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The sofi finalists reflect the best of the craft, care and joy our members bring to the specialty food they create.
Ann Daw, President Specialty Food Association
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Finalists for Best Specialty Foods of 2014 Announced

sofi Award Winners to be Revealed at Summer Fancy Food ShowFruit gels from Hawaii, Sriracha popcorn from Washington state and beet yogurt from New York all made the finals in the Specialty Food Association’s 2014 sofi™ Awards contest. A sofi is considered the highest honor in the $88 billion specialty food industry. A national panel of specialty food professionals tasted and evaluated 2,025 specialty foods and beverages across 30 categories to come up with their list of 109 finalists. See the complete list . Winners will be

Specialty Food Sales Break Records

Nut Butters, Eggs, Frozen Desserts Show Big JumpsAmericans have a growing appetite for specialty food. U.S. sales of specialty food and beverages reached $88.3 billion in 2013, a record high for the fourth year in a row and a jump of 18.4 percent since 2011. Cheese dominates specialty food sales at retail, with $4 billion in sales in 2013, followed by the categories meat, poultry and seafood; and chips, pretzels and snacks. The fastest growing categories are nut butters, eggs, and frozen desserts, according to new research from the Specialty Food Association. “U.S. consumers are more

Dominique Ansel, Cronut Creator, to Host sofi Awards at Summer Fancy Food Show

Donates Speaking Fee to City HarvestNEW YORK (March 18, 2014) – Dominique Ansel, an internationally-acclaimed pastry chef and creator of treat sensation the Cronut®, a croissant-donut hybrid, will host the 42ndsofi™ Awards at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City. Ansel, owner of Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York, was voted one of Business Insider’s “Most Innovative People Under 40” in 2013 and has been a James Beard Award finalist for “Outstanding Pastry Chef” in 2013 and 2014. He previously was executive pastry chef at Restaurant Daniel, and was part of the team that won a three-

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