NEW YORK (April 17, 2023) – The Specialty Food Association will honor 14 industry trailblazers for their contributions to the $175 billion specialty food industry on Sunday, June 25 at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City.
The 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award winners and 2023 Hall of Fame inductees will be honored on the first day of the 2023 Summer Fancy Food Show, which is the largest B2B specialty food industry event in North America.
This year's honorees are:
2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
Donato Cinelli – Universal Marketing S.R.L.
Lou Foah – Foah International LLC
Sam Mogannam – Bi-Rite Family of Businesses
Alain Sinturel – 3 Little Pigs/Les Trois Petits Cochons
Eli Zabar – Eli's Bread
2023 Hall of Fame Class
Shawn Askinosie – Askinosie Chocolate
Alisa Barry – Bella Cucina Artful Food
Domonic Biggi – Beaverton Foods
John A. Ciano – World's Best Cheeses/Crystal Food Imports
Dave Hirschkop – Dave's Gourmet Inc.
Agnes Saghatelian – Valley Lahvosh Baking Co.
Giuseppe Salzarulo – Lioni Latticini Inc.
Salvatore Salzarulo – Lioni Latticini Inc.
Lynn Giacomini Stray – Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese
“The inspiring individuals we're honoring this year have made a lasting impact on the specialty food trade,” said Denise Purcell, VP, resource development, for the Specialty Food Association. “Each of the Hall of Fame Inductees and Lifetime Achievement Winners have positively influenced and improved the industry and helped advance the global consumption of specialty foods.”
The Summer Fancy Food Show—June 25-27 at the Javits Center in NYC—features thousands of specialty food products from nearly 2,000 domestic and international exhibitors, educational programming, special events, and networking opportunities. The Show is open only to qualified members of the specialty food trade, industry affiliates, and journalists. For more information, please click here.
About the Specialty Food Association
The Specialty Food Association (SFA) has been the leading trade association and source of information about the $175 billion specialty food industry for 70 years. Founded in 1952 in New York City, the SFA represents manufacturers, importers, retailers, distributors, brokers, and others in the trade. The SFA is known for its Fancy Food Shows; the sofi™ Awards, which have honored excellence in specialty food and beverage for 50 years; the Trendspotter Panel Show reports and annual predictions; the State of the Specialty Food Industry Report and Today's Specialty Food Consumer research; the SFA Product Marketplace, where buyers discover new products, network and connect with SFA members; SFA Feed, the daily source for industry news, trends and new product information, and Spill & Dish: A Specialty Food Association Podcast.
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