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Lifetime
Awards
From launching an iconic New York City store to pioneering
premium cheese production in the United States, these six
visionaries helped create the specialty food trade as we know it.
Achievement
2016
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n 2014, the Specialty Food Association introduced the Lifetime Achievement Awards to honor many
of the founders and pioneers of the specialty food trade in the United States. This year, six people were
honored on June 27 at the Javits Center in New York City during the Summer Fancy Food Show.
Read on to learn more about their powerful contributions to the industry.
BY JULIE BESONEN
Award winners and
family representatives
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