Specialty Food Magazine is the leading publication for retailers, manufacturers and foodservice professionals in the specialty food trade. It provides news, trends and business-building insights that help readers keep their businesses competitive.
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The Specialty Food Association has created a Hall of Fame for the specialty food industry. The Hall's mission is to "honor individuals whose accomplishments, impact, contributions, innovations, and successes within the specialty food industry deserve praise and recognition." The 2016 Class of the Hall of Fame includes 47 individuals who have pioneered and built the specialty food industry. The Specialty Food Association congratulates the following inductees: • Michael Barefoot & Tim Manale: A Southern Season • Gene Biggi: Beaverton Foods, Inc. • Jack Cappel: Dorval Trading Co., Ltd. • Lindy Chandler: Chandler Food Sales • Alfred Ciccotelli, Jr.: Cento Fine Foods, Inc. • Alfred Ciccotelli, Sr.: Cento Fine Foods, Inc. • Sam Cristol: The Cristol Group • Ariane Daguin: D'Artagnan Inc. • Irving Fine: Fine Distributors • Irving Glassner: Cosmopolitan Importers Ltd. • Walter Guerra: Italfoods • Bob Gumport: Bloomingdale's • Irwin Grunhut: Astor Chocolate Corp. • Jacob Hamburger: Jacob Hamburger Co., Inc. • Mickey Houston: Houston Foods, Inc. • David Isenberg: Chex Finer Foods • Jack Kalajian: Near East • Donald A. King: Foods of All Nations • Larry LaPare: Liberty Richter • Ed Loeb: The Gourmet Retailer • Sheila Lukins: The Silver Palate • John Macy: John Wm. Macy's CheeseSticks • Tim Macy: John Wm. Macy's CheeseSticks • Harry Mains: Steinberg Fine Foods • Sharon Meehan: Ham I Am! • Frank Muchel: World Finer Foods • Izzet Ozdogan: OSEM USA • Tom Porter: KeHE Distributors LLC • Lynn Portugal: Pinski-Portugal & Associates • Tom & Mary Ellen Power: The Cheese Shop of Williamsburg • Margrit Reich: Charlotte Charles • Bill Renfro: Renfro Foods Inc. • Jack Renfro: Renfro Foods Inc. • Glen Rosengarten: Food Emporium • Jay Rosengarten: Food Emporium • Robert Rothschild: Robert Rothschild Farm • Ron Rubin: The Republic of Tea • Eli Schlossberg: Castle Consulting Group • Charlie Scheidt: Roland Foods • Allen Schnapp: Shafer-Clark & Co. • Charles Snitow: Snitow Associates • Peter Steiner: Steiner Foods • Winston Stona: Busha Browne's • Mario Tribuno: G.B. Rafetto • Joe Zander: Liberty Richter of HALL FAME