FALL 2022 45
by the numbers
Specialty Food's fall issue highlights SFA's annual 12 Under 35:
Breakout Talent to Watch, holiday entertaining trends, and
potential changes on the horizon for specialty food makers.
Following are some facts and figures from this issue.
The portion of consumers who
report purchasing specialty
foods and beverages, according
to SFA's Today's Specialty Food
Consumer Report.
The portion of specialty food
consumers wanting to shop
where diverse suppliers are
represented, according to SFA's
latest consumer research.
The amount by which money raised by
the Queer Food Foundation for its Queer
Food Fund grew from 2021 to 2022. The
community mutual-aid project supports
Black queer and trans folks.
76%
100%
1 in 4
The valuation of the organic market in 2021,
up from $3.4 billion in 1997, according to
the Organic Trade Association.
$
63
billion
The growth of the Mexican dish Birria on restaurant
menus, according to Datassential. Many chefs are
evolving traditional formulations, featuring stewed
goat or lamb, to include beef and other proteins.
90%
1-25
The number of acres
that most Ecuadorian
farmers cultivate. Waku,
a prebiotic herbal tea
company, helps support
these farmers.
