<p>Mastronardi Produce has done it again. The company has taken home top honors at the annual Hottest Tomato Competition. Mastronardi's SUNSET® Mini Kumato™ tomato was chosen as the People’s Choice Award for Tomatoes for 2013.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">With over 50 different types & varieties of tomatoes on display during the competition, the People’s Choice Award for Tomatoes represents what customers enjoy the most in their tomato experience, flavor.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The award is especially significant for Mastronardi whose brand position statement is Inspired By Flavor™. Mastronardi’s SUNSET® Mini Kumato™ is the bite sized grape version of the SUNSET® Kumato™ Simply Unique Brown Tomato, which also won for the Hottest Tomato Award for Best Cocktail Tomato.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“The People’s Choice Award is the most important. It truly is the consumer voting, and when you please that majority, you know you have the right flavor for the market,” stated Paul Mastronardi, President. “It was also rewarding winning the People’s Choice Award for Peppers with our Sweet Twister™. These are the two categories where flavor counts”, said Mastronardi. Over the course of 2 days, visitors to the competitions were able to sample dozens of different types of greenhouse produce and vote for their favorites.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>In addition to the People’s Choice Award for the SUNSET® Mini Kumato™ tomato, Mastronardi Produce/SUNSET® also received the following awards as a part of the competition:</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>- Best Cocktail Tomato; SUNSET® Kumato™ Simply Unique Brown Tomato™</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>- Best Cluster/TOV; SUNSET® Loomato™ Heirloom Tomato</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>- People’s Choice Award; SUNSET® Sweet Twister™ Pepper</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>- Best Orange Pepper; SUNSET® Orange Bell Pepper</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“R.E.A.C.H. International is proud to have presented the Greenhouse Competitions for the last 7 years. Last year, the net proceeds from this event sponsored over 50 children to get an education while promoting and supporting North America's largest greenhouse industry. We are thankful to all the Growers, Marketers and Corporate Sponsors who make this event so successful year after year.”, stated Art Barron, President of R.E.A.C.H. International. R.E.A.C.H. International, a locally funded charitable organization, hosts this event each year. The net proceeds from this year’s event will be used for R.E.A.CH.’s main project in Uganda, Africa.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Mastronardi Produce also received top honors recently from the International Taste and Quality Institute (ITQI) for its SUNSET® Angel Sweet™ tomato and ONE SWEET™ Peppers for their exceptional taste & overall flavor. This is the fourth consecutive year that Mastronardi has been recognized by the institute for its gourmet tomatoes.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://sunsetgrown.com/" target="_new"> Mastronardi</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
