gourmet & specialty foods

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 »

Gourmet retailers will have education opportunities at Las Vegas Market

An impressive lineup of gourmet industry leaders will share retail success stories, in-depth shopper insights, trends and analysis at the Summer 2015 Las Vegas Market as part of a new “Gourmet Insights Networking Summit” scheduled... more »

Candyality’s Fourth Store Planned for Andersonville, With More Licorice

Andersonville, IL - Candyality is bringing its gummi bear bins and licorice bar — stocked with a lot more licorice — to Andersonville.Owner Terese McDonald said her fourth location will open at the corner of... more »

Candy Allen-Smith’s Corporate Slowdown Births a Life of Popcorn

Freeport, IL - Candy Allen-Smith grew tired of working for a large corporation and decided to pursue self-employment. She “ran away” from Chicagoland and settled in Freeport, where her dad grew up.“I wanted a quieter... more »

New Location a Sweet Spot for Corner Candy Store

West Dundee, IL - It's going to take a while for the owners of Around the Corner Candy to get used to the size of their new digs.Kim Srajer opened the store in 1998 at... more »