Summer Fancy Food Show Exhibitors Donate Nearly 80K Pounds of Specialties

On the final day of the Specialty Food Association's Summer Fancy Food Show, held in New York City’s Javits Center from June 23-25, Show exhibitors worked with 125 City Harvest volunteers to rescue 95 pallets totaling 78,315 pounds of specialty products that were then donated to New Yorkers living with food insecurity.

“New York City and New Yorkers are incredibly important to the Specialty Food Association, and our team is honored to have this opportunity with City Harvest to give back to the city that hosts us year after year,” said Phil Robinson, SVP of Member Development at SFA, in a statement. “SFA is always working to make Fancy Food Shows more sustainable, and we’re grateful to all the City Harvest volunteers who helped SFA and our members ensure that unused food from this year’s Show did not go to waste, but rather to the people of New York City in need.”

SFA and City Harvest have partnered on the Summer Fancy Food Show food recovery program since 1997, with Summer Fancy Food Show exhibitors having donated more than 2.1 million pounds of food to City Harvest during the partnership.

“Every year, the Summer Fancy Food Show is one of City Harvest’s most important food rescues,” said Jenna Harris, associate director of donor relations and supply chain at City Harvest, in a statement. “Right now, visits to New York City food pantries are up more than 75 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels. The need for food in our city is extremely high, and this donation allows our neighbors experiencing food insecurity to have high-quality food on their tables. We are very grateful for our ongoing partnership with the Specialty Food Association and all of the Fancy Food Show vendors who so generously support our work.”

The 2025 Winter Fancy Food Show will take place January 19-21 in Las Vegas, and the 2025 Summer Fancy Food Show will run June 29-July 1 in New York City.