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During this Summer Fancy Food Show session, Walmart's Kevin Head, vice president and divisional merchandise manager of breakfast and bread, and Laura Rush, vice president and divisional merchandise manager of frozen foods, discussed how specialty retailers can fit into Walmart's customer-driven strategy.  Related: Walmart as a Mission-Driven Company

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Siete Foods, a grain-free tortilla and chip maker, is expanding its products nationwide at Target this month, reports Forbes. The product will be available at 1,600 Target locations, as well as 3,000 additional Walmart stores and another 750 Kroger stores. This means, by the end of the year, Siete will be in more than 13,300 stores across the U.S. “This is starting to reach consumers we have not been able to get to before,” CEO Miguel Garza says. “Getting to the shelf is about 5 percent of the work. The real work is going to come in the next six to 12 months in making sure that consumers are aware that we are on those shelves.” Full Story Related: Mexican-American Food Brand Raises $90M; Biena Snacks Closes Series B Funding Round.

Beverages, snacks, and plant-based foods are standouts in the specialty segment which despite approaching maturity continues to outpace the growth of conventional, according to Mintel research presented during the session 5 Key Drivers in Specialty Food at the Winter Fancy Food Show. “Specialty food and beverage sales account for 16 percent of all food and beverages so the fact that it’s approaching 20 percent is a major milestone,” said David Browne, senior analyst, Mintel. Helping spur sales is the rise in popularity of specialty beverages, which hold 18 percent share of all specialty products and account for $12 billion in sales. The fastest growers are ready-to-drink tea and coffee (19 percent), water (15 percent), and refrigerated juices and functional beverages (7 percent). “Rising trends include functional drinks that boost energy, mental focus, relaxation, and microbiome health,” said Browne. Boding well for specialty is the fact that consumers are making snacking part of t