Specialty food is drawing a new crowd this year. Men are stepping up purchases, less affluent shoppers are buying a wide variety of products like artisanal cheese and single-origin chocolate, and Millennials are showing their age at the store. These are some of the findings of new consumer research from the Specialty Food Association in […]
Tag: Specialty
Posted in, Northeast
Kings Food Markets Unveils Its Own Private Line
Kings Food Markets of Parsippany, New Jersey, has unveiled its own line of gourmet foods, procuring a selection of domestic, local and international items with what the grocer calls uncompromised quality that shoppers have come to expect from the 25-store chain. The line will carry everything from household essentials like orange juice, syrup and eggs to […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Store News, West
Bristol Farms Debuts Remodeled Westwood Store
Bristol Farms officially hosted the re-grand opening of its Westwood store in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The store is located at 1515 Westwood Boulevard at the southwest corner of Ohio Avenue. “The newly remodeled Westwood Bristol Farms store brings together all the tradition and heritage of Westwood and UCLA, and we tied in some great […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Southwest
Harvest Natural Market Debuts First Store In Katy, Texas
Harvest Natural Market opened its first store July 25 at 25600 Westheimer Parkway in Katy, Texas. The market specializes in fresh, organic and locally-grown fruits and vegetables; natural grass-fed beef; and fresh, sustainable seafood. Additionally, Harvest Natural Market features two restaurants within the store: a full-service Bistro and Bar, and the fast-service Harvest Express. One […]
Posted in, Northeast
Specialty Food Association Launches Consumer-Retail Ad Campaign
The Specialty Food Association is launching its first-ever ad campaign and retail test designed to build consumer awareness and engagement with specialty food. The theme is “Celebrate Specialty Food. Craft. Care. Joy.” The campaign is built around the upcoming 2015 Summer Fancy Food Show, June 28-30 at the Javits Center in New York City. The consumer […]
Posted in, Northeast
Target To Reposition Food With Dament Hire, And More…
New Channels News In Brief Target has appointed Anne Dament to SVP of merchandising, responsible for leading the repositioning of Target’s food business. She has worked at Pet Smart, ConAgra Foods, Otis Spunkmeyer, Safeway and Supervalu… The United Natural Foods Gourmet & Ethnic (G&E) Channel’s “Customer Experience” will be a new feature at this year’s […]
Posted in, Grocery News, National, Organic Natural, Suppliers
What’s Next In Specialty Food?
A panel of food trend experts earlier this week “nibbled” their way through the largest Winter Fancy Food Show in its 40-year history to identify the top five trends bound for store shelves in the coming year. The West Coast’s largest trade show devoted exclusively to specialty food wrapped up Tuesday at Moscone Center in […]
Posted in, Industry News, Midwest
KeHE Holiday Show Breaks Records
KeHE Distributors’ annual Holiday Show at McCormick Place in Chicago, held June 8-9, brought together more than 3,000 retailers and suppliers focused on natural, specialty and fresh products appropriate for the upcoming holiday season. KeHE said new, emerging and familiar “gotta have” items were on display throughout the show floor. “Our retailer and supplier partners […]
Posted in, Grocery News, National
Sofi Award Winners Recognized At Summer Fancy Food Show
The winners of the 2014 sofi Awards for the outstanding specialty foods and beverages of the year were announced Monday evening during a red-carpet ceremony at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York. The awards, considered the top honor in the $88.3 billion specialty food industry, were presented by acclaimed pastry chef Dominique Ansel, […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National
17th Americas Food And Beverage Show To Highlight Global Culinary Scene
The vibrant and diverse cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean will take center stage at the World Trade Center Miami’s 17th Americas Food and Beverage Show, Oct. 28 and 29, with more than 500 food producers from 22 countries—each showcasing their products, recipes and delicacies. The 17th Americas Food and Beverage Show at the Miami […]