiana

Grand Champion - Fisher Packing - Bacon (Traditional)

Innovative Beef - Illinois

Grand Champion - Main Street Meat Company

Res. Grand Champion - Thrushwood Farms

Champion - Leiding Meats & Catering

Innovative Pork - Illinois

Grand Champion - Thrushwood Farms

Best of Beef - Illinois

Grand Champion - Jone's Meat & Locker - Whole Muscle Beef

Best of Beef - Illinois

Grand Champion - Main Street Meat Company - Bacon (Non-Traditional)

The American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP), in partnership with the German Butchers’ Association (GBA), and the University of Wisconsin Meat Science Extension held the first ever IFFA Quality Competition, in Madison, WI January 2016. During the evaluations, each product was judged against a gold standard by the same judges as those used for the competition taking place at the IFFA show in Frankfurt, Germany in May 2016.

Each item submitted received a score with the possibility of earning a gold, silver or bronze medal, or no medal at all. Winning an award is a very prestigious honor as these medals signify the products are considered some of the best in the world. We were proud to have three of our Indiana plants participate in the competition and take home several medals!

Haubstadt, IN

Portland, IN

Jasper, IN