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A field of 33 new products from 28 different Central California businesses were narrowed down by a panel of marketing and food industry leaders last night. The following 10 products will now advance to a celebrity judging panel that will determine the winner July 28 during the Fresno Food Expo.

The finalists for the Buyer’s Choice Award include:

— Califresh Sarah’s Harvest-Fresh Green Chickpea Hummus
— ENZO Olive Oil ENZO Organic Clementine Crush
— Lanna Coffee Co. Lanna Cold Brew
— Molucca Chocolate Inclusions Craft Chocolate Bars
— P*DE*Q P*DE*Q Pre Baked
— Poindexter Nut Company Crazy Go Nuts Flavored Walnuts
— RPE Produce, Inc. Tasteful Selections Season & Savor Potatoes
— Rosa Brothers Milk Company Single Use Glass Milk Bottles
— SnackMasters Gourmet Jerky Aubrey’s Jerky
— Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Company 99 Golden Ale.

Last year’s Buyer’s Choice Award winner was Top O’The Morn Farm’s Farmstead Sweet Cream Butter, with Traina Food Sriracha Sun Dried Tomato Ketchup taking 2nd and Busseto Foods Natural Salami Snack Cups earning 3rd.

There’s is also a People’s Choice Award that will be determined by the public through online voting.

To vote for a new product, visit the Fresno Food Expo’s website or Facebook page. Votes are counted by the number of “Likes” on each product receives on Facebook, combined with all votes cast via email through the Fresno Food Expo website. Voting is officially open as of today and continues until 3 p.m. on July 28. The winner of the People’s Choice Award will be announced that night.

The 2016 Fresno Food Expo will be held July 28 at the Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center New Exhibit Hall. There is a business-to-business portion from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. that is only open to pre-registered, pre-qualified buyers. Following is Expolicious, the public event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets for the public event are $50 and can be purchased at any Ticketmaster Box Office or online.