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AUSTIN COMPANY WINS MAJOR INTERNATIONAL FOOD INDUSTRY AWARD

January 1, 2005 - Results of the 2005 Scovie Awards, one of the top international food competitions -- have been announced, and Austin - based Holy Molé!, Inc. is among the winners again this year. The competition is widely accepted as the top award for hot and spicy foods internationally. Pat Jones is President of the five year old company.

Holy Molé! won a first place award for it's Spicy Salsa Verde, a spicy tomatillo salsa developed in collaboration with Maria Briones. Hundreds of products from around the world competed for top honors. The Scovie Awards, which are presented by Fiery-Foods and BBQ Magazine, along with Sunbelt Shows, producers of the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, were recently announced in Albuquerque, NM. The awards, named for Wilbur Scoville who pioneered a rating scale for spicy foods, have become the industry standard for excellence in over 60 categories of fiery foods.

Dave DeWitt, long considered the father of the fiery foods industry and producer of the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, noted, "I am proud to see how the Scovie Awards have become the preeminent award for hot and spicy foods. Our entries come from every corner of the globe, and our winners hail from 39 states and four countries. This year's Scovie winners really exemplify the diversity and quality of this industry. It is not so much about heat as about the wonderful flavors of fiery foods."

For information on the National Fiery Foods Show, call 505.873.8690, or visit
www.fiery-foods.com.

Contact information:
Pat Jury Jones
President
Holy Molé!, Inc.
512.310.8453