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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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