Specialty Food Association

Sunday Night® Foods Launches Premium Chocolate Ganache for Food Service

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Freitag, Mai 5, 2023
Restaurant, Bar, Food, Beverage, Supply Chain Management, Retail, Specialty, Dark, Specialty Food Association, Butter, Palm oil, Multimedia, Vanilla

Sunday Night® Foods today launches its award-winning Dark + Decadent Chocolate Ganache for chefs nationwide in 8-pound, flexible pouches.

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  • Sunday Night® Foods today launches its award-winning Dark + Decadent Chocolate Ganache for chefs nationwide in 8-pound, flexible pouches.
  • The luxurious, premium ganache won the prestigious sofi™ Award for New Product for Dessert Toppings from the Specialty Food Association in 2022.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230505005087/en/
    Sunday Night uses a classic French technique to create its premium chocolate ganache from the finest pure ingredients without corn syrup, preservatives or emulsifiers.
  • “Our high-quality chocolate ganache is in the right place at the right time,” said Sarah Pritchard, chief operating officer with Sunday Night Foods.

Food Innovators Highlight Policy Priorities at First-Ever Capitol Hill Fly-In & Reception

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Dienstag, April 25, 2023
Workforce, National Biotechnology Research Park, The Good Food Institute, Food, Poultry, Farmer, Agriculture, Policy, Specialty Food Association, Saint-Just, Seafood, GFI, Finless Foods, Research, Multimedia, Government, Organization, United States farm bill, Congress, Climate change, Investment, Climate, Federation, Health, Meat, Food security, Impossible Foods, Egg, Renewable energy

The group hosted policymakers, regulators and media at an invite-only event on Capitol Hill where guests enjoyed hors d'oeuvres featuring ingredients from the emerging food brands, curated by popular deli and caterer DC Vegan .

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  • The group hosted policymakers, regulators and media at an invite-only event on Capitol Hill where guests enjoyed hors d'oeuvres featuring ingredients from the emerging food brands, curated by popular deli and caterer DC Vegan .
  • "The Good Food Institute is working to create a world where alternative proteins are no longer alternative.
  • Along with our industry partners, including the companies that convened on Capitol Hill today, GFI looks forward to sharing its policy priorities with Congressional leaders," said Bruce Friedrich, founder and president of GFI.
  • Innovators and leaders in the industry are recommending that the U.S. government:
    Invest in the future of food through research, development and consumer education.

Lifetime Achievement Awards and Hall of Fame Induction to Take Place at Specialty Food Association's 67th Summer Fancy Food Show

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Montag, April 17, 2023
Specialty Food Association, Javits Center, FC Kramatorsk, Show, Hall, Speciality chemicals, Tourism

"The inspiring individuals we're honoring this year have made a lasting impact on the specialty food trade," said Denise Purcell, VP, resource development, for the Specialty Food Association.

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  • "The inspiring individuals we're honoring this year have made a lasting impact on the specialty food trade," said Denise Purcell, VP, resource development, for the Specialty Food Association.
  • "Each of the Hall of Fame Inductees and Lifetime Achievement Winners have positively influenced and improved the industry and helped advance the global consumption of specialty foods."
  • The Summer Fancy Food Show—June 25-27 at the Javits Center in NYC—features thousands of specialty food products from nearly 2,000 domestic and international exhibitors, educational programming, special events, and networking opportunities.
  • The Show is open only to qualified members of the specialty food trade, industry affiliates, and journalists.

Fortune International Expands Distribution of D’Artagnan to West Coast

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Mittwoch, April 12, 2023
Organic Food, Supply Chain Management, Retail, Restaurant, Bar, Specialty, Food, Beverage, Specialty Food Association, FedEx, Fortune International Group, Brothers, Seafood, Acquisition, Family

Fortune International, LLC (“Fortune” or the “Company”), the country’s leading processor, distributor and importer of quality seafood, meats and gourmet products, today announced the expansion of its D’Artagnan business to the West Coast.

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  • Fortune International, LLC (“Fortune” or the “Company”), the country’s leading processor, distributor and importer of quality seafood, meats and gourmet products, today announced the expansion of its D’Artagnan business to the West Coast.
  • With soaring demand for free-range meat and all-natural organic poultry, Fortune will start distribution this month of its premium D’Artagnan products to Los Angeles area customers.
  • Over time, Fortune expects to distribute additional products from its growing family of brands, which D’Artagnan joined in March 2022.
  • “We are excited to expand D’Artagnan to the West Coast,” said Sean O'Scannlain, President and CEO of Fortune International.

Specialty Food Association Partners with Morocco for 2023 Summer Fancy Food Show

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Mittwoch, März 15, 2023
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NEW YORK, March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Specialty Food Association (SFA) announced today that Morocco will be their partner country sponsor for the 2023 Summer Fancy Food Show.

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  • NEW YORK, March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Specialty Food Association (SFA) announced today that Morocco will be their partner country sponsor for the 2023 Summer Fancy Food Show.
  • The largest B2B specialty food event in the United States, the Summer Fancy Food Show features thousands of specialty food and beverage products from around the world.
  • "The Specialty Food Association is thrilled that Morocco will be our partner country sponsor for the 2023 Summer Fancy Food Show," said Bill Lynch, SFA president.
  • "Morocco Foodex is glad to announce the participation of Morocco as a Partner Country in the Summer Fancy Food Show," said El Mehdi El Alami, director of Promotion and Development.

