Sensory Experience Contest



2012 Buyers' Choice Award Winner

Chilean Fresh Fruit Association

Winning Recipe:

Chilean Fresh Fruit Pizza

Pizzas always capture taste buds, but fruit pizzas are even better!

2012 Kids’ Choice Award Winner

California Date Administrative Committee

Winning Recipe:

Date Shakes and Smoothies

For those who missed the event, you missed out on a delicious shake! This recipe is a quick on the go treat for everyone.

Rich Thoma, Yerecic Label, contest sponsor; Chef Kenji Terawaki, Chilean Fresh Fruit Association and Bryan Silberman, PMA President and CEO

Local kids from the Boys & Girls Club of Stanton sampled each recipe and participated as judges. Winners are also photographed here, with the sponsor of the contest, emcee, and Bryan Silberman, PMA President and CEO.

Competition yielded some luscious results.

Jill Overdorf from Coosemans Shipping of LA enjoyed a date shake.

In this photograph Rich Thoma, Yerecic Label, contest sponsor; Chef Oliver Wolf, JW Marriott Desert Springs & Lorrie Cooper, California Date Administrative Committee and Bryan Silbermann, PMA President and CEO.

Chef Kenji Terawaki, Chilean Fresh Fruit Association & Lorrie Cooper, California Date Administrative Committee receive their awards by Jill Overdorf, this years emcee and judge of contest.

Top 11 Finalists*

*The 11 Finalists were pre-selected by the Judges.

Please see below for the rest of the delicious recipes submitted this year:





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Judges