Over the last eight years that the McIlvenna’s have owned and operated Wildbeary, they have won numerous awards and honors:
• February 2003: Wildbeary earned special notice in NASFT magazine for new products information.
• June 2003: Wildbeary was chosen by the First Lady of Idaho as the only product to represent the State of Idaho at the National Governor’s Association seminar for Governors Spouses, Assistants and Residence Managers held in Little Rock, Arkansas.
• November 2003: Wildbeary was one of four Idaho Specialty food products chosen by Amazon.com for their new gourmet foods web presence.
• June 2005: Chosen by Idaho Junior Miss and Idaho Dental Association to represent their State as a gift item provided to conventioneers.
• February 2006: Chosen by Idaho Industries in Boise to represent Idaho products at a showcase to Legislators in Washington D.C.
• November 2007: Featured on TV in six-state area for a program called “Huckleberries for the Holidays”.
• Spring 2008: Included in “Rave Reviews”, a publication that serves the gift basket industry, featuring excellent Idaho-produced products.
• November 2008: Received U.S. Local Business Association’s Best of Coeur d’Alene Award, in the Gift Basket category.
• January 2009: Wildbeary Mixer featured at the Presidential Inaugural Balls in a huckleberry daiquiri.