Caribbean Specialty Foods exhibiting at Pirates Ridge the only Bar/Restaraunt on Water Island. Its a
fun family night every Friday at Pirates Ridge where they have all you can eat pizza and live music, and
on Wednesdays its ribs and occasionally a trade show for all local entrepreneurs.
Strive to Keep Agriculture Alive
was the theme for the US Virgin Islands Agricultural
Fair which happens annually on St Thomas and St
Croix.
Caribbean Specialty Foods attended the
St Thomas fair on the 19th and 20th of November,
winning a 3rd place award for product appearance.
Caribbean Specialty Foods had tasters of "Roasted Scotch Bonnet Pepper
sauce" and "shark, Mahi and tuna jerky" the samples went down very well with
all the fairs' patrons.
Floyd working the boothe. Pirates Ridge
For more pictures and other exhibitors at Pirates
Ridge Friday night click here
The Agricultural Fair was held at the University
of the Virgin Islands' Reichold center located at
Brewers bay near the airport. The grounds were
well populated by nearly 200 booths and 4,000 to
5,000 attendees.
There was a food class in which Caribbean
Specialty Foods' boothe was located and also
"Ireece Joseph and her young helper exhibiting
homemade Crucian (from St Croix) preserves,
hot sauces and candied local fruits. There were
also several farmers serving hand made local
fruit juices such as "Sour sop" "Mango" and
"Guava Berry". Local cuisine was plentiful with
patties, fish balls and stew chicken at every
corner.
Then there was the craft section with everything
from baskets hand woven from palm fronds to
specialty teas and soaps. The local growers
were selling fresh grown papaya, sweet
bananas, star fruit, sugar cane and lots more.
Local eggs, honey, and chicken were available,
as well as a huge selection of trees and bushes.
Click the photos below for a larger picture.
Caribbean Specialty Foods
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Ireece's handmade Crucian preserves.
Her shop is located in Frederiksted, St Croix.
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Local bananas and fruit trees
Local Craft Section
Local Eggs, honey, chicken and fruit.
Fruit trees and flower bushes.
The Department of Planning and
Natural Resources had an impressive
boothe with information on everything
from energy conservation to building
permits and wildlife.
Entertainment by: local Caribbean quadrille dancers
dancing old Crucian style. It was very entertaining and
they looked as though they were having a great time
despite the blazing hot sun and 90 degree weather.
Caribbean Specialty Foods, of the Virgin Islands received a very warm welcome at the Zest
Fest in Fort Worth TX. on the 9th, 10th and 11th of September.
In fact we are proud to announce that our "Roasted Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce" won 2nd
place of the 2005 "Peoples Preference Award" for hot sauce!! Thank You Texas!!!!
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Exhibiting at Zest Fest 2005, Fort Worth TX
News
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It was a very successful show and we won
several awards for our products!
"Sweetie" pepper sauce won 2nd place in
the "Peoples Preference Awards" for the
2nd consecutive year.
"Shark Hot" won 3rd place in the jerky
category of the "Fiery Foods Challenge"
"One Good Ting!" Jerk Rub won 3rd in the
Jerk Seasoning category and "Hot Olive
Oil" won 3rd in the packaging category!
And everyone loved our Fish Display!
The Fiery Foods Challenge Awards
banquet was great, in a very nice setting
at the Stockyards, with food catered by
the H3 Ranch (Delicous!) and a very good
band.
We were very pleased and had a good
time at the show. Everyone loved our
products and we gave away about 4000
samples!
Thank you to June DeRousee, LaDonna
Thorne, Gretchin, Sara and Jason for
putting on a great show, and
Thank you Texas for your support!
We'll be back next year for sure.
Exhibiting at Zest Fest 2006
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Our Table up close, Nice table cloth!
made by silk artist Jane Niblock
(Rachaels Mum)
Our table from the corner, Island bbq.
Our side table with Jerk Rub
and Chile Powder
Doug and Rachael with the Awards!
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Our Neighbors "Slap Ya Mama" had
some great Cajun music playing to
keep us all enthusiastic!
Our neighbor Mild to Wild Pepper
company And Jim the Fireman with his
cool fire truck display
Fish Jerky Display made by
Rachael.
Caribbean Specialty Foods in New York! 2006
From Left to Right: Brett (Sales Manager), Floyd (Owner/Creator), Rachael (Owner/President).
The Fancy Food show was a great experience for Caribbean Specialty Foods. We met a lot of interesting people. Saw a lot
of beautiful products and got to sell a lot of our beautiful products! The show was a bustle all day long and kept us all on
our feet, making contacts making sales and meeting new friends and business partners. Thanks New York!
Floyd getting ready for business
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We're ready for business.
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Our Neighboring boothes. click for a bigger view.
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The Water Island Auction is held at Honeymoon Beach Water Island every year in February.
This Year Caribbean Specialty Foods donated a Collectors Gift Basket with Autographed bottles of
Hottie, Sweetie and Island BBQ, to help raise money for the Water Island Civic Association (WICA).
WICA is an organization made up of Water Island residents who volunteer to keep the island looking
beautiful and look after the residents interests. They raise funds in a variety of ways including
collection yearly memberships and of course the annual auction. The funds are used to maintain the
beach, roads, ambulance, firetruck and associated equipment. Volunteers run WISAR a search and
rescue team that are on call in shifts to respond to any medical or other emergency.
The Collector Sauces went for $35.00 and the winner
(right) Lynn Claus, looked very happy with her purchase.
Master List of donators
to the Auction.
The Shaffers have always been the Auctioneers of the Water Island Auction since it started.
Mr Shaffer pictured above is now 80-something years old and still partakes quite avidly in the
goings on. His son Lee Shaffer now does the MC however, so they're keeping it in the family,
and Mrs Shaffer assists in the showing of products, along with Brandon (15yrs) and Arthur
(11yrs).
Lee Shaffer, Mr Shaffer, Mrs Shaffer
in the center of the picture from left to right.
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The Major Motion Picture of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" starring Brad Pitt and Cate
Blanchett was partly shot at Honeymoon beach Water Island the beginning of January 2007.
Floyd Douglas Ackley VP Caribbean Specialty Foods, was the Master Grill chef for the Caterer of the Movie Crew, down at the
Beach. Caribbean Specialty Foods' Fish Jerky was available for the crew on the snack table and "Hottie & Sweetie" were on the
table as condiments.
Honeymoon Beach was closed for two days and all the boats moored in the bay had to move for the days during the shoot. It
was quite a lot of excitement for Water Island and we are proud and flattered that Paramount Pictures chose our little island for
thier movie.
Empty Honeymoon Bay (Druif Bay), all the boats had to leave.
The Barge Bringing Movie Equipment to Honeymoon Beach
A Sunset Shoot from Providence Pt Water Island.
