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5 Standout Innovative Brands from Expo West
At Expo West, a handful of brands stood out for their innovation and compelling missions. From Pi00a’s inclusive pizza environment to Wild Orchard’s sustainable tea, these brands exemplify how unique stories and purposeful missions can leave a lasting impression.
FI Spotlight: How Nordic Culture Inspired This Food Trend
FI Spotlight: Unboxing the Specialty Food Association’s New Winter FancyFaire Show
The Specialty Shift: Health, Premiumization, Value Will Shape 2025
The demand for better-for-you products is driving shifts across the food industry, prompting demands for premium ingredients and transparent messaging. Consumers are also embracing bold flavors, premiumization, and redefined notions of value, as noted in the 2025 Specialty Food Industry Outlook Report, which FI co-authored.
Specialty Food Association Announces New Winter FancyFaire* Event
FI Spotlight: An Inside Look at the 2025 Winter Fancy Food Show
How Atalanta Corporation Achieves Distinction with Toschi
It’s easy to see why the Atalanta Corporation features Toschi in its lineup of brands. It’s a third-generation, family-owned business, it boasts, a wide variety of diverse products, and its signature flavors can’t be beat. …
The Versatility of Il Villaggio’s Grana Padano Twist and Grate Cheese
The rise of the food-at-home category is an increasing trend of people cooking and preparing meals at home rather than dining out or ordering takeout, causing Atalanta to up their game and come up with …
Cultivating Good Times With Cracking Good! Cheese
Join Susan Choi from The Food Institute as she dives into the delicious world of Cracking Good! Cheese Co. at the 2024 Summer Fancy Food Show in NYC. Atalanta Senior Brand Manager Katie Baldwin unveils …
How DeMedici Imports Showcases the Richness of Olivado
DeMedici Imports has long been known for its roster of fine specialty goods, and Olivado is no exception to that rule. With its line of smooth oils to its unique processing methods and its efforts …
George Gellert: Celebrating A Landmark Career
For almost six decades, George Gellert has been a force to be reckoned with in the food industry. From frozen food to specialty food, he has had a hand in multiple aspects of food importing …
FI News Review (June 28, 2024) – Takeaways from SFA’s Summer Fancy Food Show 2024
FI Spotlight: What Succeeds in Specialty Foods?
Atalanta: Bringing World Food Experiences to North America
At the Specialty Food Association’s Winter Fancy Food Show 2024, Susan Choi has an exclusive interview with Tom Gellert, President of Atalanta Corporation. Discover the rich tapestry of Atalanta, a multi-generational family business that goes …
FI Newscast (January 26, 2024) – The Latest Trends In Specialty Food
FI Newscast (June 16, 2023) – Featuring Bill Lynch, Specialty Food Association
Summer Fancy Food Show Highlights What’s Next in Plant-Based
Plant-based was a unifying theme at the Specialty Food Association’s 2022 Summer Fancy Food show last week, with companies showcasing unique innovations across multiple food and beverage categories. With that, the plant-based specialty retail market …
3 Key Takeaways from Summer Fancy Food Show
NEW YORK CITY – The lingering pandemic has done little to dampen consumer demand for specialty food. This was certainly apparent Monday at Specialty Food Association’s Summer Fancy Food Show. The Javits Center was abuzz …
The State of Specialty Food Distribution
KeHE Distributors President & CEO Brandon Barnholt discusses specialty food trends, factors affecting the industry, and outlook for growth.
Las Vegas Event Illustrates Push for Sustainable Food Products
LAS VEGAS – The specialty food industry gathered en masse at the recent Winter Fancy Food Show earlier this month, and some noteworthy industry transformations were apparent, influenced by the pandemic and changing consumer preferences. …
3 Specialty Food Trends to Watch
Makers and merchants in the $170.4 billion specialty food industry have a history of introducing trends that stick. With that in mind, here are three categories to watch regarding specialty foods in 2022: VEGETABLE INSPIRED …
Q&A: Kellogg Exec Notes How Pandemic Has Altered Snacking
Nigel Hughes had an uncomfortable thought at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic. The SVP of global research and development at The Kellogg Company feared his company might struggle in the snack space amid pandemic lockdowns, since …
Holiday Food Sales Seen Rising if Pandemic Constraints Kept in Check
As the holiday season approaches and retail projections begin rolling in, food sales look promising. That is, as long as the pandemic and its accompanying labor and supply constraints are kept in check. Overall, holiday …
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Specialty Food Sales Jump 19% Despite Pandemic Challenges: SFA Report
The specialty food market reached $170.4 billion in 2020, with sales at retail increasing 19.4%. Overall, the specialty sector accounted for 21.5% of all food sales at year’s end, according to the Specialty Food Association’s …
Honoring Women Execs in Specialty Food Industry
As the conclusion of The Food Institute Report‘s Women’s History series, we are spotlighting the three female executives who were recently honored as the recipients of Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) eighth annual Leadership Awards. The …