Specialty Food Association (SFA) returns to New York, New York, June 23-25, with the 65th Summer Fancy Food Show at the Jacob Javits Center. More than 2,600 exhibitors from around the world will cover more than 14.5 football fields of space and showcase 200,000-plus specialty food products.
“This is an exciting time in the specialty food industry,” said Phil Kafarakis, president of the SFA. “Consumers are demanding high quality foods with top-of-the-line ingredients. The Summer Fancy Food Show has become a top resource for buyers and retailers working to meet this consumer demand. The show highlights high quality and innovation, offering the chance to sample the newest of the new and the best of the best. It’s not to be missed.”
Show highlights will include a full range of attractions, programming and events including:
- SFA Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievement Awards
- 2019 Sofi Award winners and the 2019 Specialty Food Product of the Year announcement
- Education programming featuring the “What’s Next in Food“attractions, as well as global innovative speakers on sustainability, commerce, food tech and food innovation
- Disruptors Panel with nontraditional solutions to ever-changing agri-food challenges
- What’s New, What’s Hot showcases presenting hundreds of on-trend products
- “New Brands on the Shelf” featuring up-and-coming producers who are SFA Member Candidates
- Front Burner: Foodservice Pitch Competition
- Incubator Village with new specialty food start-ups displaying products at the earliest stage
- SFA Foundation’s annual food donation challenge at show’s end
The show is a trade-only event. The SFA provides complimentary press badges to qualified media.
The SFA is a community of food artisans, importers and entrepreneurs. Established in 1952 in New York, it is a not-for-profit trade association with 3,800 members in the U.S. and abroad. It provides the tools, knowledge and connections to champion and nurture the companies in an always-evolving marketplace.