Chukar Cherries Celebrates 35 Years of Leadership by Women

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Mittwoch, März 1, 2023
Chukar, Carbon, Small business, Family, UC, Pike Place Market, Specialty Food Association, Marketing, Yakima Valley, International Women's Day, International Women's Media Foundation, Food processor, Woman, University of California, Davis, Grocery store, Points of the compass

PROSSER, Wash., March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This spring, Chukar Cherries—Washington State's tree-to-table specialty food company—celebrates 35 years in business. Started on the family orchard in 1988 by Founder and CEO Pam Montgomery, the company remains family-owned and firmly rooted in Washington's fruit lands.

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  • PROSSER, Wash., March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This spring, Chukar Cherries—Washington State's tree-to-table specialty food company—celebrates 35 years in business.
  • Experts at UC Davis told her that she could not dry cherries without preservatives and added sugar.
  • The concept worked which led her to begin drying cherries on a larger scale and covering them in European-style chocolate.
  • We are fortunate to have great leadership, and many of our executive leaders over the past decades have been women."

UNLV William F. Harrah College of Hospitality Students Return as Specialty Food Association Winter Fancy Food Show Junior Trendspotters

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Donnerstag, Februar 9, 2023
Organization, Specialty Food Association, Las Vegas Convention Center, UNLV, Teaching, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, University, Research, Food, SFA, Student, Faculty, Learning, Snack, Macaroni and cheese, Hospitality

NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Specialty Food Association hosted eight graduate students and two professors from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), William F. Harrah College of Hospitality during the 2023 Winter Fancy Food Show.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Specialty Food Association hosted eight graduate students and two professors from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), William F. Harrah College of Hospitality during the 2023 Winter Fancy Food Show.
  • Featuring more than 1,100 companies and thousands of products from around the world, the Specialty Food Association (SFA) Winter Fancy Food Show ran from January 15-17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
  • The UNLV Junior Trendspotters reported five top trends from the 2023 Winter Fancy Food Show.
  • "The Winter Fancy Food Show provides an immersive learning experience for UNLV hospitality students and faculty to inform our research and teaching.

Specialty Food Association Winter Fancy Food Show Exhibitors Donate 32,831 Pounds of Specialty Food to Three Square Food Bank

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Montag, Januar 30, 2023
Las Vegas Convention Center, Hunger, Meat, Show, Drink, Specialty Food Association, Snack, Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park, Lincoln, Meal, Tea, Cheese, Coffee, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Oil, SFA, Grocery store

At the end of the Show, exhibitors donated their surplus specialty food to Three Square Food Bank, Southern Nevada's only food bank, and largest hunger relief organization, serving four counties–Clark, Lincoln, Esmeralda and Nye.

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  • At the end of the Show, exhibitors donated their surplus specialty food to Three Square Food Bank, Southern Nevada's only food bank, and largest hunger relief organization, serving four counties–Clark, Lincoln, Esmeralda and Nye.
  • The specialty food and beverage donations included plant-based, meat and cheese products, confections, oils, and more.
  • "It's a tradition for the Specialty Food Association to end its Fancy Food Shows with food rescue," said Jennifer Carney, Director, Tradeshow Operations, for the SFA.
  • "With donations provided by the SFA Winter Fancy Food Show, we're able to distribute additional meals to our neighbors in need.

Siag Caffè USA starts 2023 with a distribution and retail partnership

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Freitag, Januar 20, 2023
ESE, Taste, Reunion, Culture, Gristedes, Partnership, Specialty Food Association, Food, Espresso, Coffee, Friends, Family, Capsule, Lioni, Nightclub, Siag Office

NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Siag Italian coffee is honored to announce a distribution partnership with the iconic Lioni Specialty Foods brand.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Siag Italian coffee is honored to announce a distribution partnership with the iconic Lioni Specialty Foods brand.
  • The partnership was formed after meeting the Lioni Specialty Foods team at the 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show in NYC.
  • We each bring a vast understanding of the food and coffee industry together with promoting quality products at the best price," said Roberto Giliberti, CEO of Siag Caffè USA.
  • Siag Caffè USA is also setting up a self-service coffee bar space presented by Gristedes at their 225 8 Ave location in Manhattan which will allow customers to sip Siag coffee while shopping.

CCT Brings the EEASY Lid to 2023 Winter Fancy Food Show and New Product Showcase

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Dienstag, Januar 10, 2023
Aluminium, Marketing, Torque, CCT, Hope, Cuisine, Specialty food, Specialty Food Association, Canning, Online shopping

DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Consumer Convenience Technologies (CCT), developer of the EEASY Lid, the first jar lid innovation in over 75 years, today announces it will bring its EEASY Lid to the Specialty Food Association’s 2023 Winter Fancy Food Show in Las Vegas on January 15-17.

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  • DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Consumer Convenience Technologies (CCT), developer of the EEASY Lid, the first jar lid innovation in over 75 years, today announces it will bring its EEASY Lid to the Specialty Food Association’s 2023 Winter Fancy Food Show in Las Vegas on January 15-17.
  • CCT’s patented EEASY Lid is the world’s first aluminum lug lid, designed to help brands provide an unprecedented level of accessibility to their jarred food products.
  • The EEASY Lid will be displayed In the New Product Showcase, focused on the latest and greatest products.
  • “We expect 2023 to be a big year for the EEASY Lid, and we’re excited to kick off the year at the Fancy Food Show,” said Brandon Bach, CCT president.