Functional teas, instant noodles and global sauces were among emerging trends spotted at the Winter Fancy Food Show. The event, held Jan. 19-21 in San Francisco, featured more than 80,000 products on display from 1,400 exhibitors. As the specialty food industry hits a record year ... [more...]

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This year’s WFFS featured some standard classics from past years; including heaps of plant-based products, hemp infusions galore, BFY everything and global flavors popping up in all categories. We witnessed a lull in new flavor innovation, as this show seemed to be more about infusing additional functional ingredients and playing with standard product category formats.