Specialty Food Comes To NRA Show
May 14, 2014 | 2 min to read
New York, N.Y. — Organic ice cream from Petaluma, Calif., chimichurri sauce from Suwannee, Ga., and crepes from Brooklyn produced by members of the Specialty Food Association will be sampled at NRA Show 2014 in Chicago May 17 – 19.
Fourteen members of the Association, a not-for-profit trade association for food artisans, importers and entrepreneurs, are presenting new and innovative products for restaurants and foodservice venues at Booth 8075 in the American Food Fair section. The exhibitors feature products that represent the craft, care and joy of specialty food.
Exhibitors include:
- The Gilded Nut Snack Co.
- HVD
- Three Twins Ice Cream
- Rising Sun Farms
- Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
- Traina Foods
- Crepini
- Samba Flavor, The Chimichurri Company
- Nielsen-Massey Vanillas
- Char Crust
- Lily of the Village
- Marich Confections
- Hometown Bagels
- Ahmad Tea USA
Specialty food sales in the U.S. reached a record $88 billion in 2013, with sales to foodservice representing a 20.5 percent share, or $18.1 billion, according to the latest research from the Specialty Food Association.
"Our members are embracing foodservice as an important and growing market. They are bringing the same craft and care to the foods they create for sale at retail to the larger sizes they are making for restaurants, hotels, college campuses and other important venues," says Association President Ann Daw.
About the Specialty Food Association
The Specialty Food Association is a thriving community of food artisans, importers and entrepreneurs. Established in 1952, the not-for-profit trade association provides its 3,000 members in the U.S. and abroad the tools, knowledge and connections to champion and nurture their companies in an always-evolving marketplace. The Association (formerly the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, Inc.) owns and produces the Winter and Summer Fancy Food Shows, and presents the sofi Awards. Learn more at specialtyfood.com.
Media Contacts:
Ken Seiter, Chief Marketing Officer, 646-878-0104, kseiter@specialtyfood.com
Louise Kramer, Public Relations Director, 646-878-0130, lkramer@specialtyfood.com
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Source: Specialty Food Association