Leveraging on the booming popularity of food gifts, the food gift industry has devised newer, better and more exciting choices to rope in customers. The mere mention of rare gourmet delights evokes a craving that's hard to resist. Gourmet food gifts promise to leave a mark of their own. Hard-to-find and unusual gourmet food gifts are ideal corporate gifts. In a highly competitive corporate scene, such gifts impress recipients because of their subtle personal touch. Gourmet gifts can be customized and chosen to cater to a specific event, occasion or individual client's taste. They can be enjoyed as special personal treats, or reserved to be given to someone special.

The market abounds in a wide variety of options in the gourmet food range. Most people associate fatty high-calorie food with gourmet food. The food industry has been sensitive to the demands of the customer. Specially customized gourmet gift baskets and gourmet food gifts are available for those on a diet plan, or for the health conscious. Gourmet fruit gifts are also a unique, with an assortment of exotic fruits, extraordinary cheeses, breads and crackers and bottled food items like brandy and wine. Wine is a popular item because of its popularity among both men and women. While men mostly enjoy a good bottle of wine, most women have a weakness for wine accessories like fine-cut wine glasses.

Gourmet food gifts, however, come with a price. While picking up such food gift items, freshness and quality should be always ensured. It is best that the gifts are delivered within a day. There are many online options apart from the usual local vendors and shops. www.1800gourmet.com specializes in gourmet cheese (regional and imported) delicacies. www.flyingnoodle.com offers gourmet combos like pasta pots along with quality beer or wine. www.gourmetfoodmall.com is one of the largest online retailers of premium specialty food, like different caviars and an enormous range of oils and vinegars. Some online vendors also support various charity causes, like raising funds for Katrina victims and small companies adversely affected by Katrina.