Ocean Spray Announces $25,000 Ultimate Cranberry Recipe Contest Grand Prize Winners

LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Mass., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ocean Spray announced the 2008 winners of the second annual Ultimate Cranberry Recipe Contest who will each receive a $25,000 grand prize. Consumer and foodservice professionals nationwide were challenged with developing innovative cranberry concepts highlighting the versatility of this quintessential American fruit. Michael Cohen of Los Angeles, Calif. is the winner of the consumer contest with his "Roasted Cranberry Quesadillas" recipe and Justin Ward from the in Atlanta, Ga. is the foodservice winner with his "Pork Tenderloin with Cranberry Mole and Cranberry Salsa" recipe. The holiday season will be a little more delicious this year for Cohen and Ward. Both grand prize winners were awarded checks yesterday evening by head judge Chef Tyler Florence during a... [read full story]