The Specialty Food Association’s annual Leadership Awards recognize individuals who are making waves in the specialty food industry through bold and positive leadership. Each year, one Award is given in each of six categories to a business leader who has made standout contributions in that area.
Past Leadership Award winners include Jeni Britton Bauer of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, Adna Durran of Saffron Road, Pierre Thiam and Phil Teverow of Yolélé, Elizabeth Stein of Purely Elizabeth, Sam Mogannam of Bi-Rite Family of Businesses, and Caryl Levine of Lotus Foods.
Meet the Winners
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2021 Leadership award winner for Business Leadership
Briana Warner
Atlantic Sea Farms2021Through championing regenerative kelp aquaculture, introducing a new, nourishing, and sustainable food source to the U.S., and working with partner farmers to help create a more resilient and adaptive environment, Warner and her team have expanded the company to work with 24 partner farmers from Portland to Eastport, Maine, increased kelp supply by 20 times, and grown sales by 800%.Full Profile -
2021 Leadership award winner for Business Leadership
Desmond Tan
Burma, Inc.2021In 1992, Tan bought a failing Burmese restaurant in San Francisco and has made Burmese food one of the most popular cuisines in the Bay Area. Tan decided to take the farm to table philosophy literally and went to Burma to buy Laphet directly from the source. He partnered with micro tea farmers living in the Shan State and whose families had been growing and fermenting tea leaves for hundreds of years.Full Profile -
2021 Leadership award winner for Citizenship
Bryon White
Yaupon Bros. American Tea2021Full Profile -
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