National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT)
Each year, the NASFT's panel of food professionals select outstanding specialty food products to represent the finest foods in the United States. Nueske's Applewood Smoked Sliced Bacon has been honored with medals in the following categories:

GOLD MEDAL, Outstanding Meat, Pate, & Seafood – 2001
GOLD MEDAL, Outstanding Meat, Pate, & Seafood – 2006
GOLD MEDAL, Outstanding Meat, Pate, & Seafood – 2009
GOLD MEDAL, Outstanding Meat, Pate, & Seafood – 2010

Nueske's Applewood Smoked Tellicherry Pepper-Coated Bacon received:

SILVER MEDAL, Outstanding Meat, Pate, & Seafood - 2008

Nueske's Wild Cherrywood Smoked Uncured Bacon received:

SILVER MEDAL, Outstanding New Product for 2010 - 2010

American Culinary Institute
A judging panel of degreed and certified chefs honored Nueske bacon as the finest Applewood smoked bacon in America. Judges included certified Culinarians, Executive Chefs, Chefs du Cuisine and Chef/Owners of some of America's finest restaurants.

The American Culinary Institute has honored Nueske Applewood Smoked Sliced Bacon with its Award of Excellence for nine (9) consecutive years: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002.

In 2000 and 2001, the American Culinary Institute's chef panel also awarded American Tasting Award of Excellence honors to Applewood Smoked, Honey-glazed Spiral-sliced Hams from Nueske Hillcrest Farm Meats.