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VENCHIPA S.L. O-Med Rosé Vinegar omedoil.com POK POK SOM Chinese Celery Drinking Vinegar pokpoksom.com VINEGAR 5 FINALISTS LEARN MORE about the 2015 sofi winners and finalists at specialtyfood.com/ sofi Meghan Nayyar was an editorial and education summer intern at the Specialty Food Association. Denise Purcell is editor of Specialty Food Magazine. S24 ❘ SPECIALTY FOOD MAGAZINE specialtyfood.com — TrendspoTTing aT sofi — Our intrepid team of live bloggers saw plenty of flavor and ingredient trends on display during the sofi finalist judging. The Specialty Food News blogging team included Denise Purcell, head of content; Eva Meszaros, managing editor; and guest blogger, Specialty Food Association education programs director Gretchen VanEsselstyn, who declared herself special correspondent for all things spicy, smoky, and meaty. Also on hand to help out, Louise Kramer, communications director, who ran the judging program, and Justin Wollenhaupt, marketing specialist. Here are just a few trends pulled directly from our blog. Visit live.specialtyfood.com to read the entire coverage. Trend watch...Sprouted barley, walnut & ale in crackers. #sofiawards by Denise Purcell March 23 at 12:51 PM Coconut sugar emerging as sweetener at @craftcarejoy #sofiawards judging. by Louise Kramer March 23 at 3:40 PM Ancient grains everywhere—especially sorghum. #sofiawards by Eva C. Meszaros March 23 at 4:23 PM Kale, Sriracha, pumpkin, Swiss chard—some of the biggest current ingredient trends are turning up in new places like pasta sauces. #sofiawards by Denise Purcell March 23 at 4:54 PM Arrabiatta and beyond: hot stuff in the Pasta Sauce category. First ghost pepper product so far! #sofiawards by Gretchen VanEsselstyn March 23 at 6:18 PM Truffles truffles everywhere! #sofiawards day 1. by Louise Kramer March 23 at 8:42 PM Confections are growing up. Sophisticated flavors like miso caramels, gummies with grapeseed, Bergamot salt water taffy. #sofiawards by Denise Purcell March 24 at 9:44 AM Trend alert: Banana has been everywhere this week, from baked goods and jams to ice cream and chocolate. #sofiawards by Eva C. Meszaros March 26 at 11:54 AM New flavor trend maple has made its way into cheese. by Justin Wollenhaupt March 27 at 12:46 PM