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PORT HURON, Mich. -- The deadline for entries in the 2023 MI New Favorite Snack Competition has been extended to Friday.
The MI New Favorite Snack Competition of Port Huron, now in its second year, aims to provide capital to a few micro-businesses based in Michigan this September, with more than $75,000 in cash prizes on the table.
"We have been in touch with a number of snack makers who asked if we would consider extending our deadline, and we are certainly very agreeable to that," said Jon Holden of All Star Services of Port Huron, a break room services company and community partner in the competition.
During its inaugural year in 2022, the MI New Favorite Snack Competition attracted more than 50 snack makers from across both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan and awarded more than $50,000 in prize money to five award winners. The grand prize winner, Andrew Chmielewski of Dave's Sweet Tooth of Harrison Township, received a $30,000 cash prize, along with a distribution agreement with All Star Services.
There is a $100 fee per entry. The competition will take place in Port Huron on Sept. 9.
Companies must meet the following requirements to be eligible for participation:
-- Must be a Michigan Micro-Business (10 employees or less)
-- Must carry the appropriate licensing and insurance
-- Must be headquartered in Michigan
---Must have appropriately packaged product available for consumer purchase
The Top 20 finalists will be announced the week of July 31.
Of the 2022 event, Chmielewski said: "It was a really well-run event. We were honored to be chosen as the winner of the inaugural event."
For more information and to register, please go to the MI New Favorite Snack page on the Blue Water Area Chamber of Commerce website at www.BlueWaterChamber.com.