The Massachusetts Specialty
Foods Association

Your Resource for Specialty Food Connections

What’s New:

April 6-8, New England Foodservice and Lodging Expo, Boston www.nefsexpo.com/08/public/enter.aspx

April 8 – MSFA Board Meeting

April 20 – MSFA Spring newsletter, “Food for Thought”

April 26-29 – All Things Organic, Chicago http://www.organicexpo.com/

April 27-29 – US Food Export Showcase, Chicago www.nasdatradeshows.org

April 27-29 – 10th Spring Fancy Food Show, Chicago http://www.fancyfoodshows.com/

May 12 Specialty Food Show, Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 1 Atwood Drive, Northampton, MA. Please contact John Waite at the Franklin County CDC for details and see application form in this issue of Food for Thought. 413-774-7204, X102.

May 17-20, National Restaurant Association Show, Chicago www.restaurant.org

May 17-20, American Food Fare, Chicago www.nasdatradeshows.org

June 10 – MSFA Board Meeting

June 28 – Buyers Mission to the Summer Fancy Food Show bonita.oehlke@stat.ma.us

June 29 - July 1 – 54th Summer Fancy Food Show, New York
www.fancyfoodshows.com

July 10 – Event at Fastachi, 598 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown, MA, 2-4 PM. Please call Ellen Callaway at 617-645-8080 to register.

Check the calendar for more details and more events

Highlights:

NEW BENEFIT: Group Health Insurance! MSFA members can apply to Tufts and Harvard/Pilgrim to receive group rates. Contact our MSFA insurance consultant at 866-303-2810 for personal service.

NEW BENEFIT: Discounted Printing and Copying at Kinko's Discounts on black & white and color copying, finishing, binding, lamination and oversize printing (vinyl banners, foam-core mounted posters, and more!) Internet orders at the Chestnut Hill location, click for details.

NEW BENEFIT: Enterprise Rent-a-Car Discount! You will need the members-only password info, from the newsletter emailed to members.

NEW BENEFIT: DHL overnight and ground delivery discount for members! You will need the members-only password info, from the newsletter emailed to members.

NEW BENEFIT: Staples.com discount for members! You will need the members-only password info, from the newsletter emailed to members.

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The Massachusetts Specialty Foods Association provides education, networking and peer support, sales and marketing opportunities, publicity and technical assistance for our members and their customers so that member companies may grow and flourish, thereby strengthening and improving the long term viability of the food and farm sector of the Massachusetts economy.

The MSFA is a statewide non-profit organization that serves as a resource to and advocate for the Massachusetts specialty foods industry, supporting the commitment to excellence and the entrepreneurial spirit that contributes to the uniqueness and quality of Massachusetts specialty foods.

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"The Flavors Of Massachusetts" Gift Baskets

Gift Baskets give twice! MSFA (Massachusetts Specialty Foods Association) member products are featured exclusively in these four new “Taste of Massachusetts” gourmet gift baskets offered by Pemberton Farms. These beautiful baskets offer a wonderful solution for holiday and everyday gift giving and allow you to support the MSFA at the same time. 10% of the profits go to the MSFA. The baskets are showcased on the Pemberton Farms website.

Click here to download a PDF datasheet.