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Winter Fancy Food Show breaks attendance records |
01.27.2012
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The NASFT has confirmed that the Winter Fancy Food Show attendance was the highest ever in the show's 37-year history, with preliminary figures of more than 18,000 buyers.
This year's attendees reflected a new mix of decision makers, including more buyers from supermarkets, mass merchants and natural and organic retailers. Industry mainstays like Whole Foods Market, Trader Joe's, Central Market and A Southern Season were joined by new participants including Sodexo Senior Living, Wynn Las Vegas and The California Parks Company.
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"The numbers are strong, and so is the spirit of innovation and creativity that are the foundations of the specialty food industry," says NASFT president Ann Daw. "Our industry is showing renewed vigor."
After the show, exhibitors made a major donation to Bay Area food pantries and soup kitchens in partnership with anti-hunger organization Feed the Hungry. More than 150 volunteers gathered enough specialty food to fill more than three tractor trailers and supply meals to 5,000 individuals in need.
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