ASSOCIATION NEWS
Winter Fancy Food Show
Returns to Las Vegas
The Specialty Food Association's Winter Fancy Food
Show will return to Las Vegas, January 15-17, 2023.
The Show will be held in the Las Vegas Convention
Center's larger West Hall. The SFA's Winter Fancy
Food Show is the largest B2B specialty food industry
event in the Western United States.
For exhibitors, the Winter Fancy Food Show
offers a cost-effective way to connect with leading
buyers, distributors, and retailers, forge new
business relationships, network with peers, and
participate in world-class educational programs.
Floor space is limited, so book your booth today.
For attendees, the Winter Fancy Food Show
is three days of networking, trendspotting, and
sampling the newest and best specialty food and
beverages in more than 40 product categories.
Attendee registration opens October 24.
SFA Solicits Leadership
Awards Nominations
The Specialty Food Association will honor six
industry standouts with Leadership Awards at the
upcoming Winter Fancy Food Show. Nominations
in the following categories will be accepted here,
September 29-October 28.
Citizenship: For improving the lives of people and
communities through ethical business practices or
philanthropic work (e.g., hunger relief, literacy,
childhood nutrition.)
Equity & Opportunity: For demonstrating
business leadership in advancing best practices in
the food industry to create economic opportunity
and improve the quality of life for food industry
personnel (e.g., employee benefits, equitable
practices, diversity and inclusion, engaging and
motivating employees in innovative ways.)
Vision: For pioneering new approaches, innovative
products, and business models that have set in
motion positive change and progress.
Outstanding Buyer: For championing specialty
foods through excellence in product sourcing,
merchandising, marketing, or mentoring of food
companies.
Sustainability: For environmental stewardship
through sustainable production, ingredient use,
packaging, waste reduction, animal welfare, or eco-
and climate-friendly practices.
Emerging Leader: Recognition for an individual
in business less than five years demonstrating
outstanding leadership in any of the award
categories.
The Leadership Awards nominees must be
current SFA members. Any specialty food industry
professional may submit a nomination, regardless
of SFA membership status.
Nominees for awards must be specialty food
and beverage professionals with at least five years
of direct industry experience, with the exception of
the Emerging Leader Award.
Nominations will not be accepted from
PR agencies, marketing firms, publicists, or
nominating entities of a similar type.
A panel of independent judges, part of the SFA
Recognition Industry Work Group, will convene to
review entries and select honorees.
Winners will be profiled in the winter issue of
Specialty Food magazine. —Julie Gallagher
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