The statistic presents the specialty food sales in the United States in 2016, by retail channel. U.S. specialty food sales of mainstream stores amounted to about 48.64 billion U.S. dollars in 2016 making this channel the leading one for specialty food sales.
Specialty food sales in the United States in 2016, by retail channel
(in million U.S. dollars)
Specialty foods are defined as foods or beverages of the highest grade, style, and/or quality in their respective categories. Their specialty nature derives from a combination of some or all of the following qualities: uniqueness, origin, processing method, design, limited supply, unusual application or use, extraordinary packaging, or channel of distribution/sales.
Mainstream stores are MULO or Multi Outlet, representative of following channels: Total US Grocery, Mass, Total U.S. Drug, Total Walmart, Dollar, Military, and Club.
Does not include sales through Whole Foods Market or Trader Joe’s.
Does not include private label sales or random weight (PLU) items.
The State of the Specialty Food Industry 2017 is available for purchase on the Specialty Food Association website.
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Specialty Food Association. (March 23, 2017). Specialty food sales in the United States in 2016, by retail channel (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/483025/us-specialty-food-sales-by-retail-channel/
Specialty Food Association. "Specialty food sales in the United States in 2016, by retail channel (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 23, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483025/us-specialty-food-sales-by-retail-channel/
Specialty Food Association. (2017). Specialty food sales in the United States in 2016, by retail channel (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483025/us-specialty-food-sales-by-retail-channel/
Specialty Food Association. "Specialty Food Sales in The United States in 2016, by Retail Channel (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483025/us-specialty-food-sales-by-retail-channel/
Specialty Food Association, Specialty food sales in the United States in 2016, by retail channel (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483025/us-specialty-food-sales-by-retail-channel/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Specialty food sales in the United States in 2016, by retail channel (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Specialty Food Association, March 23, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/483025/us-specialty-food-sales-by-retail-channel/
