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  • Assorted vegetables
    Industry Operations April 09, 2024

    WIC Program Touts Expanded Access

    Today, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, also known as WIC, received its first update in roughly a decade...
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  • Meat on shelves in facility
    Industry Operations April 09, 2024

    Meatpacking Industry Leverages Robotics

    To increase production efficiencies while addressing the meat industry’s labor shortage issues, meatpackers are turning to robots to facilitate processing...
  • Jewel-Osco and Kellanova at food bank.
    Industry Operations April 08, 2024

    Raley's, Jewel-Osco Fight Food Insecurity

    Grocers The Raley’s Companies and Jewel-Osco recently revealed separate initiatives to combat food insecurity in their local communities.
  • Alcohol in different galsses
    Trends and Statistics April 08, 2024

    Gen Z Drives Alcohol Innovation

    Gen Z consumers are leading the charge in the beverage alcohol market, propelling innovation in flavor profiles, packaging, and product formats...
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  • 99 Cents Only Storefront
    Industry Operations April 08, 2024

    99 Cents Only Shutters All Stores

    On Thursday, operators of discount retailer 99 Cents Only said they would shut down all 371 locations throughout Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas.
  • Cow on farm
    Industry Operations April 08, 2024

    US Meat Lobby Optimistic After Ag Event

    Lobbyists for the world’s biggest meat companies have praised a better-than-expected outcome at the United Nations Climate Change Conference...
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  • New Jersey Diner

    New Jersey Diners Struggle to Adapt

    New Jersey touts an estimated 450 diners in the state, more than any other U.S. state; however, many are closing.
  • Chiles
    Industry Operations April 08, 2024

    Momofuku Wages Chile Crunch Trademark Battle

    Momofuku, a global culinary brand founded by celebrity chef David Chang, recently took steps to protect the “chile crunch” trademark...
  • SFA heart members
    Membership April 05, 2024

    New York’s Tri-State Area Leads SFA’s Newest Member Group

    Specialty Food Association is excited to celebrate the new member companies who joined SFA during March 2024.
  • Bob Reese
    Industry Operations April 05, 2024

    Vermont Creamery Launches Scholarship

    Wednesday, Vermont Creamery unveiled the Bob Reese Scholarship for Aspiring Cheese Professionals, a tribute to the brand’s co-founder and cheese trailblazer, Bob Reese.
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  • chef at Pasta Ramen

    Heritage Remix, Thrilling Comfort Among Kerry’s Taste Trends

    Global fare with a modern twist, AI-imagined products and flavors, and brands that uplift people and planet are among global ingredient company Kerry’s 2024 Taste Charts.
  • NACS State of the Industry Summit
    Industry Operations April 05, 2024

    C-Stores Reach Nearly $860 Billion in Sales

    Total convenience industry sales in 2023 were $859.8 billion and the average basket increased by 3.7 percent to $7.80 per visit...
  • Shrimp in bowl
    Industry Operations April 05, 2024

    Walmart, Aldi Investigate Contaminated Imported Shrimp

    Walmart and Aldi said recently that they were investigating claims of contaminated shrimp coming a facility in India.
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  • Cows
    Industry Operations April 05, 2024

    Report: Bird Flu Has Spread to Cattle

    The avian-influenza outbreak is now sickening dairy cattle, temporarily curbing their milk production and prompting some states to increase restrictions...
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  • screen with member dashboard
    Industry Operations April 05, 2024

    Is Your SFA Member Profile Up to Date?

    Your company profile is a powerful marketing tool, making you discoverable by interested buyers, distributors, and other SFA members.