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5 Keys to Dishing Up Specialty Food Sales

Industry insiders weigh in on the trends driving growth in the gourmet food category—and share savvy marketing strategies retailers can use to increase sales in this competitive space.

May 31, 2023

Jennifer Joseph

Industry insiders weigh in on the trends driving growth in the gourmet food category—and share savvy marketing strategies retailers can use to increase sales in this competitive space.

Trends to Watch: Winter Fancy Food Show

June 12, 2022

Nancy Trent

As the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City is here, we are inspired to take a look back at the Winter Show that occurred in February 2022 in Las Vegas. We spotted many trends that we think we will notice at the summer show and see expanded. Keeping...

How Sweet It Is!

June 21, 2019

Rachel Appleton

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the Summer Fancy Food Show spotlighting so much mmm in New York City, we can’t get gourmet off our minds. Fancy Food is the largest specialty food display in the country, featuring more than 180,000 products including confections, cheese, coffee, snacks, spices, ethnic, natural, organic and more. There’s a...

Adventurous Home Cooks Want Quality Flavors and Ingredients

July 23, 2018

Corinna Kaufman

More consumers are opting to prepare meals at home rather than dining out. A study found that 72% of Americans cook from home four nights or more per week in an effort to save money, eat healthier and waste less food (1). As more people prepare home-cooked meals, the demand...

Oil Blend

July 19, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

La Tourangelle now offers an organic gourmet super food oil blend called Amazonian Nutriblend Oil, with sacha inchi oil, vitamin E and omega-3s. Non-GMO Project Verified and BPA- free, Amazonian Nutriblend Oil is safe for cooking vegan and vegetarian dishes and works well with meat dishes. Available in a 16.9...

International Flavors

July 19, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Sky Valley International Sauces has a new line of Latin America inspired sauces including Salsa Verde, Taco, Enchilada, Hot Sauce and Mole Sauce. Sky Valley International Sauces also encompass India as well as unique Asia inspired flavors. 145 Cane Creek Blvd. Danville, VA 24540, www.organicvillefoods.com Published in WholeFoods Magazine August...

Deep Missouri Roots Serve Retailer of the Year MaMa Jean’s

June 27, 2018

Sebastian Krawiec

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When people care about their health, they will make the effort. That is something Susie Farbin learned while working for her mother at Jean’s Health Ways in Ava, MO, for 14 years. A prominent natural product retailer, customers were taking long treks from Springfield and other cities to shop for...

Organic Sauce

June 26, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

The newly Certified B Corporation Red Duck Foods, Inc., offers ketchup, BBQ sauce, seafood sauce, and taco sauce. Their recent line of Taco Sauces comes in Approachably Mild, Uniquely Korean and Actually Spicy. They source high quality, organic ingredients and are using the power of business to help alleviate poverty,...

Classic Indulgences, Better Ingredients

May 21, 2018

Sebastian Krawiec

For a while now, consumers have been changing their dietary habits either by choice or because of a food intolerance or allergies. Some of these changes were influenced by product trends and others through personal research and interest. Now, as product trends such as gluten-free die down for the average...

Cooking Oil

March 22, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

La Tourangelle introduced two new oils to its gourmet lineup: AvoCoco Oil and Pesto Oil. The AvoCoco Oil is designed to replace butter and more in most recipes. The blend includes avocado oil, coconut oil and high-oleic sunflower oil. The Pesto Oil can be used to transform dishes like grilled...