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The company’s leaders joined Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, US Sen. Roger Marshall, Rep. Tracey Mann and other state and local officials at the event, which was held at CJ Schwan’s pizza production facility in Salina.

The 2025 Summer Fancy Food Show revealed a diverse range of emerging and evolving trends shaping the specialty food market. Korean flavors stood out with products inspired by popular dishes, beverages, and pantry staples, while ingredient innovation brought new offerings such as cupuaçu, yaupon, and plant-based dairy alternatives. Global convenience remained a key driver, with meal kits, ready-to-eat dishes, and sauces making international flavors more accessible.

The Blueberry Boost Accelerator was launched earlier this year to fuel forward-thinking product innovation and elevate blueberries as a hero ingredient by supporting visionary startups. 

Prior to joining Talking Rain, Perez was vice president of IT at Alamo Group Inc., where she led the company’s IT strategy. 

For product developers, this signals a growing market emphasis on personalization, health-forward meals, and flexible prep formats—all driven by data-backed consumer demand.

Horizon Organic and Wallaby meet several consumer demand drivers—organic certification, cleaner ingredient decks, value-added nutrition, and sensory appeal—positioning the brands for long-term relevance.

Talma brings more than 30 years of experience across global food, beverage, and consumer goods industries, including leadership roles at Nature’s Way, Stasher, SC Johnson, and Unilever. 

While the grade given to their personal diets has not significantly changed since Americans were last to examine their diets in 2013, there is improvement in the grade given to the average American diet—up 11 percentage points since 2013.  

The announcement comes on the heels of the opening of Milo's fourth manufacturing and distribution facility, a $200 million, state-of-the-art site in Spartanburg, S.C., that will employ approximately 200 associates.

"Operating a restaurant is becoming increasingly difficult due to economic and regulatory pressure and a nearly 5% increase in wholesale food costs since last year. These new tariffs on food and beverage items will exacerbate the situation," said Michelle Korsmo, president & CEO, the National Restaurant Association