DFV-AAMP Quality Competition for Sausage & Ham
The German Butchers Association (DFV, short for Deutscher Fleischer-Verband), the official representative of craft butchers in Germany, formed a partnership with AAMP to hold the DFV/AAMP IFFA Quality Competition for Sausage and Ham every three years in the United States.
SAVE THE DATE!! January 27-30, 2025
The American Association of Meat Processors is once again partnering with the German Butchers Association (Deutscher Fleischer-Verband [DFV]) for the 2025 DFV/AAMP Quality Competition for Sausage and Ham! This year’s judging will take place January 27-30, 2025, at The Iowa State University Meat Laboratory in Ames, IA.
See below for more information and registration information. The deadline for registration is Friday, December 13, 2024.
German Butchers Association Welcome Letter
Quality Competition Conditions of Participation
2025 Registration Form (Excel doc)
Product Delivery/Payment Instructions
For more information, view the Quality Competition Q&A page.
HOTEL INFORMATION
If you are interested in watching the judging during the DFV-AAMP Quality Competition on January 27-30 in Ames, IA, there are hotel rooms in Ames. You can book rooms at:
Gateway Hotel & Conference Center
2100 Green Hills Drive
Ames, Iowa 50014
(515) 292-8600
Rate: $125.00* plus taxes per night
*includes breakfast at the IowaStater Restaurant (on-site) each morning
Click on this link to book online.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Interested in sponsoring the DFV-AAMP Quality Competition? We are seeking three sponsors for this event. The sponsorship package costs $5,000 and includes the following benefits:
- Signage recognition at the Iowa State judging event and at IFFA in Frankfurt, Germany.
- Two dedicated social media posts across all AAMP platforms, as well as recognition during live coverage of the event.
- Logos on all promotional materials.
- Company recognition in December 2024/March 2025 AAMPlifier; Choice Cuts logo recognition until January event.
- Company recognition at awards ceremony during IFFA in Frankfurt, Germany (Tuesday, May 6, 2025).
2022 Competition Results
- 2022 Champion - RJ's Meats, Hudson, WI (46 Total Gold)
- Grand Prize of Sausage - RJ's Meats, Hudson, WI (32 Total Sausage Gold)
- 2nd Prize of Sausage - Den's Country Meats, Table Rock, NE (29 Total Sausage Gold)
- Grand Prize of Ham - Louie's Finer Meats, Cumberland, WI (19 Total Ham Gold)
- 2nd Prize of Ham - Den's Country Meats, Table Rock, NE (16 Total Ham Gold)
- Cup of Honour (Presented to companies that earn at least 5 gold medals)
- Schaller & Weber (25 Total Gold)
- The Country Butcher (19 Total Gold)
- West Texas A&M University (18 Total Gold)
- Crescent Meats LLC (17 Total Gold)
- Grand Champion Meats (15 Total Gold)
- Block & Cleaver Artisan Meats (14 Gold)
- Paradise Locker Meats (14 Total Gold)
- Cured by Visconti (13 Total Gold)
- Ralph's Packing Company (12 Total Gold)
- McDonald's Meats (10 Total Gold)
- McMullen's Market (10 Total Gold)
- Ranch House Sausage Co. (10 Total Gold)
- Schmidt's Meat Market (9 Total Gold)
- Wisconsin River Meats (7 Total Gold)
- Penn State University (5 Total Gold)
- People's Meat Market (5 Total Gold)
- Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (5 Total Gold)
