The SFA Hall of Fame
Honoring long-serving members of the specialty food community for their achievements and impact 
2015 Hall of Fame award winner

Leon Wechsler

Europa Foods
2015
Hall of Fame

Leon Wechsler was born in 1926 in New York, and co-founded Europa Foods Ltd. in 1960. Among other products, Europa brought Walker's Shortbread to the U.S. Wechsler was active in SFA/NASFT, serving as Board Chair. Europa was a leader in the movement of specialty foods from boutique shops to supermarket shelves, from imported to fine domestically produced products.