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KEVIN'S RECIPE
CHALLENGE

Take the challenge and share your culinary creativity using Kevin's Natural Foods Entrées. Win up to $3,000!

TAKE THE KEVIN’S NATURAL FOODS BLOGGER RECIPE CHALLENGE AND SEE IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS TO BE A WINNER!

Kevin’s Natural Foods is looking for spectacular bloggers, not professional chefs, to compete in their Kevin’s Natural Foods Blogger Recipe Challenge. The challenge date has been set, the pans will be banging, and the creative juices will be flowing to see who becomes the winner of the Kevin’s Natural Foods Blogger Recipe Challenge.

All recipes should take 15 minutes or less and submissions must include photos and video. Extra consideration will be given to recipes for including ‘pro-tips’ or fun facts regarding the ingredients or the background of your recipe.

READY, SET, GO!

What is the challenge and what do I win?

One Paleo Category Winner: $1,000.00 Cash Prize

Who says the caveman diet can’t be delicious?! Let’s start by switching things up and see what delicious combinations you can achieve by infusing one of our irresistible, high-quality protein into your recipes. Take the challenge and show us your best breakfast, lunch, or dinner recipes. You’ll never miss the dairy, legumes, or grains!

One Keto Category Winner: $1,000.00 Cash Prize

We love the Keto diet for its health benefits and all the delicious flavors. Show us your culinary skills by creating original Keto recipes that can be served for dinner, lunch or even breakfast. Think outside the box and create inspiring Keto recipes with our delectable entrées that will leave us saying WOW!

One Gluten-Free Category Winner: $1,000.00 Cash Prize

Following a gluten-free diet doesn’t need to be boring, in fact, it can be absolutely delicious with one of our incredible entrées. Take the challenge and use your imagination and create the best gluten-free recipes using one of our entrées that would please the most discerning palates.

Qualified applicants can choose 4 Kevin’s Natural Foods Entrées from the list below. Each blogger will receive 2 of each product for free to create their original recipes.

  • Chicken Chile Verde
  • Chicken Tikka Masala
  • Cilantro Lime Chicken
  • Korean BBQ-Style Chicken
  • Roasted Garlic Chicken
  • Teriyaki-Style Chicken
  • Thai-Style Coconut Chicken
  • Korean BBQ-Style Beef
  • Mongolian-Style Beef
  • Peppercorn Steak Tips

The winners of the contest will be determined by judging all qualifying entrants' submissions based on the following criteria:

1. Visual Appeal: 25%

Does the recipe show well on a plate or in a bowl? Do your eyes make you want to eat this recipe before you even smell or taste it?

2. Creativity: 25%

Does your recipe show originality? Is this recipe reflective of unique twists to ingredient usage? Have you incorporated your personal touch to this recipe?

3. Taste: 50%

Does this recipe taste great with every bite? Would you want to make this recipe repeatedly based on taste alone? Does it contain interesting, yet gratifying flavor combinations?

Check out our contest details below.

THE KEVIN’S NATURAL FOODS BLOGGER RECIPE CHALLENGE CONTEST RULES

We are looking for talented and creative food bloggers. Only the first 30 qualified applicants will be accepted. How can you qualify?

  • Must be 21 years old or older at time of entry
  • Must be a legal U.S. resident
  • Void in Alaska, Hawaii and where prohibited
  • Food blog must be updated frequently (at least once per week) and has been in existence for at least one year
  • RECIPE MUST BE ORIGINAL
  • Recipe photos must be 300 dpi Jpegs
  • One video no longer than 45 seconds
  • NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

Recipe Details

Your original recipes must be easy to recreate, taste delicious, and of course, be original and inventive. Only Kevin’s Natural Foods Entrées listed in these rules are eligible for use in the Kevin’s Natural Foods Blogger Recipe Challenge. We highly encourage you to use ‘clean’ ingredients – no refined sugar, soy, gluten. Extra consideration will be given to recipes for including ‘pro-tips’, fun facts, or health hacks regarding the ingredients or the background of your recipe.

How to Submit Your Recipes

Final recipes along with a picture of the Kevin’s Natural Foods Entrée must be publicly posted on your blog, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tiktok or Instagram to qualify. Kevin’s Natural Foods social media links must be included when posting your recipes on your blog to qualify. Bloggers when compiling the list of ingredients for your recipes, must state the name of the Kevin’s Natural Foods Entrée used in creating your recipe, i.e: Kevin’s Natural Foods Korean BBQ-Style Beef Entrée. Please email your original recipe to contest@kevinsnaturalfoods.com, and upload all assets to dropbox that will be provided by Kevin’s Natural Foods including two photos (300 dpi Jpegs) and one video (9:16) with product packaging of your finished recipes, along with links to your published recipes by the contest deadline. No text should appear in your photos. One video no more than 45 seconds should also be posted on your platforms. All bloggers must tag Kevin’s Natural Foods on all of their social media platforms. Bloggers must use the hashtags #kevinsrecipechallenge when posting on each of your social media platforms. Applicants are responsible for complying with all rules of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tiktok and Instagram.

We highly encourage you to share your recipes on all forms of social media including, but not limited to: Foodgawker, Yummly, Tastespotting, Tumblr, YouTube, Google+, etc. Please send links to sites where you have shared your recipes to contest@kevinsnaturalfoods.com

CONTEST TIMELINE & IMPORTANT INFORMATION

  • Contest begins October 17, 2022 and ends December 23, 2022
  • Recipes must be sent no later than December 23, 2022
  • No recipes will be allowed for entry after December 23, 2022
  • Contest only open to the first 30 qualified bloggers

Sign Up Today and Take the Challenge!

