The U.S. Men’s National soccer team members weren’t the only ones having to pack their bags Tuesday evening. Attendees of the 60th Summer Fancy Food Show (SMFS) at the Javits Center in New York City also started heading home — although with a bit more kick in their step than the gritty Yanks who lost in extra time to Belgium in the World Cup.
And, as with the World Cup, the numbers were impressive. According to the show’s organizers, the Specialty Food Association (SFA), this year’s show was the largest ever: 2,700 exhibitors, 300 of whom were there for the first time.