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Read MoreThis week marked the annual Specialty Food Association Winter Fancy Food Show, a trade-only event where more than 25,000 food buyers, specialty shop owners, wholesalers, distributors, and other industry professionals go to scout new products, get ahead of the trend curve, and get their finger on the pulse of the consumer food space right now.
It’s one of my favorite events each year because from macarons to chia seeds, I’ve kept a close eye on food and drink trends for the past decade and then some. When you scour 230,000 square feet of food booths, you get a pretty good sense of what’s up-and-coming, what’s hit the mainstream big-time, and what’s on the downswing. Here are a few of my takeaways on the current food and drink landscape based on this year’s show.
