This summer issue of Specialty Food features the SFA's State of the
Specialty Food Industry report, the 2021 sofi Award winners, and
explores how the industry is addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Here are some facts and figures from this issue.
billion
$
9.8
The portion of shoppers that are interested in trying
some type of alternative ingredient in a snack product,
according to Mintel's Trending Flavors and Ingredients
in Snacks report. Consumers are most willing to try
pumpkin seeds, cauliflower, chickpea, and black beans.
77%
by the numbers
Total online specialty food sales in 2020, according
to the Specialty Food Association's State of the
Industry report, 2021-2022 Edition.
This includes brick-
and-mortar retailer
ecommerce sales.
pounds
67,000
The volume of mushrooms that French
urban agriculture company Cycloponics
cultivates each year. The government-
funded initiative turns unused underground
parking lots in Paris into organic farms.
130
The number of SFA
member products
awarded with a Gold,
Silver, or New Product
sofi Award. Products were
selected from a field of
nearly 1,500 entries.
The percentage that specialty
foodservice sales declined in 2020.
The $24.4 billion in total foodservice
sales was offset by increases on the
retail side of the market, which grew
19.4 percent in 2020 alone, according to
the SFA's State of the Industry report.
30%
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