Specialty food sales reached $158.4B in 2019

Cheese, meat and baked goods among the categories seeing the highest sales.

July 6, 2020

The SFA and Mintel recently released the 2020-2021 Edition of The State of the Specialty Food Industry report, which explores the market and where it is going based on sales data from the past three calendar years.

Report: Specialty food pulled in $140.3 billion in 2017

Category grew by 12.9 percent between 2015-2017.

Christian Metzger

July 10, 2018

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Specialty foods remains one of the fastest-growing sectors in the food industry, a report issued by the Specialty Food Association reveals.

Specialty Food Association launches ad campaign, retail test for specialty food brand

Specialty Food. Craft. Care. Joy. will launch in New York City.

Alison Soley

June 22, 2015

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There’s a new appetite for specialty food — a $100 billion one, in fact.

Chocolate most popular specialty food

Study: More consumers indulge in specialty food, especially chocolate.

Kelsey Ott

September 26, 2014

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Shoppers choose to purchase chocolate more than any other specialty food item, according to new research from the Specialty Food Association.

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Specialty food sales reached $158.4B in 2019

Report: Specialty food pulled in $140.3 billion in 2017

Specialty Food Association launches ad campaign, retail test for specialty food brand

Chocolate most popular specialty food

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