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Sold-out 2023 Summer Fancy Food Show Attracts Thousands of Qualified Buyers, Innovators, and Influencers

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

Fancy Food Shows are the largest specialty food industry events in North America for product discovery and networking.

Key Points: 
  • Fancy Food Shows are the largest specialty food industry events in North America for product discovery and networking.
  • The Fancy Food Shows are the largest specialty food industry events in North America for product discovery, trendspotting, and networking.
  • Specialty food and beverage makers are innovators and trendsetters, and that was on full display during this year's Summer Fancy Food Show."
  • The next Fancy Food Shows are the 2024 Winter Fancy Food Show , January 21-23 in Las Vegas and the 2024 Summer Fancy Food Show , June 23-25 in New York City.

Specialty Food Association Announces Winners of sofi™ Awards for New Product of the Year and Product of the Year

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

NEW YORK, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- After anonymous tastings by hundreds of top buyers at the 2023 Summer Fancy Food Show, the Specialty Food Association (SFA) has announced that Mochidoki Vegan Passionfruit Mochi Ice Cream and Lewis Road Creamery 10 Star Certified Salted Butter have been awarded the 2023 sofi Awards for New Product of the Year and Product of the Year, respectively.

Key Points: 
  • The sofi Awards celebrate the creativity and quality that drives the $194 billion specialty food industry.
  • A total of 97 specialty food products were awarded Gold or New Product category trophies in May.
  • The top five Gold and New Product category winners were eligible to compete for Product of the Year and New Product of the Year at the Summer Fancy Food Show.
  • Open only to the trade, the Summer Fancy Food Show is the largest B2B specialty food and beverage show in North America.

In the Brave New World of Synthetic Milk, Shoppers Reach for Non-GMO, Regenerative Dairy Options

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

BELLINGHAM, Wash., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As synthetic, non-animal dairy products enter the marketplace and grocery store aisles unregulated and unlabeled, research shows a majority of people are instead looking for non-GMO milk and yogurt options when shopping.1 Why? Shopper desire for informed choices, animal welfare, and nutrient-rich dairy options are on the rise. While sales of both non-GMO and grass-fed options are growing,23 most shoppers doubt lab-grown food can be as safe, healthy and nutritious as food grown on a farm.4

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  • An expert panel with a live Q&A will follow, discussing how regenerative agriculture is building soil and climate solutions, while prioritizing animal welfare.
  • Panelists include three regenerative dairy thought leaders:
    Webinar registration is free and open to the public.
  • Meanwhile, billions of dollars of venture capital funding are helping biotech companies engineer synthetic, non-animal dairy proteins through a genetic engineering process they are calling "precision fermentation."
  • "We've created a new paradigm in dairy that puts sustainability, human health and the environment at the core of nutrition."