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| - Supermarket Superstar is an American reality-competition cooking television series which aired from July to September 2013 on Lifetime. Produced by Eli Holzman, Rhett Bachner, Michael Chiarello and Bob and Harvey Weinstein, it was hosted by Stacy Keibler. In each episode, three aspiring food entrepreneurs competed for a chance to win $10,000 in cash and consultation services valued at $100,000 from and Mattson. In the final episode, three previous winners competed for a chance to have their products introduced and sold in The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P) family of supermarkets. The panel of judges ("mentors") was Debbi Fields of Mrs. Fields Bakeries, Chris Cornyn of DINE and Chiarello. (en)
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| - Competing in this episode are Hannah, a schoolteacher from Santa Cruz CA on a mission for her son with a neurological disorder , Hoda, a food truck entrepreneur from Hoboken NJ , and John, a businessman from Canyon CA with a passion for eating bugs . Focus Group: personal trainers. Focus Group winner: Hannah. Focus Group eliminates: Hoda. Winner: Hannah. (en)
- Competing in this episode are Adam, a debt collector from Wake Forest, NC, Xiomara, a widow with four kids from Temecula, CA and Torchy from Los Angeles. All three are presenting a barbecue sauce, although Xiomara has two versions. Focus Group: diehard football tailgaters. Focus Group winner: Adam. Focus Group sends home: Torchy. Winner: Xiomara. (en)
- Competing in this episode are: Ksenia a Russian immigrant from El Segundo, CA, Dominic food truck owner of Don Chow Tacos from Los Angeles, and Liza a cook with a family recipe from Douglasville, GA. Focus Group: food bloggers. Focus Group eliminates: Ksenia. Winner: Dominic. (en)
- Competing in this episode are: Tekisha from Indianapolis, IN , Megan a PR worker from Beverly Hills, CA , and injured stuntman Tony from Santa Monica, CA . Focus Group: bakers. Focus Group eliminates: Megan. Winner: Tekisha. (en)
- Competing in this episode are Tracey a chef from Atlanta, GA , Nikki, who has a shop that sells crisped rice sweets , and Ben, a movie grip from Los Angeles . Focus Group: college kids. Focus Group winner: Nikki. Focus Group eliminates: Tracey. Winner: Ben. (en)
- Competing in this episode are: Jackie from Los Angeles, who runs a website devoted to cooking and baking with beer ; Patricia, an empty nester from Kingston Jamaica now living in Boston and working as a caterer ; and Alex a vegan college health counselor and author . Focus Group: party planners. Focus Group eliminates: Alex. Winner: Patricia. (en)
- Competing in this episode are Monica from Spotsylvania, VA who has a 150-year-old recipe once served at her family's restaurant , Heather, a fitness instructor and single mom from San Antonio, TX , and Carlos, a food truck operator from Freehold, NJ . Focus Group: working parents. Focus Group winner: Carlos. Focus Group eliminates: Heather. Winner: Carlos. (en)
- Competing in this episode are Jen from Nashville, TN who lost her business in the recession , Avesta a single mom from Columbus, OH and Christine, a pin-up model from Studio City, CA . Focus group: culinary students. Winner: Jen. (en)
- Each of the mentors names two winners they are considering as their selection for the finale. For Fields it is Jen and Carlos. For Chiarello it is Latrice and Dominic. And for Cornyn it is Tekisha and Hannah. They end up choosing Jen, Dominic and Tekisha. The finalists present samples of their product at an A&P supermarket, where their product can also be purchased. Customers also fill out a survey form on the products. Jen is eliminated after having the lowest sales. The two remaining contestants then prepare a variation on their recipe as a potential follow-on product. They present their products to A&P CEO Sam Martin, as well as Tom Dahlen. Dahlen and Martin pick Tekisha's frozen cheesecake cookie sandwich – the Smoogy – as the show winner and it is announced that it is now available in select A&P stores. (en)
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