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Burlap & Barrel Debuting Classic American Blends and Heirloom Mexican Chilies at Booth #6150 at the Specialty Food Association’s 2025 Summer Fancy Food Show

Burlap & Barrel Debuting Classic American Blends and Heirloom Mexican Chilies at Booth #6150 at the Specialty Food Association’s 2025 Summer Fancy Food Show

Queens, NY – (June 9, 2025) Burlap & Barrel is excited to launch brand-new single origin spice blends and sweeteners at the 69th Summer Fancy Food Show, taking place June 29-July 1, 2025, at the Javits Center in New York City. Produced by the Specialty Food Association, the Summer Fancy Food Show will bring together thousands of diverse makers, buyers, brokers, distributors, and industry professionals from across the U.S. and the globe. Burlap & Barrel will showcase its products in Booth #6150.

“We look forward to experiencing the innovation Burlap & Barrel and their fellow exhibitors bring to the 2025 Summer Show,” said Bill Lynch, president of the Specialty Food Association (SFA). “The food buying community knows that this show always delivers the newest and best our industry has to offer, including specialty food and beverage product launches they won’t find anywhere else.” 

Ori Zohar, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Burlap & Barrel, says, “We’re thrilled to debut three brand-new classic, beloved American spice blends made entirely from single origin spices. We’ll unveil our version of these popular blends at the show. We’re also introducing three exquisite heirloom Mexican chilies; they’ve been some of our most challenging spices to source, but they’re worth the effort. Stop by our booth to try them all.”

New to the Summer Fancy Food Show:

  • Elevated Essentials Blends: BBQ, Sumac Lemon Pepper, Steak Seasoning. Developed by the innovative team at Burlap & Barrel, these classic American blends are elevated by the single origin spices they are made with.

  • Woodland Honeys: Amber Honey, Dark Honey, Smoked Honey, in partnership with Dr. Jane Goodall and the Jane Goodall Institute. Harvested in the Miombo Woodlands of Western Tanzania.

  • Single Origin Sugars: Panela Cane Sugar (Colombia), Jaggery Brown Sugar (India), Powdered Coconut Sugar (Indonesia), Golden Crystal Turbinado Sugar (Barbados). Each single origin sugar is produced by expert sugar-makers and adds flavor and unique sweetness to recipes.

  • Heirloom Mexican Chilis: Ancho, Guajillo, and Pasilla Chilis. Grown on a single farm in Guanajuato, Mexico, these chilis hold all the flavor of the hot Mexican sun and showcase the varietals’ unique richness and spiciness.

  • Origin Blends: Chai, Curry, Tandoori ( Zanzibar), Five Spice (Vietnam), Herbs & Garlic (Mexico), Herbes de Provence (France), Kebab (Turkey), Roasted Curry Powder (Indonesia). Origin blends are made from single origin spices, grown and blended at origin according to traditional recipes.

  • Collaborations: Vanilla Extract with Rum & Bourbon and Cardamom Extract (in partnership with Bittercube), Nothing Hidden Ranch (with Sohla & Ham El-Waylly), Cinnamon, Cardamom & Ginger; Rose; and Vanilla Rainbow Sprinkles (with chef-author Molly Yeh)

Registration for the Summer Show is open to qualified members of the specialty food trade, industry affiliates, and media. To learn more about the benefits of attending and exhibiting, visit the Show site.

About Burlap & Barrel

Founded in 2016 in New York by Ethan Frisch and Ori Zohar, Burlap & Barrel is a single origin spice company and social enterprise working directly with expert farmers in more than 25 countries to source unique, beautiful spices, sugars, and honey for home cooks and professional chefs. Burlap & Barrel's products taste fresher and more flavorful because they come directly from small farms with a better-than-fair-trade sourcing model that establishes new supply chains to help improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.

For more information, please visit burlapandbarrel.com

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BURLAP & BARREL MEDIA CONTACT:
Ori Zohar, Co-founder, [email protected], @burlapandbarrel