Eight Vermont Specialty Food Producers Win Annual 2020 sofi Awards

Winners were announced on August 25th with three of Vermont’s producers awarded gold: Big Picture Farm, Mount Mansfield Maple Products, and Vermont Creamery.

Woman-owned Little Red Kitchen Bake Shop Dominates Baked Goods -Bakery Desserts Category of 2020 sofi Awards

August 27, 2020 Specialty Food Association

The Little Red Kitchen Bake Shop takes home two sofi™ 2020 Awards, a Bronze award for its Elvis Cookie Pie and a Silver Award for its Monster Cookie Pie. The Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) 2020 sofi™ Awards is a top honor in the $158 billion specialty food industry.

Specialty Food Association Announces 2020 sofi Award Winners

August 25, 2020 Specialty Food Association

Launched in 1972, the sofi (specialty outstanding food innovation) Awards celebrate the culinary excellence and creativity of its 4,000+ members.

SFA to Host Virtual Specialty Food Live! Event

The Specialty Food Association will host Specialty Food Live!, a virtual event that will connect specialty food makers and buyers, Sept. 21 – 24.

SFA Voices Opposition to New Retaliatory Tariffs

The Specialty Food Association has submitted comments in a letter to the United States Trade Representative opposing additional retaliatory tariffs as part of the enforcement of U.S. WTO rights in the aircraft dispute between the U.S. and the E.U. The USTR is looking to either increase to 100 percent the existing tariffs and/or put tariffs on additional products such as chocolate, jams, pasta, pastries, coffee and baked goods.