Top 5 Trends from the 2012 Summer Fancy Food Show

A panel of trendspotters at this year's Summer Fancy Food Show, which took place between June 17 - June 19, 2012, identified the top 5 trends on the show floor. View each trend below along with some product examples of each trend.

Small Batch Mixers

• Morris Kitchen - Ginger Syrup
• Royal Rose - Simple Syrup
• Ritrovo Italian Regional Foods - Cherry Drinking Balsamic
• De Medici Imports - A L'Olivier Mangue (Mango Vinegar)
• Gingras Vinegar - Gingras Extraold Apple Cider Vinegar

Local Global

• Chulita’s Famous – Sofrito
• Taste of Ethiopia – Misir (spicy red lentils)
• Wild Thymes Farms – Moroccan BBQ Sauce
• That Indian Drink – Blueberry Orange Cardamom

Cookie Cracker Crunch

• Seth Greenberg’s – Authentic New York Brownie Crunch
• HannaMax Baking – All Natural Cookie Chips
• Trump’s Food Interest – Slims Dessert Crackers
• Effie’s Homemade – Sea Salt and Lavender Crackers

The New South

• RR Enterprises – Rodger’s Banana Pudding Sauce 
• Callie’s Charleston Biscuits – Pimiento Cheese
• Steve’s Ice Cream – Bourbon Pecan Pie
• Luquire Family Foods – Carolina Creole
• Republic of Tea – Sweet Tea

Chocolate Change Ups

• Stonewall Kitchen – Chocolate Jam
• Tea Forté – Coconut Chocolate Truffle Tea
• Sea Salt Superstore – Chocolate Fleur de Sel
• Droga Confections – Put Your Money on Honey Caramels

The trendspotters are: Mary Beth Albright, freelance writer; Bonnie Benwick, The Washington Post; Kate Donovan, InStyle Magazine; Nancy Wall Hopkins and Erin Simpson Lozier, Better Homes and Gardens; Lisa McManus, America’s Test Kitchen; Susie Timm, Girl Meets Fork; Joan Nathan, contributor to The New York Times and Tablet; Nycci Nellis, The List Are You On It, Foodie and the Beast Radio; Denise Purcell, Specialty Food Media/foodspring.com.

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