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Specialty Food Association to Honor Industry Leaders at Winter Fancy Food Show

December 21, 2022

Las Vegas, NV—The 2023 Winter Fancy Food Show is heading to the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 15-17. Makers, buyers, retailers, brokers, distributors, and other industry professionals will gather for this specialty food trade event, which is the largest B2B-only specialty food and beverage show in the U.S. On Monday,...

Plant-Based on the Rise at 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show

June 21, 2022

Carolina Schneider, MS, RD

The Specialty Food Association’s 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show took place from June 12 to 14 in New York City. This season, the show welcomed almost 2,000 exhibitors. That makes it the largest U.S. show devoted exclusively to specialty foods and beverages. Specialty food companies are at the forefront of...

Specialty Food Association Releases Top 5 2022 Trends

November 9, 2021

Julia Peterman

New York, NY—The Specialty Food Association Trendspotter Panel has uncovered five trends that will drive the growth of the $170.4 billion specialty food industry in 2022, according to a press release. Over the course of three digital SFA shows, the Panel assembled to research thousands of specialty food and beverage...

Specialty Food Sales Hit $170.4B, SFA Reports

June 11, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

The Specialty Food Association (SFA) has released its annual State of the Specialty Food Industry 2021-2022 edition, according to a press release. The research published in the report shows that total specialty food sales hit $170.4 billion in 2020, and that specialty food brick-and-mortar sales hit $83.4 billion between 2018-2020,...

Specialty Food Update: 12 Trends to Watch

March 18, 2021

Nancy Trent

The Specialty Food Association met this January for their bi-annual meeting, and while it looked different than normal, it was still great. Following the success of their first virtual experience back in September 2020, they decided to host a second virtual event due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While there...

Summer Fancy Food Show 2021 Reschedules Due to Pandemic

January 26, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

New York, NY—The Specialty Food Association (SFA) announced in a press release that the Summer Fancy Food Show will now take place September 27-29. It will still be held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Given that it will be the only in-person show the Association...

People News January 2021: AHPA, PCC Community Markets, Deerland, and More

December 18, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has promoted Amber Bennett to Vice President of Marketing and Engagement. Bennett joined as Director of Membership in July 2015, and will continue to oversee AHPA’s membership department while supervising education and communications and marketing. The company also promoted Rachel Haas, who joined AHPA...

SFA Swaps Winter Fancy Food Show for Virtual "Specialty Food Live"

October 15, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

New York, NY—The Specialty Food Association has canceled its 46th annual Winter Fancy Food Show scheduled for January 17-19, 2021 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. Instead, SFA will go virtual with "Specialty Food Live!" on January 19-22, 2021. “We’re excited about our new series of virtual events.

SFA Cancels Summer Fancy Food Show, Looks to Support Members

April 13, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

New York, NY—The Specialty Food Association (SFA) is canceling its Summer Fancy Food Show, according to a press release. The show was scheduled for June 28-30 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York. However, given the pandemic and the crucial role played by the Javits Center in fighting...

SFA Announces Winners of 2020 Leadership Awards

February 27, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

San Francisco, CA—The Specialty Food Association (SFA) has announced the winners of its 2020 Leadership Awards in a press release. The awards “honor food industry frontrunners who go above and beyond by creating positive social, economic, and/or environmental impact through innovation and vision.” The winners demonstrate ethics, practice transparency, pioneer...