Woman-owned Little Red Kitchen Bake Shop Dominates Baked Goods -Bakery Desserts Category of 2020 sofi Awards

August 27, 2020 Specialty Food Association

The Little Red Kitchen Bake Shop takes home two sofi™ 2020 Awards, a Bronze award for its Elvis Cookie Pie and a Silver Award for its Monster Cookie Pie. The Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) 2020 sofi™ Awards is a top honor in the $158 billion specialty food industry.

Specialty Food Association Announces 2020 sofi Award Winners

August 25, 2020 Specialty Food Association

Launched in 1972, the sofi (specialty outstanding food innovation) Awards celebrate the culinary excellence and creativity of its 4,000+ members.

SFA to Host Virtual Specialty Food Live! Event

The Specialty Food Association will host Specialty Food Live!, a virtual event that will connect specialty food makers and buyers, Sept. 21 – 24.

SFA Voices Opposition to New Retaliatory Tariffs

The Specialty Food Association has submitted comments in a letter to the United States Trade Representative opposing additional retaliatory tariffs as part of the enforcement of U.S. WTO rights in the aircraft dispute between the U.S. and the E.U. The USTR is looking to either increase to 100 percent the existing tariffs and/or put tariffs on additional products such as chocolate, jams, pasta, pastries, coffee and baked goods.

Specialty Food Association Releases New State of the Industry Report

Based on sales data from the past three calendar years, the new Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) annual State of the Specialty Food Industry Report reveals a robust specialty food industry hitting $ 158.4 billion in sales, a 10.7 percent increase since 2017. The full report includes commentary throughout that reflects the impact and ramifications of COVID-19.