ROCKLAND, ME (June, 12, 2023) Bixby Chocolate will be exhibiting at the 2023 Summer Fancy Food Show, the largest B2B-only specialty food industry event in North America from June 25 through June 27. Bixby Chocolate will showcase its new sofi Award winning Beer Brittle, chocolate lobsters, bean to bar chocolate bars, and confections in Booth #1461.
"The Summer Fancy Food Show is the premier Show to find new and innovative products, network with industry professionals, and learn about the latest trends in the $175 billion specialty food industry,” said Bill Lynch, president, Specialty Food Association. “I’m excited to have Bixby Chocolate exhibiting and look forward to seeing them at the Show.”
“We are so excited to exhibit again at the world-famous Fancy Food Show! One of our most exciting new additions this year is our Beer Brittle collaboration with Allagash Brewing Company. An innovative twist on the American classic peanut brittle, we are excited to bring the intersection of craft beer and confections. A first cooked candy for our brand we are excited to bring these to market,” Kate McAleer, owner of Bixby Chocolate.
Bixby Chocolate will sample and feature our sofi Award winning products.
Allagash Beer Brittle— Allagash Beer Brittle—a classic American candy made with craft beer from Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine.
Maine Grains Organic Oat Milk Bar—utilizing local Maine oats sourced from Maine Grains, this organic bar is an innovative vegan “milk” chocolate bar that won two 2023 sofi Awards.
Haiti Organic single origin Dark Chocolate Bar—crafted with organic cacao beans only from Haiti, this bar is 70% dark chocolate and a 2023 sofi Award winner.
Presented by the not-for-profit Specialty Food Association, the Summer Fancy Food Show is a trade-only event. To register, please visit specialtyfood.com
About Bixby Chocolate
Bixby Chocolate was founded in 2011 by mother/daughter team Kate and Donna McAleer seeking to make organic and ethically focused confections. Its manufacturing facility and Rockland Retail Store is located in Rockland, Maine with its Chocolate Café located in Waterville, Maine. The company’s philosophy about making bean to bar chocolate and sourcing directly from Central and South American cacao farms, put the company on the map as the first in its State to make its own chocolate. The company’s inspiration and focus is to make chocolate and chocolate confections with a conscience while incorporating local and innovative flavor profiles. Future plans include expanding Bixby’s artisan truffle offerings and baking chocolate products. Bixby Chocolate is a certified woman owned business. More information can be found at www.bixbychocolate.com.
About the Specialty Food Association
The not-for-profit Specialty Food Association (SFA) is the leading membership trade association and source of information about the $175 billion specialty food industry. Founded in 1952 in New York City, the SFA prides itself on being an organization by the members and for the members, representing thousands of specialty food makers and manufacturers, importers, retailers, buyers, distributors, brokers, and others in the trade. The SFA owns and operates the Fancy Food Shows—which are the largest specialty food industry events in North America—as well as the sofi™ Awards—which have honored excellence in specialty food and beverage annually since 1972. The SFA produces the Trendspotter Panel annual predictions, the State of the Specialty Food Industry Report, Today's Specialty Food Consumer research, the Spill & Dish podcast, year-round educational programming for professionals at every stage in their business journey, and SFA Feed, the industry's go-to daily source for news, trends and new product information. Find out more online and connect with SFA on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok.
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