VIEW THE COMPLETE OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES HERE

1. Eligibility: This Contest is open to legal U.S. residents residing in the United States who are 21 years of age or older at time of entry. This contest is sponsored by Kevin’s Natural Foods of Stockton, California. Employees, officers and directors of sponsor, affiliates and promotion partners, and their immediate families (parents, children, siblings, spouse) or members of the same household (whether related or not) of such employees/officers/directors are not eligible to participate. Void where prohibited. Applicants are responsible for complying with all rules of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.

2. How To Enter: Contest begins at 12:00 am Pacific Standard Time on October 17, 2022 and ends at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on December 23, 2022 (the "Deadline Date"). All entries must be received by 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on the Deadline Date. To enter, visit www.kevinsnaturalfoods.com/recipechallenge. All entries must include your full name, address, city, state, zip code, telephone number, email address and blog name. If entries do not contain all necessary information, entrant will be disqualified. Please be certain to follow all directions. Sponsor is the official timekeeper for this contest. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

3. Judging: The winners of the contest will be determined by judging all qualifying entrants' submissions based on the following criteria:

1. Visual Appeal: 25%

Does the recipe show well on a plate or bowl? Do your eyes make you want to eat this recipe before you even smell or taste it?

2. Creativity: 25%

Does your recipe show originality? Is this recipe reflective of unique twists to ingredient usage? Have you incorporated your personal touch to this recipe?

3. Taste: 50%

Does this recipe taste great with every bite? Would you want to make this recipe repeatedly based on taste alone? Does it contain interesting, yet gratifying flavor combinations?


All entries will be judged using the criteria stated above. All judging will be completed by Kevin’s Natural Foods. Decision by Kevin’s Natural Foods is final and binding on all matters relating to this contest.

All recipes must be the original work of entrant and not previously published. You may use other recipes for inspiration, but you must make your own unique ingredient and cooking instruction changes for the recipe to be considered. Each submitted recipe must not infringe the copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other intellectual property rights of any person or entity. All entries become the property of Kevin’s Natural Foods and will not be returned. By submitting a recipe for this contest, you grant Kevin’s Natural Foods all rights, title and interest in the submitted entry, including the right to publish your recipe and any other information provided worldwide in all print and electronic media, (now or hereafter existing,) without time limitation, and the right to include your name and hometown (e.g., city and state) in connection therewith. Sponsor may contact you via phone or email regarding your submission.

4. Winners and Prizes: Winners will be selected as follows: One Paleo Category winner will be awarded $1,000.00. One Keto category winner will be awarded $1,000.00. One Gluten Free category winner will be awarded $1,000.00. Sponsor has the right to publish winner’s names and recipes in future company promotional activities or cookbook. Each prize is not transferable and cannot be assigned or substituted. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a similar prize of equal or greater value if the stated prize cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond the control of the sponsor. Sponsor will not be responsible for any loss, liability or damage arising out of the winners' acceptance or use of the prize(s). All prizes are guaranteed to be awarded, assuming enough qualifying entries is received and meet the minimum judging criteria. Winners must submit an affidavit of eligibility. All taxes (including, but not limited to, income taxes), and any and all service charges or fees applicable to the prize are the sole responsibility of the winners. The prize winners may be required to execute (and have notarized) an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and a Publicity Release ("Affidavit/Release") which must be returned to and received by Sponsor or its third party service provider within ten (10) days from winners receipt of the Affidavit/Release. The winners may also be required to complete a Form 1099 before receiving their prize(s).

5. Selection of Winners: Winners will be determined and notified on or about December 1st , 2022 by regular mail and/or email. Any winner may be required to execute a Statement of Eligibility and Release and Payment Authorization within 30 days of prize notification attempt or winner will be disqualified and prize may be awarded to an alternate winner. Entry and/or acceptance of prize(s) constitutes permission for the sponsor and its agencies, if any, to use the winner's name, hometown (e.g., city and state) and/or likeness for advertising and trade purposes without further compensation or authorization, worldwide and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known and hereafter devised, unless prohibited by law.

6. Conditions: Sponsor is not liable for any technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer internet system, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading/uploading any materials in this contest, or other technical difficulties or failures or other errors of any kind. Sponsor is not responsible or liable for any injury or damage to an entrant's or third person's computer and/or its contents, related to or resulting from contest. Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or modify the contest at any time for any reason. In such a circumstance, all winners will be selected based on entries received to date of termination. Sponsor also reserves the right to modify this contest in the event an insufficient number of entries are received and/or an insufficient number of entries meet the minimum judging criteria. If two similar entries are received, only the entry judged to best meet criteria as set by sponsor will be included in the final judging. Entrants agree to indemnify sponsor, and its affiliated partners, from and against all claims and liabilities arising out of or in connection with this contest. In the event of any dispute regarding the identity of an entrant who submitted an online entry, the authorized account holder of the email address used for the entry at the time of entry will be deemed the entrant. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institute) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the operation of the website or the entry process.

7. No Recourse to Judicial or Other Procedures/Severability: To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate, to seek injunctive relief or to make any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or in connection with this contest are hereby excluded, and any entrant expressly waives any and all such rights. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds the foregoing waiver unenforceable, entrants hereby consent to the jurisdiction and venue residing exclusively within the federal or state courts of the State of California and agree that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. Entrants agree that these Official Rules are governed by the laws of the State of California, without reference to principles of conflicts of law. If any provision(s) of these Official Contest Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.