Discover Halenda’s Awards
See what awards Halenda’s Meats has taken home over the years at the Royal Agriculture Winter Fair and Reader’s Choice Awards! Learn more below.
Halenda’s Fine Foods Awards
2021
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – Ready-to-Eat Meat Snack
Sausage – Dry/Semi-Dry-Small – Maximum diameter of 20mm
1st Place – Hot Pepperoni Sticks
2nd Place – Habanero Hot Pepperoni Sticks
3rd Place – Salami Sticks
4th Place – Hot Buggy Whips
Sausage – Dry/Semi-Dry-Small – Minimum diameter of 21mm
2nd Place – Hunter Garlic Sausage
3rd Place – Csabai Extra Hot
4th Place – Sremska/Smoked & Dry Cured Pork Sausage
Smoked Sausage – Traditional – Sausage must be traditional in nature and does not contain any non-meat specialty ingredients.
1st Place – Fiesta Garlic Smokie
3rd Place – Kobassa
4th Place – Old Country Kobassa
Readers’ Choice Awards
Oshawa/Whitby
Diamond Award – Best Butcher/Meat Shop
Diamond Award – Best Delicatessen
Diamond Award – Best Sausage
Diamond Award – Best Grocery Pick-up & Delivery
Platinum Award – Best Family Business
Platinum Award – Best Independent Grocery Store
Clarington
Diamond Award – Best Butcher/Meat Shop
Diamond Award – Best Delicatessen
Diamond Award – Best Grocery Pick-up & Delivery
Diamond Award – Best Grocery Store
Diamond Award – Best Independent Grocery Store
Port Perry
Diamond Award – Best Grocery Pick-up & Delivery
Gold Award – Best Butcher/Meat Shop
2020
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – Ready-to-Eat Meat Snack
Sausage Format – Dried Cured
1st Place – Hot Pepperettes – Grand Champions
2nd Place – Mild Buggy Whips
4th Place – Hunter Garlic Sausage
5th Place – Mild Pepperettes
6th Place – Spicy Salami Sticks
7th Place – Dry Kabanosy
8th Place – Chorizo Sausage
Sausage Format – Smoked
2nd Place – Fiesta Garlic Smokie
3rd Place – Ham Kobassa
4th Place – Old Country Kobassa
5th Place – All Beef Smoked Sausage
Readers’ Choice Awards
Diamond Award – Meat/Butcher Store in Oshawa. Whitby & Clarington
Diamond Award – Family Business in Oshawa/Whitby
Diamond Award – Sausage Category – Oshawa/Whitby
Diamond Award – Delicatessen – Oshawa/Whitby
Platinum Award – Delicatessen – Clarington
Platinum Award – Grocery Store – Clarington
2019
Reader Choice Award – Durham Region
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – Grand Champions – Ready-to-Eat Meat Snack – Dried and Cured Sausage
1st Place – Spicy Buggy Whips
2nd Place – Hot Pepperettes
Ontario Finest Meat Competition
2019 Platinum – Craft Beer and Cheddar Sausage
2019 Platinum – Montreal Smoked Meat
2019 Platinum – Double Smoked Bacon
2019 Platinum – Craft Beer Bacon
2019 Platinum – Canadian Back Bacon
2019 Platinum – Hand Carved Turkey
2019 Gold – Ham Kobassa
2019 Gold – Necken
2019 Gold- Beet Borscht Sausage
2019 Silver – Mini Dinner Ham
2019 Silver – BBQ Back Bacon
2019 Ron Usborne Award of Excellence
Highest combined score
2017
2017 Platinum – Double Smoked Bacon
2017 Platinum – Montreal Smoked Meat
2017 Platinum – Veal & Chicken Weiner
2017 Gold – Ukrainian Smoked Bacon
2017 Gold – Lacshinkin
2017 Silver – Homestyle Turkey Breast
2017 Silver – Kranska
2017 Diamond Award Winner
Highest score across all categories
2015
2015 Platinum – Ham Kobassa
2015 Platinum – Smoked Bacon
2015 Platinum – Eco Black Forest Ham
2015 Platinum – Koby Dog (Halendas Premium Dogs)
2015 Gold – Peppercorn Peameal
2015 Gold – Mini Dinner Ham
2015 Gold – Fiesta Garlic Smokies
2015 Silver – Double Smoked Breakfast Bacon
2015 Silver – Hunter Sausage
2015 Silver – Country Kobassa
2015 Silver – Jalapeno Sausage (Smoked Sausage)
Award of Excellence 2015 – third consecutive year
2013
2013 Platinum – Stuffed Bacon with Paprika
2013 Platinum – Montreal Smoked Meat
2013 Platinum – Hand Carved Turkey Breast
2013 Platinum – Fiesta Sausage
2013 Gold – Diamond Black Forest Ham
2013 Gold – Sremska Sausage
2013 Gold – Kranska Sausage
2013 Silver – Necken
2013 Silver –Smoked Breakfast Bacon
2013 Silver–Maple Back Bacon
2013 Silver – Ham Kobassa
Award Of Excellence 2013
2011
2011 Platinum – All Beef Suduk
2011 Platinum – Lacshinken
2011 Platinum – Home Style Roasted Turkey Breast
2011 Platinum – Smoked Back Bacon
2011 Gold – Csabai Hot
2011 Gold – Hand Carved Turkey Breast
2011 Gold – Necken
2011 Gold – Smoked Suckling Ham
2011 Silver – Dry Cured Beef
2011 Silver Orange Smokies
Award of Excellence 2011
2011 – Meat Industry Achievement Award
2009
2009 Platinum – Porketta Coldcut
2009 Gold – Smoked Bone-In Pork Chops
2009 Gold – Dinner Sausage
2009 Silver – Double Smoked Kobassa
2009 Silver – Black Forest Ham
