In addition to producing the Fiery Foods Show — the largest hot foods
trade show in the country, DeWitt also hosts the
annual Scovie Awards, a
contest that judges the best food products in the hot foods industry.
Carolyn Wells, executive director of the Kansas City Barbeque Society, noted that barbecue is the only «food group» with two
trade organizations, three
annual conferences and
trade shows, nine
contest cooking circuits, eight newsletters, two newspapers, and three magazines.»