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These are the winners of the 2025 Flavor of Georgia contest
A panel of judges at the 2025 Flavor of Georgia contest organized by the UGA picked the best food products from around the state in several categories.
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This Georgia company crafts sodas ‘like five-star chefs’
Bishop, Georgia-based New Creation Soda Works produces six soda-pop flavors, three flavors of hop waters and two margarita mixes.
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Georgia cattle rancher turned citrus farmer is hooked on satsumas
Former Georgia cattle rancher Joe Franklin tried satsuma mandarins and found a new favorite fruit and a career change.
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Atlanta woman turns her love of cookies into a business
Sue Jones of Atlanta-based Curly Sue’s Cookies makes sweet treats and mixes with organic ingredients.
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Georgia couple has found that marshmallows can be a sticky business
Laura Curtis Retana and her husband, Paris, started Malvi Marshmallows in Georgia in 2013. More than a decade later, the business produces thousands of confections each year.
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Family’s Korean background shows in some of the sauces and seasonings they sell
Georgia-based Southern Art Co. makes sauces and seasonings that lean heavily on Korean-inspired flavors and ingredients.
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Atlanta man’s quest to perfect his chicken sausage links pays off
Atlanta's Andrew Lawton has developed a following for the products he produces with his Lawton Sausage Co.
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Made in Georgia: Creamery finds niche making sheep’s milk cheese
Rosemary and Thyme Creamery in LaFayette, Georgia, is the state’s only sheep’s milk creamery.
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Made in Georgia: Family lavender farm succeeds through trial and error
Susan and Herb Lamb moved to Cleveland in White County, Georgia, in 1999 and started 3-acre Lavender Lamb Farm, where they make and sell lavender-infused products like simple ...
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Made in Georgia: How a farmhouse renovation blog became a pecan business
Janna Tucker and her husband, Brett, have developed a following for their Twin City, Georgia-based pecan business All The Fixin's, which sprang from a blog started to document...