Peanotz® Soya Snack Wins 2002 Gold Medal Taste Award

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Peanotz® Soya Snack Wins 2002 Gold Medal Taste Award

American Tasting Institute Awards Top Snack Food Ranking to the Nut that's Not

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, Apr. 23 -/E-Wire/-- Peanotz Inc.®, the nut that is NOT a peanut, today received a 2002 Gold Medal Product Award from the American Tasting Institute. A Midwest farm-grown soy snack produced from non-GMO soybeans, the Peanotz product comes in several healthy and tasty snack food varieties. Receiving the award for "Best Tasting Soy Nut Snack" in the 16th Annual American Tasting Institute Awards ceremony this afternoon in New York, Peanotz was ranked the number one soy nut product in America.

"With a growing consumer demand for soy-products which have been linked to reducing heart disease, we've seen a spike in soy-related product entries," said Mark Oldham, Vice President of the American Tasting Institute. "The soy snack category is new this year and the company response was phenomenal with hundreds of entries. Yet, our expert culinary judging board found that the intense flavor and distinct taste of Peanotz was heads and shoulders above the rest."

The awards are judged over a 12-month period by the sophisticated palates of the American Tasting Institute's national board comprised of over 100 chefs in 15 cities nationwide. As part of a black tie ceremony today in New York, a group of national jurists comprised of acclaimed chefs and board members personally presented the award. Winners were recognized as part of a formal program and received their awards onstage.

"We're pleased and honored to be included among some of the best food products in the country," said Tim Walter, Founder of Peanotz, Inc. "As a South Dakota soybean farmer, I'm proud and excited that our product has gained recognition not only for the health-benefits of soy yet, also for the great taste of our special soya snack recipe."

Peanotz, the nut that's NOT a peanut, was developed by Founder Tim Walter and Dakota Farms International. The soya snack product is available both salty and sweet varieties including original, onion-garlic, barbeque, honey roasted, buffalo hot, cinnamon raison, mesquite salsa and crunchy soy delight. Today, the product is available online at http://www.peanotz.com.

About the Awards of the Americas

Since 1985, the Awards of the Americas has dedicated itself to the purveyance of taste and quality throughout the culinary industry and the search for the best of the best in food, beverage, and equipment. A national network of 37,000 Chefs has tasted and tested tens of thousands of products, honoring exceptional epicurean achievements and recognizing the absolute best that the industry has to offer. The affiliated American Tasting Awards is responsible for all 2002 U.S. Food & Beverage Product Awards. Past Consumer Foods winners include, General Mills Cereal, Aunt Jemima, Russell Stover Candies, Hagen Daz, Oscar Meyer and Omaha Steaks. See www.awardsamericas.com.

Peanotz, Inc., creator of the nut that is NOT a peanut, is headquarted in Carpenter, South Dakota. The company was founded by Tim Walter, President of Dakota Farms International, Ltd., a Q.A. I. Organic Certified soybean grower. With over 10 unique flavors, the new soya snack comes in salty and sweet varieties to please every kind of palette. Available in both 5-ounce and 1-pound bags, the product can be purchased through www.peanotz.com and www.soybeanstore.com and will soon be available in grocery and retail outlets nationwide.

About Dakota Farms International, Ltd.

Dakota Farms Intl. Ltd., is a South Dakota-based agricultural products marketing company with the objective of raising and selling agricultural products both domestically and for export. The company raises registered and certified seed and extends its superior quality product by contracting with local farmers. As a farming organization, Dakota Farms understands the growing challenges facing today's small to medium-sized producer. In spite of ever- changing markets and a difficult economic environment, Dakota Farms truly believes that farming is the most noble and rewarding of all professions. See http://www.dakotafarms.com.

Dakota Farms International, Ltd.

Michelle Gjerde, [REDACTED-PHONE]

http://www.peanotz.com

http://www.soybeanstore.com

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