The 54th Summer Fancy Food Show was the largest in the history of the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT), filling a record 349,000 square feet of floor space at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York with close to 180,000 innovative food and beverage products from across the United States and around the world.

With 22,296 attendees, the show connected retail and foodservice buyers to exhibitors in the expanded Natural & Organic Pavilion, as well as to tens of thousands of new products, new flavors and new gift ideas throughout the convention center.

"The success of the Summer Fancy Food Show proves again that it is the place to be for key buyers of specialty food and beverage products for domestic and international sales," said Ann Daw, president of the NASFT. "The specialty food business is holding its own despite challenges in the economy, and buyers are relying on our show more than ever as an efficient and exciting place to do their business and forge new relationships with suppliers."

New products were everywhere, including: Uncured hotdogs in four flavors, including duck and buffalo; Honey Lavender Fromage Blanc; Blueberry Acai Gummy Pandas; and Salted Caramels with Pistachio and Ginger.

The Fancy Food Show grabbed headlines this year in such prominent venues as the "Today Show," "Good Morning America," "CNN en Espanol," "Fox Business News," The New York Times and regional outlets like the Philadelphia Inquirer and El Paso Times in Texas. All featured numerous products reporters discovered from more than 2,500 exhibitors.