The Summer Fancy Food Show, put on by the Specialty Food Association, is a fantastic way to experience many new products in one location. It is both educational and exciting to attend. Over 200,000 products awaited the Specialty Food Association at the 64th Annual Summer Fancy Food Show. The show encompassed 6 FOOTBALL Fields worth of foods and beverages.
Aside from the fact that it attracts vendors from all over the world, it also features an Incubation Village, where food incubators from around the country showcase some of their most interesting brands. This gives invaluable exposure to young brands, many of whom would be unable to afford a booth on their own.
I am a vegetarian, these are my My Top 5 Organic Products of Fancy Food Show 2018 ! I would love to know your thoughts and if you have tried any of these products!
The ginger drink from Ginjan was one of the organic products that I discovered in the Incubation Village at the Fancy Food Show, and it caught my attention right away. The flavor profile was incredibly unique, refreshing and intoxicating.
A traditional beverage that founders Rahim and Mohammed Diallo grew up drinking in Africa, it has been around for thousands of years and features ginger, pineapple, lemon, vanilla and anise.
The organic juice category is competitive but Ginjan is spreading the word about the benefits Ginger has for its anti-inflammatory properties.
Ginjan is currently for sale at independent retailers in the tri-state region and expansion to Whole Foods stores in NYC and Long Island is expected to begin next week.
The drink can also be ordered on the company’s website, Fresh Direct or Happy to Note that Ginjan was the Grand Prize Winner of the 2016 FedEx Small Business Grant Contest.
I love coconut milk, many of us do. If you want to drink organic coconut milk but not from a can, this is the next best thing — organic coconut milk powder from Wildly Organic.
The organic coconut milk powder from Wildly Organic contains only three ingredients — this is KEY : organic dehydrated coconut milk, organic maltodextrin (tapioca-derived), and organic acacia fiber (does not contain sodium caseinate). Furthermore, while many coconut milk powders contain as much as 60% maltodextrin to lower costs, Wildly Organic’s contains less than 3%.
The other day, I used this powder to make my morning smoothie and loved it. Plus, it is perfect to take with you on the road. Major bonus points for the packaging as well.
Wildly Organic’s organic coconut milk powder can be purchased on the company’s website and
For those of you who love spicy food, this is a product must, Seven Super Seeds’ seed bombs. One sample was all you need to be hooked. Out of the thousands of products at Fancy Food Show, Janice Wheeler’s booth had this wonderful, compelling, and distinctly spicy sample.
Made with all organic, vegan and gluten-free ingredients — oatmeal, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, pepitas, water, sesame seeds, chia seeds, hemp seeds, poppy seeds, paprika, guajillo pepper, chile garlic, ancho chile, cumin, black pepper, sea salt, New Mexican chile — the seed bombs are a phenomenal product. YUM!!
Sadly .....They are not currently for sale on the company’s website, and I could not get an answer as to when they will be available. Will have to let you know when they are easily available.
There are many great chocolate booths at the show - However, the chocolate covered goldenberries from Pacari really stood out.
Not only does Pacari have some of the best Ecuadorian cacao in the world, but the citrus from the goldenberry provides tremendous balance and makes it surprisingly refreshing, something you do not normally expect from chocolate.
It garnered the silver medal at the 2017 International Chocolate Awards.
Containing 60% cacao, Pacari’s chocolate covered goldenberry can be purchased on the company’s website or on Amazon, and at natural retailers nationwide.
Sinto Gourmet takes a very different twist with its ‘plenty roots’ kimchi. Not only does it lack the spicy flavor you expect from kimchi, it contains no cabbage either.
Company founder and chef Hyunjoo Albrecht made this recipe for a friend of hers who was suffering from cancer and decided to utilize super-healthy, antioxidant-rich root vegetables, such as beets and vegetables. Aside from the health benefits of this fermented product, ‘plenty roots’ kimchi has great texture and is earthy and grounding.
In case you were wondering, ‘sinto buri’ in Korean translates to ‘body and soil cannot be separated’ and means our bodies and spirits are at their best when eating foods that grow on the soil we step on. In Korea, it is used to emphasize the importance of local food and where food comes from — a philosophy that the company embraces.
Sinto Gourmet’s ‘plenty roots’ kimchi is available at select retailers in the San Francisco area and in the Northeast, and it can be purchased
