Zhao, Yanyun (contributor) - 2012
Preface Specialty food (SF) is a rapidly growing market sector, with an annual growth rate of 8-10%. SF products … accounted for 13.1% of all retail food sales in 2010, reaching $55.9 billion in sales. One hundred thirty-eight million American … consumers (46%) are purchasing specialty foods. Although specialty food products are marketed widely, by now there is no …