Texas Sized Triumph: Winners Announced for 11TH Annual H E B Quest for Texas Best

The judges were: Roxanne Orsak, H-E-B Chief Operating Officer and President of Joe V's Smart Shop; Winell Herron, H-E-B Group Vice President of Public Affairs, Diversity and Environmental Affairs; Kyle Stevens, H-E-B Senior Vice President-Drugstore, Beauty and General Merchandise; Leah Luedeker, Group Vice President Border Region; Chef Sean Robertson, Product Development Chef; Erin Booke, former Texas Food Writer and Editor and freelance writer; and Chet Garner, Creator, Host, and Executive Producer of Texas travel show, The Daytripper.

Since the launch of the competition in 2014, more than 1,000 unique food items, beverages, and general merchandise items have made it to H-E-B store shelves. This year alone, H-E-B's Business Development Managers reviewed submissions from 470 creative entrepreneurs from more than 118 cities across the Lone Star State. Additionally, H-E-B has awarded $2.2 million in prize money along with marketing, mentoring, and supplemental support and presented 55 Quest for Texas Best suppliers with a commemorative H-E-B Million Dollar Club belt buckle for achieving $1 million in sales.