Award Win - 2022 International Flavor Awards
Our best seller and multi-award winning POKS Spices Original Spicy West African Seasoning, just snagged another product award.
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THE LATEST NEWS
Dallas Morning News Feature
Are POKS Spices West African Seasonings the "Tajin of West Africa?". The Dallas Morning News may seem to think so. Check out this feature of
Cornell University Feature
POKS Spices and our founder Abena were featured by Cornell University where Abena got her first introduction to the field of food science.
Fox-32 Chicago Feature
POKS Spices and our founder Abena were featured on Fox-32 Chicago's feature of black owned food and beverage companies in the US.
Thrillist Feature
Thrillist feature tells the story of West Africa's Jollof rice and POKS Spices Jollof Rice West African Seasoning launch.
Food Business News Feature
POKS Spices Jollof Rice West African Seasoning is featured in the New Product Showcase of Food Business News.
Jollof Rice West African Seasoning Launch
Texas-based POKS Spices launches Jollof Rice West African Seasoning with New York based Burlap & Barrel.
Target Forward Founders
POKS Spices was accepted into the 3rd Cohort of Target's Forward Founders Program, along with 29 other brands, out of ~1800 brands.
On Flags & POKS Spices
Learn about how colors from West African flags impacts the branding strategy for POKS Spices logo and packaging designs.
4 Award Wins at Scovie 2022
POKS Spices wins 4 awards in the 2022 Scovie Awards Competition, for all of its West African Seasonings
Thrillist Feature
Yemisi Awosan of Egunsi Foods highlighted POKS Spices as one of her favorite black-owned brands to support all year round.
Why Food? Podcast Feature
In August, our founder Abena had the opportunity to chat with Ethan Frisch and Vallery Lomas of the Why Food? Podcast to talk POKS Spices.
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