specialty food trends

Vegan Cheese RIND by Dina & Joshua Classic Cambleu sofi Award Winner

Plant-Based Cheese RIND by Dina & Joshua Wins Gold at Specialty Food Association Awards

The company's winning entry is their Classic Cambleu, a soft-ripened French-style vegan cheese.

August 26, 2020

RIND’s Classic Cambleu, a soft-ripened, French-style vegan cheese, has won the gold award in the Plant Based - Other Dairy category as part of the Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) 2020 sofi Awards, a top honor in the $158 billion specialty food industry.

Specialty Food Association Trendspotter Panel predicts Top 2020 food trends

Trendspotters see continuing growth in products across categories containing CBD and dairy-free functions.

November 19, 2019

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From “plants as plants” to unexpected proteins and everything in between, the Specialty Food Association (SFA) Trendspotter Panel, New York, predicts what’s coming up for specialty food in 2020.

Study: Growth of natural foods, beverages outpace overall food & beverage market

While natural products continue to grow 4-5% in natural and specialty retail outlets, conventional retail stores are seeing increased sales of natural products as well.

September 18, 2019

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The retail sales growth of natural food and beverage products is much higher than growth of the overall food and beverage market, according to the “2019 State of the Natural Industry” report from SPINS, Chicago.

State of the Industry Report 2019: Food & beverage processing

Marina Mayer

July 11, 2019

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Trends and fads may come and go, but what remains the same is the way cold food and beverage processors do business.

Study reveals specialty food sales near $150B

Specialty food sales outpaced the growth of all food at retail – up 10.3% vs. 3.1%.

June 4, 2019

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The Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) annual State of the Specialty Food Industry Report reveals that specialty food remains one of the fastest-growing segments of the food business.

Specialty Food Association creates Incubator Alley

The new Incubator Village features 11 U.S. incubators, showcasing 80 companies SFA has helped launch or grow.

June 28, 2018

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Ten years ago, the Specialty Food Association (SFA), New York, began working with food incubators. Then, several of those incubators and their emerging companies evolved into Incubator Alley. Today, these incubators take on an expanded footprint and become Incubator Village.

Study: Specialty food sales hit record $140.3B

Product innovation and the wider availability of specialty foods through mass-market outlets also plays a part in the industry's success.

June 12, 2018

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Specialty foods remain one of the fastest-growing segments of the food business, according to a new study released by the Specialty Food Association (SFA), New York.

Specialty Food Association, Food Marketing Institute announce alliance

This relationship will bring together SFA and FMI members to strengthen the growing specialty food industry.

May 19, 2017

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The Specialty Food Association (SFA), New York, and Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va., launched a strategic partnership focused on the $127 billion specialty food category.

Specialty food industry sales hit record high in 2015

Retail specialty food sales grew to $94 billion in 2015, a 19.7% jump since 2013, driven by product innovations and wider availability of specialty foods through mass-market outlets.

April 21, 2016

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The specialty food industry continues to be a bright spot in the U.S. economy, and is now a $120.5 billion dollar industry, according to a new report by the Specialty Food Association.