Category winners will be announced at the Awards Gala on October 3, 2026
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Meat Our 2026 Judges
Chef Maurice Desharnais
Executive ChefWayne Gretzky Estates Winery & Distillery
Sabrina Falone
Principal & Chief Culinary OfficerSF Creative Culinary Services Inc.
Chef Troy Spicer
Professor, Program CoordinatorFanshawe College
Nithya Caleb
EditorFood in Canada
Emily Richards
P.H.Ec., Television Personality, Author
Alexa Clark
Digital Strategist & Content Marketer
Scott McQuay
Retired Food Industry ProfessionalWatch the 2024 Ontario Finest Meat Competition Recap
The Platinum Winners of the 2024 Ontario Finest Meat Competition
- Bacon – Halenda’s Fine Foods ‘Ruby Red Bacon’
- Kielbasa– L’Orignal Packing Ltd ‘Kielbasa’
- Smoked Sausage Traditional – Halenda’s Fine Foods ‘Kranska’
- Smoked Sausage Specialty – Finest Sausage and Meat Ltd. ‘Jalapeno Cheddar’
- Deli Roasts – Halenda’s Fine Foods ‘Smoked Montreal’
- Premium Wiener-Schinkel’s Legacy ‘Cheese Dog’
- Salumi / Charcuterie – Halenda’s Fine Foods, Chorizo
- Premium Dried or Dry Cured – Halenda’s Fine Foods ‘Dried Capicola (Necken)’
- Fresh Sausage-Other – L’Original Packing Ltd ‘The Mysterious Sausage’
- Fresh Sausages – Pork-Elora Road Meats ‘Honey Garlic Sausage’
- Sausage-Dry/Semi-dry large – Halenda’s Fine Foods ‘Kulan’
- Sausage-Dry/Semi-dry small – Sikorski Sausages Co. Ltd. ‘MeatSticks Mild
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