Ottsville, PA


The Garces Group specializes in personal dining experiences rooted in the rich cultural traditions and culinary vision of James Beard Award-winning Latin- American Chef Jose Garces. The Garces Group operates restaurants across the country, including several in the Philadelphia, PA area, such as Amada, Distrito, Tinto, Village Whiskey, Garces Trading Company, JG Domestic, Volvér, and The Olde Bar, and recently added three new restaurants, Okatshe, Olón and Bar Olón at Tropicana in Atlantic City, NJ.


Garces Events is the group's full-service catering and event division with exclusive venues like Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Cira Centre, and CHUBB Hotel and Conference Center.


Garces also owns the 40-acre Luna Farm in Bucks County, PA, which provides farm fresh ingredients for the group’s area restaurants. It is in the spirit of creat- ing a more sustainable world that Garces established Luna Farm in Ottsville, which grows fresh organic vegetables, fruits, eggs and honey year-round. This farm also plays a critical role in support of the Garces Foundation, a philanthropic orgamiza- tion started by Chef Garces, in its efforts to educate children about the nutritional benefits of sustainable agriculture, meal preparation and healthy eating.


Luna Farm is available for scheduled group tours and also hosts seasonal events.


that dollar sales reached $127 billion, which is a 15 percent leap in sales between 2014 and 2016, according to the Specialty Food Association (SFA) and Mintel (the world’s leading market intelligence agency).


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To put those numbers into perspective, all food sales grew by only 2.3 percent, while total sales for specialty foods were up by 13.1 percent. Specialty foods have outpaced non-specialty counterparts in nearly all categories, largely because consumers continue to be more aware of quality in food choices. The fastest-growing cate- gories, according to the SFA, are “better for you’ options, health and wellness, and freshness.


The newest trends in specialty foods were on view at the SFA’s 2017 Summer Fancy Food Show at the Javits Center in New York, NY this past June. The largest food trade show in North America, it brings more than 2,600 exhibitors from all over the world under one roof to feature 180,000 spe- cialty food and beverage products. During the show, the SFA Trendspotter Panel, which is comprised of profes- sionals from retail, foodservice and culinary education, discussed many trending product innovations.


“Overall, consumers are seeking out ‘better for you’ foods and beverages made with quality ingredients,” said Denise Purcell, head of content for the SFA. “They want to make a good choice even when indulging. For instance, they are looking for foods that give them added servings of veg- etables or are good sources of protein or have a health benefit.”


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