Black Garlic Excellence

​We are thrilled to be a finalist in this competition with Kochie Business Builders (in partnership with Yellow Online and eBay). There are some great businesses sharing their tips for getting back to business in 2021. We hope you will vote for the Garlicious Grown tip, as the prize is a fantastic opportunity to be featured on KBB TV aired nationally on Channel 7.
Please go to https://www.kochiesbusinessbuilders.com.au/back-to-business/
Delighted that we have been selected to participate in the Flavours Of NSW Stand at Fine Food Australia 2019. This is Australia's premier food trade show and we successfully competed to be one of 12 NSW businesses on the stand. Fine Food Australia will be at the International Convention Centre 9 to 12 September. We enjoyed a workshop at NSW parliament to help us get the best out of this opportunity. Thanks to NSW Dept of Planning Industry and environment for their support. You can read more here


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Finalists
​Regional Online Heroes 2017

Great to be one of 10 innovative and inspiring businesses from across Australia that have been hailed ‘Regional Online Heroes’ in the annual competition run by the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) and Google Australia. 
The Regional Online Heroes competition recognises small to medium sized businesses who have successfully expanded beyond traditional bricks and mortar, using the internet to grow nationally and in some cases internationally. ​

Two Gold Medals
​Sydney Royal Fine Food Awards 2016

Thrilled to be advised that we have been awarded two gold medals in this year's Fine Food Awards: one for our Rosemary and Black Garlic Powder and one for our plain Black Garlic Powder.

​The rosemary flavour was served at the Awards dinner, shown in this photo by Paul K Robbins/MONDE Photo: Breakout River Cowra Lamb cutlets, Garlicious® Grown Rosemary and black garlic powder with Murray River Gourmet Salt Flakes served at the 2016 Fine Food & Good Brew awards evening.

2016 Australian Food Award
​Savoury Preserves for Black Garlic cloves

The AFA, conducted by The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) builds on the success of RASV’s Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards (RMFFA) and is Australia’s leading national premium food awards program. The awards offer entrants the opportunity to benchmark against set criteria; receive invaluable independent feedback from industry experts; and be rewarded for excellence.
Our beautiful black garlic cloves scored 95.5 of 100 points and we were delighted to hear of our success. We have worked hard to improve the quality control in our production process and the judges agreed!

2015 Royal Agricultural Society
Fine Food Awards - Regional Produce
​for Lemon Myrtle and Black Garlic Powder

Our lemon myrtle and black garlic powder also scored a silver medal. We are delighted that the product so popular with customers also struck the judges as worthy of praise. The powder adds a fresh flavour to fish or roast vegetables as they come out of the oven. The heat of the dish delivers a great nose of garlic aroma and flavour set off by the zing of lemon myrtle. 

Finalist
​Australian Food & Beverage Industry Awards 2017

Thrilled to be listed as a finalist in these prestigious awards in "paddock to the plate" a new category for 2017. Congratulations to all involved. 

​It has been a thrill to be part of the inaugural Farmers2Founders business bootcamp for the last  3 months. This initiative, funded by several Research Development Corporations, aims to focus on producer-led solutions in food and agtech. Eight businesses from across the country were involved - not only have we had industry expert leadership but also developed great supportive relationships with other farmers looking to value-add. Thanks to everyone involved - you can read more here.

Gold and 94.67/100 points
​Sydney Royal Fine Food Awards 2017

Lovely that our black garlic cloves have been awarded a gold medal with 94.67 points of 100! We entered in the Regional Foods competition featuring 23 classes. Our score was the highest in any class and we feel is a true endorsement of the quality of our black garlic. 
​Our smoked garlic powder also scored a silver medal which was terrific too. The new packaging is working well on retailer's shelves and we are grateful for all the support from fellow garlic growers, retailers and food service buyers. 

2016 delicious Produce Awards
​State Winners - from the earth!


​delicious® magazine in conjunction with Miele have run the prestigious delicious® Produce Awards for the last 11 years. We were thrilled to be state winners in the "from the earth category" for NSW. The state judges were esteemed members of the food industry 
  • Martin Boetz, The Cooks Co-Op
  • Alex Herbert, Bird Cow Fish
  • Mike McEnearney, No.1 Bent Street; Kitchen by Mike
  • Monty Koludrovic, Icebergs Dining Room and Bar, and The Dolphin Hotel
The delicious® Produce Awards are about "bringing the very best Australian producers into the spotlight and giving them the recognition and publicity they deserve" said ​Tasmanian State Judge Paul West.

2015 Royal Agricultural Society
Fine Food Awards Regional Produce Section Silver Medal  for Black Garlic cloves



​Since its inception in 1822, the RAS has dedicated itself to the pursuit of excellence in agriculture. It has been an influential voice in setting benchmarks and raising the production values of Australia’s primary industries. Our black garlic has been judged by high-profile, highly skilled personalities who are recognised as experts within their profession.
 Thanks to our community for all the support: most of our garlic is locally grown and feedback from customers has been essential in giving us the courage to enter this award. Thanks to our retailers who took a punt on stocking our products.

FIAL Celebrating Australian
​Food and Agribusiness publication

We were delighted to be accepted into this fantastic publication, launched at the Grocery Council of Australia annual meeting 2017. We were showcased for our innovation in upscaling to commercial quantities of black garlic using repurposed farm equipment.