SFA announces 2026 Sofi winners
The recipients were revealed at the org's Winter FancyFaire show.
The Specialty Food Association (SFA) announced the winners of the 2026 Sofi Awards, celebrating the brands and products driving the specialty food and beverage industry forward. The awards were revealed live at Winter FancyFaire during a ceremony hosted by celebrity Chef Joe Sasto that brought together makers, buyers, press, and industry leaders to honor the specialty food industry’s most outstanding products of the year, the organization says.
Spanning 25 Gold Award categories and five Grand Honors distinctions, the Sofi Awards recognize products that stand out for innovation, exceptional taste, and high-quality ingredients, and signal what’s next for specialty food, SFA notes.
Chosen through blind tastings by a panel of leading retail and foodservice buyers, this year’s winners rose to the top from a pool of more than 1,200 entries. The top-scoring products of the 2026 Awards reportedly showcase a wide range of trends driving market growth: bold flavors, thoughtful ingredient sourcing, standout packaging, and more. From reimagining familiar categories to blazing a trail with entirely new product formats, the Sofi Award winners demonstrate how the specialty food industry continues to lead with creativity and quality, SFA says.
“These outstanding products really capture where specialty food is headed,” says Mary Beth Vultee, SVP of Membership at SFA. “They reflect what buyers and consumers are actively seeking today while offering a look into tomorrow’s most compelling trends and features. It’s been wonderful to see these ideas come together during Winter FancyFaire, the ideal event to celebrate the makers we’ll all be talking about in 2026 and beyond.”
The snack, bakery, and candy-related Sofi Award winners are:
Grand Honors (Platinum Awards)
- Product of the Year – Food: Top Seedz, Bake-At-Home Seed Crackers: Sea Salt
Gold Awards by Category
- Baking Ingredients: Top Seedz, Bake-At-Home Seed Crackers: Sea Salt
- Bread & Bakery: Clementine's Ice Cream, Gooey Butter Cake
- Cereals & Granola: Jamie's Farm, Chai Streusel Granola with Honey
- Chocolate: Caputo's, Wild Juruá by Luisa Abram
- Crackers & Crispbreads: Kayco, Craize Corn Snacks Everything Flavor
- Nuts, Seeds, Trail Mix, & Dried Fruit: Evie's Snacks, Banana Bread Roasted Texas Pecans
- Savory Snacks: OSH! Oh So Healthy Corporation, OSH! Kimchi Crisps Cabbage & Natural Spices
- Sweet Snacks: Norwegian Baked, KnekkeGodis
Winning products are featured throughout the Winter FancyFaire trade show, offering participants myriad ways to discover and sample the fare.
As with all SFA shows, Winter FancyFaire is open to qualified members of the specialty food trade, industry affiliates, and media. For more information about the event or the Sofi Awards, visit specialtyfood.com.
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