Here are some of my first corporate gift baskets ideas from the Fancy Food show. More detailed videos and photos to follow.

This Sunday the San Francisco Fancy food show arrives in town  for three days of the largest specialty food and beverage showcase on the West Coast.    Attendance includes 40,000 people from 80 countries.  Located in San Francisco’s Moscone Center the show will provide over 260,000 innovative specialty food products, such as confections, cheese, coffee, snacks, spices, ethnic, natural, organic and more.

What makes this show so special is the concentration of so many diverse food specialty providers in one location.  You are able to speak with the reps and make contacts for future business.    Whether you are purchasing for marketing efforts to potential clients or gifts for current customers and employees, the show provides a unique opportunity to cover a lot of ground effectively.

• Here are some of the exhibitors who provide some wonderful corporate gifts.  In the area of specialized popcorn I recommend 479Corn.

• Another great supplier of quality gift baskets is Alaskasmokehouse They provide a wonderful and varied selection of gift baskets including a salmon sampler, granola, almonds, barbecue sauces, spicy snacks, candy, cookies and cocoa, chocolate, exotic salts, flavor baskets like Lemon, Cranberry, Strawberry and more .

• For the meat lovers here is a unique option Gary West .  They provide smoked meats of all kinds like Buffalo and Elk, Ham, Turkey, Jerky and artisan meats like sausage and smoked bacon.

• For gourmet chocolates one good option is Hauser Chocolates.  Besides providing great chocolate treats, they provide and easy pop up window to enable shipping to other addresses.

• Here is a link for a delight of gourmet foods including caviar, olives, sausages try Mille Lacs

• For a great selection of mustards, spreads and preserves, sauces and rubs, and sweet toppings a good option is Robert Rothschild Farm.  They also have an option of gift cards which work well if you have company presentations and want to have a raffle with evaluation sheets or collected business cards.

• For holiday gift boxes the company that excels in this space has to be Candy Basket Inc.  They do everything from peppermint delights baskets to tea party baskets, cocoa party gift baskets, snowman box gift sets, candy cane gift boxes, crunchy and chewy favorites known as the beaver delight boat basket and even golden caramel gift boxes.

Dale Carnegie has taught us a simple act of recognition and kindly placed gifts can help you communicate the appreciation you have for your customers and employees better then hours of meetings.  Here are some wonderful options.