The statistic presents the specialty food sales in the United States in 2020, broken down by distribution channel. U.S. specialty food sales at retail reached about 136.3 billion U.S. dollars in that year.
Specialty food sales in the United States in 2020, by distribution channel
(in billion 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.
* Retail channels include sales from natural, specialty, and MULO outlets (MULO or Multi Outlet, representative of the following channels: Total U.S. grocery, mass, total U.S. drug, total Walmart, dollar, military, and club) as well as an estimate for specialty food perishables (PLU or random-weight specialty items sold in bakery, deli, meat, and seafood) sold in these outlets. In addition, these figures include estimated specialty food sales from Trader Joe's and Whole Foods Market.
**Online retail channel is estimated by Mintel.
Data may not equal totals due to rounding.
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Baker Tilly. (July 15, 2022). Specialty food sales in the United States in 2020, by distribution channel (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/482664/us-specialty-food-sales-by-channel/
Baker Tilly. "Specialty food sales in the United States in 2020, by distribution channel (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/482664/us-specialty-food-sales-by-channel/
Baker Tilly. (2022). Specialty food sales in the United States in 2020, by distribution channel (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/482664/us-specialty-food-sales-by-channel/
Baker Tilly. "Specialty Food Sales in The United States in 2020, by Distribution Channel (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/482664/us-specialty-food-sales-by-channel/
Baker Tilly, Specialty food sales in the United States in 2020, by distribution channel (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/482664/us-specialty-food-sales-by-channel/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Specialty food sales in the United States in 2020, by distribution channel (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Baker Tilly, July 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/482664/us-specialty-food-sales-by-channel/
