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Maine Lobster Stew Wins Gold at the Fancy Food Show

New York, July 11, 2007- At the National Association of Specialty Food Trade 2007 Summer Fancy Food Show here yesterday, Cundy's Harbor Lobster Stew from Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co. won the "Outstanding Soup, Stew, Bean or Chili" category of the sofi Gold Awards, formerly known as the NASFT Product Awards.

Cundy's Harbor Lobster Stew was judged by a panel of specialty food retailers, supermarket buyers, natural food merchants, chefs and culinary educators from around the country. Nearly 3000 specialty food items in 30 categories were judged during the competition. This year's show represented the world with 72 countries exhibiting over 140,000 products.

"The stew is made using our traditional Maine family recipe as the foundation," said company president Cal Hancock. "We put a whole lobster in every quart and they are huge chunks." The recipe is simple, yet rich and full of flavor. There are no other fillers - just the great taste of Maine lobster. It's been a great success: customers order and re-order again and again.

Cundy's Harbor Lobster Stew is offered in quarts and pints for retail sale and is available for foodservice establishments such as restaurants and clubs. Introduced to the marketplace in 2001, the stew is the company's signature product. Cundy's Harbor is the home of the company and the first commercial lobstering village in Maine. Hancock also won the gold in 2003 for their Pemaquid Point Lobster Pot Pies and was a finalist in 2005 for their Nubble Light Lobster Wellington.

Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co., based in Cundy's Harbor, Maine, sells specialty lobster products to gourmet retail stores, catalogs, and direct to consumers through it's catalog and website, www.hancockgourmetlobster.com.