Shed Spread ranks among top BBQ sauces
21.05.12
DESTIN — It’s no small feat to be among the top-ranked barbecue sauces in the world.
Michael Ross, pit master at The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint in Destin, said The Shed’s original sauce, Shed Spread, has been ranked No. 4 out of 100 by BBQSuperStars.com.
“This is a pretty good accomplishment,” Ross said. “What most people like about the sauce is it’s different. It’s sweet in the beginning and it’s got a kick at the end.”
The sauces were ranked on five criteria: competitions won; sales; cooking teams winning with the sauce; overall reputation; and the number of stores and Internet sites that sell it.
Shed Spread sells for $6.99.
Unlike most barbecue sauces, such as No. 1 Sweet Baby Ray’s, The Shed’s sauces are sold only at the restaurants and online. That makes the retail sales much more challenging than sauces sold in grocery stores and other outlets.
“Obviously we’re doing something right,” Ross said. “There are a lot of players in the game, and this ranking just shows the hard work we put in is paying off.”
Source: The Northwest Florida Daily News