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,...
The $150 billion specialty food industry got together for the Specialty Food Association (SFA)’s annual Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City, Sunday, June 23 - Tuesday, June 25. It’s obvious shoppers are seeking an elevated food experience as premium produce, small-batch and high quality ingredients outpace all other...
[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...
The State of the Specialty Food Industry report conducted by the Specialty Food Association, in collaboration with Mintel, shows specialty foods category ranked among the fastest-growing in the food business, hitting $140.3 billion last year, an 11% increase since 2015. Product innovation and the availability of this category are factors in...
Andrew Balducci, owner of the famous Balducci's specialty foods and produce market, died on March 22, 2018 at the age of 92 of acute leukemia. Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to Maria Miscioscia and Louis Balducci, he spent his childhood in Corato, Italy, before emigrating back to the United States at the...
New York City, NY — The Specialty Food Association (SFA) held its annual Summer Fancy Food Show on June 25 – 27 at the Javits Center. Exhibiting companies numbered greater than 2,600 and approximately 25,000 people attended the show. These include specialty retailers such as Whole Foods Market, Kroger and...
