This past weekend, Lake Geneva Country Meats competed in the Wisconsin Cured Meat Championships and won 11 awards! Our Master Meat Crafter Jeff, along with Marc, Anita and everyone else on the LGCM team worked to enter our best sausage and cured meat products. Their hard work and talent paid off!
The event is hosted every year by the Wisconsin Association of Meat Processors in Middleton. This year, the event featured almost 1000 entries across 36 distinct product categories ranging from fresh sausage to jellied loaves! The Wisconsin event is the largest state meat championship in the United States and is known for the overall high level of quality products. Reflecting the high standards of production in the state, 44 of the 52 different producers that entered products took home awards. We are thrilled to have been recognized with 11 honors in this very competitive environment!
Here is the list of award winning products:
- Grand Champion BBQ Beef Strips
- Reserve Grand Champion Ultimate Bacon
- Champion Chorizo
- Champion Cooked Bratwursts
- Champion Smoked Bratwurst
- Champion Wieners
- Reserve Champion Boneless Ham
- Reserve Champion Meal Entree
- Reserve Champion Jalapeno / Pepper Summer Sausage
- Honorable Mention Canadian Bacon
- Honorable Mention Bacon
Congratulations again to our entire team. We are so proud of them! These wins continue the tradition of LGCM’s award winning products at events like the 2016 International Quality Competition for Sausages and the 2015 Wisconsin Cured Meat Championships. Stop in today and try these award winning products for yourself. Thanks for reading and see you soon at Lake Geneva Country Meats!