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Uncle Pete's November Newsletter | November 2009

Our inaugural email newsletter! Find out about the real Uncle Pete, make a delicious holiday dip using Uncle Pete's BBQ Sauce, find out where you can buy Uncle Pete's in the coming weeks, and read some Fun Facts about Barbecue. Read the newsletter here.

Hilton Head Monthly | Hilton Head Island, SC | July 2008

Tom Raines' Family Recipe Now A National Award-Winner, Melinda Copp
"Tom Raines' Great Uncle Pete loved to barbecue. He would light the pit early in the morning to get the charcoal ready, then he'd slow cook the ribs or chicken or whatever meat was on the menu that day, for hours, then serve the entire Raines' family a barbecue feast in the late afternoon. 'When Uncle Pete was barbecuing, that was the place to be,' says Raines." Read the entire article here.

The Island Packet | Hilton Head Island, SC | June 2008

Uncle Pete's Barbecue Sauce May Spice Up The Country, David Lauderdale
"This story is as all-American as hot dogs burning on the grill.
But so far, the tale of Tom Raines and his Uncle Pete is sweet and smoky with just the right kick of heat.
So say the judges of national contests that Raines is winning with a barbecue sauce recipe passed down from his great-uncle, a welder who traveled coast to coast for work until settling in Washington state, where he made barbecue grills from barrels and entertained crowds with his food, his sauce and his guitar picking.
"He couldn't read a note of music, but he could play anything," said Raines, of Hilton Head Plantation.
Uncle Pete wasn't a barbecue baron either, but his sauce still is singing. " Read the entire article here.

South Carolina Department of Agriculture | May 2008

Lowcountry Companies represented at Chicago Food Show, Hugh Weathers, Commissioner
"Three Lowcountry companies traveled to Chicago for the Global Food and Style Expo this week
increasing their reach into new markets.
The show which ran from April 27-29 is an annual trade show combining the Fancy Foods Show, All Things
Organic, and the U.S. Food Export Showcase bringing together vendors and buyers from across the county and world. The Hilton Head companies, Heritage Shortbread, Hilton Head Cookie Company, and Uncle Pete’s
Barbeque Sauce, were among the 1,000 exhibitors representing almost 56,000 specialty food products.
For Tom Raines, owner of Uncle Pete’s Barbeque Sauce in Hilton Head, this was his first food expo. In
business for three years, Raines has turned a family recipe for barbeque sauce, developed by his great uncle
Pete, into a business using the award winning sauce. He originally began using it in family gatherings and was
encouraged to bottle sell his sauce. Raines said he entered, and won, the Hilton Head Kiwanis Club Barbeque
and Rib Burn Off three years in a row, and decided to enter his recipe into national barbeque competitions.
Raines has consistently won. He recently placed first in the coveted Scovie Awards sponsored by Fiery Foods
Magazine and Barbeque." Read the entire release here.

2008 Scovie Awards | November 28, 2007

Hilton Head island Sauce Lands Top International Food Award
"Uncle Pete’s BBQ Sauce of Hilton Head Island was selected as a winner in one of the world’s most competitive gourmet food competitions. Uncle Pete’s BBQ Sauce, which manufactures three flavors of BBQ sauce, has received a First Place 2008 Scovie Award in the industry’s most rigorous blind tasting. A panel of the country’s top culinary experts sampled hundreds of the world’s most lauded gourmet foods and the top scoring products each won a coveted Scovie banner." Read the entire release here.

The Gazette | Colorado Springs | July 3, 2007

Sizzlin' Sauces, Teresa J. Farney
"This is so good that I’ve used it on cold ribs in the morning. It won in the Fiery Food Challenge this year, a contest put on by Chile Pepper Magazine. It’s a medium-thick, tomato-based sauce that is sweet and smoky with a little vinegar tang and a kick of heat on the finish. (Cost: $8.75 at the store, or visit www.unclepetesbbqsauce.com.)" Read the entire article here.