gourmet & specialty foods

Summer Fancy Food Show recognizes food pioneers

Three specialty food pioneers will be recognized by the Specialty Food Association at the upcoming Summer Fancy Food Show. To honor their contributions to the nearly $150 billion specialty food industry, Lifetime Achievement Awards will... more »

Tasting Menu

You’ve probably already noticed it in your Instagram and Facebook feeds; the fancy doughnuts, gourmet cakes, melt-in-your-mouth cookies, and the exciting ice cream combos all point to one thing: food is big. It’s also a... more »

Stock Culinary Goods, Providence, Rhode Island

It is an unusually warm Saturday in January and Jan Faust Dane is busy pumping nitro coffee and kombucha to customers who swing by her gourmet and specialty store, Stock Culinary Goods in Providence, Rhode... more »

A Dash of Humor

For some, the kitchen is a place of pleasure — whipping up creative meals, setting artistic table designs, serving guests, and indulging in delectable meals and desserts. For others, the kitchen is a destination that... more »

Snack Worthy

With the specialty food industry surpassing the anticipated 100-billion-dollar mark for 2016 — it reached $120.5 billion in 2015 — there continues to be a spot for everyone in the rapidly growing category. [caption id="attachment_3970"... more »

AmericasMart presents largest gourmet, tabletop collection to date at January 2017 market

AmericasMart Atlanta advances its long-standing role as the center of global entertaining trends with its January 2017 presentation of the largest-to-date permanent Gourmet Housewares, Gourmet Foods and Tabletop and Entertaining collection at The Atlanta International Gift and... more »

Sweet Retreat

Like so many others, Jason and Kate Mcrea's job situations unraveled during the Great Recession of the previous decade. The Massachusetts couple went from two incomes to one when Jason, a scientist, was laid off... more »

Philadelphia National Candy, Gift & Gourmet Show to run alongside Philadelphia Gift Show in 2016

In a move that expands crossover business opportunities for their respective attendee and exhibitor audiences, Urban Expositions and the Retail Confectioners Association of Philadelphia (RCAP) have announced plans to co-locate events in January 2016.As part... more »

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