Depending on you like it, Fanestil’s Party Time Ham may well be hot on your plate. But it’s also up for a cool state honor.
Voting is now underway for the Kansas Manufacturing Council’s Coolest Thing Made in Kansas contest. Emporia’s Fanestil Meats is in the People’s Choice category for its Party Time Ham. The contest also comes as Fanestil is in the thick of a major expansion of its facility in the 4700 block of West Highway 50, adding processing to its Fresh Local Market, cold storage and administration offices.
Residents can go online to www.kansascool.com to find 32 businesses on this year’s list. Residents can vote for up to 16 of the businesses by Sept. 16, with the top 16 advancing to the next round of competition. The opening round of voting currently underway will lead to a bracket-style format for the rest of the competition, with the field trimmed to eight by Sept. 26 and the final four announced Oct. 3. The winner will be announced Oct. 13.
Last year’s winner was Hometown Pie Company of New Strawn. The first contest winner was EMP Shield of Burlington in 2020.
More information about the contest is online at www.kansascool.com. More information about Fanestil is online at www.fanestils.com.
