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Baldor Specialty Foods Expands into North Carolina
North Carolina, June 22, 2026– Baldor Specialty Foods, a specialty food distributor serving more than 16,000 customers along the East Coast, today announced its expansion into North Carolina with an initial focus on the Triangle, Triad, and Charlotte metro areas. Restaurants, hotels, retailers, universities, and other foodservice operators throughout these regions will gain access to Baldor’s curated selection of more than 6,000 products, including peak-season and specialty produce, premium proteins, artisanal dairy and cheese, hand-crafted bakery, and exceptional pantry essentials. This expansion reflects the dynamism and creativity of North Carolina’s hospitality industry, which continues to grow and innovate. Baldor is the ...

The Summer Fancy Food Show Opens This weekend
The Summer Fancy Food Show opens this weekend in NYC. We recently published our special editions of Fine Foods Quarterly and Fine Cheese & Charcuterie Magazines, where you can learn what’s new in the specialty food world. Access the digital edition of Fine Foods Quarterly Here: https://mydigitalpublication.com/view/gourmet-business/fine-foods-quarterly/fine-foods-quarterly-june-26 Access the digital edition of Fine Cheese & Charcuterie Here: https://www.mydigitalpublication.com/view/gourmet-business/fine-cheese-charcuterie/fine-cheese-charcuterie-june-26 ...

National Restaurant Association Show Donates 156,500 Pounds of Food, Supplies and Materials to Local Communities
CHICAGO (June 17, 2026) — The 2026 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show® donated 156,500 pounds of food, kitchenware, supplies and operational materials through its partnership with Fight2Feed®, supporting 35 agencies across four Illinois counties following the event's May 16-19 run at McCormick Place in Chicago. For the first time, McCormick Place introduced composting stations on the Show floor, giving exhibitors a direct way to divert food scraps from landfills. Together, the efforts helped recover usable resources and reduce waste while supporting communities across the Chicago region. “The foodservice industry understands the value of putting resources to good use,” said Lisa Malikow, ...

Cabot Creamery cheese selected as a Good Housekeeping 2026 Snack Awards Winner
CABOT, June 16, 2026 – Cabot Creamery announced today that its Pepper Jack and Seriously Sharp Cheddar Cheese Snack Sticks were named winners in Good Housekeeping’s 2026 Snack Awards. The full list of awards can be found on goodhousekeeping.com/snacks2026. This independent, third-party recognition arrives just as retailers expand protein-forward, grab-and-go assortments to meet surging demand in the snacking aisle. The award places the farmer-owned cooperative’s snacking line in front of Good Housekeeping’s national audience and gives category buyers a credentialed, premium cheese snack to anchor better-for-you and on-the-go sets. “Recognition like this feels more meaningful when it comes from a name people already ...

Rogers Collection, Valserena, and the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium to Host Public Wheel Cracking at the 2026 Fancy Food Show
YARMOUTH, Maine, June 17, 2026 — Rogers Collection, a Maine-based importer of estate-produced Mediterranean foods, is proud to announce a special collaboration with Valserena and the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium (Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano) for a public Parmigiano Reggiano wheel cracking at the 2026 Specialty Food Association Fancy Food Show. The event will take place on Monday, June 29, at 12:00 PM at Booth #848 in New York City’s Javits Center and will feature the ceremonial opening of a 24-month-aged wheel of Valserena Parmigiano Reggiano. The wheel cracking will celebrate the craftsmanship, history, and protected origins of one of Italy’s most ...

New Research Finds Most Americans Actively Use Nutrition Labels When Shopping
(Washington, D.C.) — Thirty years after the Nutrition Facts label transformed how Americans shop for and select foods and beverages, a new survey from the International Food Information Council (IFIC) finds that label-reading is more routine than ever— and consumers have a desire for balance when it comes to what they want to see on the front of the package. The IFIC Spotlight Survey: Americans’ Perceptions of Nutrition Labels arrives at a pivotal moment. Back in January 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed its Nutrition Info Box front-of-package (FOP) label framework, which they proposed would help consumers quickly and easily identify how ...

Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. Wins 2026 Good Food Award for Fennel Blue
New York, NY (June 2, 2026)–Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. Is proud to announce that Fennel Blue has won the 2026 Good Food Award, one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for artisan food producers. This year’s Good Food Award winners will be honored at a celebration on Saturday, June 27 in New York City, the evening before the Good Food Mercantile in conjunction with the Summer Fancy Food Show. The Good Food Awards evaluate products through a rigorous blind tasting process judged by more than 250 expert panelists, selecting winners based on three pillars: exceptional flavor, authentic craftsmanship, and sustainable ...

Tastewise Reveals the Five Emerging Food Trends Fueling Gen Z's Appetite
TEL AVIV, Israel, June 7, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/-- Tastewise, the agentic intelligence system for food and beverage, has revealed five emerging Gen Z food trends set to shape menus and drive product innovation in the years ahead. Already accounting for 40% of global consumers, Gen Z is on track to become the largest and most influential consumer group in history. With their preferences changing faster than traditional market research can track, brands require real-time intelligence to keep pace, or risk losing relevance with the next generation of consumers. Drawing on the industry's most comprehensive F&B data – and trained AI agents built to spot emerging patterns ...

The Specialty Food Association Announces the winners of the 2026 Good Food Awards
NEW YORK (June 2, 2026)- The Specialty Food Association (SFA) today announced the winners of the 2026 Good Food Awards, honoring products that exemplify outstanding taste, quality, and responsible production. Selected through a blind tasting process from more than 1,200 entries, 242 products from 198 crafters earned top honors. The winning products span 18 categories and all five Good Food Awards regions – North, South, Central, East, and West. The makers behind the products are diverse, from emerging crafters to established brands, with the shared goal of advancing good food across the country. View the full list of winners here.Running for the 16th ...

Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. Earns Top Honors at the 2026 California State Fair Commercial Cheese Contest
POINT REYES STATION, CA(April 29, 2026) – Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company announced that Quinta has been named Best of Show (Cow's Milk) at the 2026 California State Fair Commercial Cheese Contest, one of the state's premier showcases for dairy craftsmanship. Point Reyes cheeses bring bold, distinctive flavor to every moment, from a snack at the kitchen counter to the most elevated cheese board served to your most discerning dinner guests. *2026 Winning Highlights Point Reyes Quinta: Best of Show (Cow's Milk) *Point Reyes Quinta: Best of California (Semi-Soft Cheese, Cow) *Point Reyes Toma: Best of California (Semi-Hard Cheese, Cow) "These awards reflect ...

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