Counter Culture: Best Practices for Cheese Signage
Independent shops take different approaches to signage, but conversations with some of the country’s top merchants reveal several practices worth sharing. …
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78,315 Pounds of Food Donated to City Harvest by Specialty Food Association Summer Fancy Food Show Exhibitors
On the final day of the Show, SFA worked with 125 City Harvest volunteers to rescue 95 pallets totaling more than 78,000 pounds of food from the Show. This entire surplus was made available to New Yorkers living with food insecurity. …
NY Supreme Court Rejects Foie Gras Ban
The decision resolves—at least for now—a dispute between New York State duck farmers and New York City, which passed a law in 2019 forbidding the sale of foie gras in stores and restaurants. Animal rights activists had pushed for the ban, claiming that producing the delicacy involves animal cruelty. In order to make foie gras, farmers force-feed ducks to enlarge their livers. …
Dollar Tree, US Foods Explore Portfolio Divestments
Dollar Tree noted that the alternatives could include a potential sale, spin-off, or other disposition of the Family Dollar business. …
Specialty Food Association Releases New Research, Understanding the Real Value of Specialty Foods – 2024 Edition
Built on interviews with 1,000 shoppers, 100 retailers, and other data points, the new report outlines the positive impact of specialty products on retailer profitability and shopper loyalty, impact that has only increased in importance since the first edition came out in 2014. …