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Mission: The specialty food association, inc. (sfa) is a trade association which, through its media programs, the fancy food show, and its membership of approximately 3,400 companies works to foster a thriving specialty foods marketplace.
Programs: The sfa owns and manages the fancy food show, which is considered thepremier food show in the united states. In addition to providing over550,000 sq ft of exhibit space and over 2,700 exhibitors, the fancyfood show offers educational programs with approximately 20 sessions ayear including workshops, seminars, tours and special events, as wellas a business builders 1 to 1 program to afford exhibitors theopportunity to meet key buyers in a private, professional setting; thesfa's sofi awards competition is considered to be one of the mostprestigious awards in the industry.
the sfa's media programs include specialty food magazine, the onlymagazine dedicated to the specialty food market with a qualifiedcirculation of more than 30,000 and specialty food news, an emaildigest of news items specific to the specialty food market which isdelivered to 50,000 subscribers every business day.
the sfa member programs include educational offerings. These offeringsencompass seminars and webinars on topics which are meant to helpmembers operate their companies more profitably.