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NEWS JANUARY 2018 www.gourmetnews.com
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Ariston Specialties 5 www.aristonspecialties.com 860.263.8498
Barilla
America Inc. 23 www.barilla.com/en-us/ 800.922.7455
Biscotti Brothers Bakery 19 www.biscottibrothers.com 724.838.0570
Busha
Browne 20 www.bushabrowne.com 876.906.0347
Jasper Specialty Foods 5 www.nunesfarms.com 202.862.3033
Stonewall
Kitchen 2 www.stonewallkitchen.com 888.326.5678
The
Daily Crave 24 www.thedailycrave.com
The French Farm 17 www.thefrenchfarm.com 713.660.0577
Virgina
Diner 20 www.vadiner.com 888.482.6887
Widmers Cheese 17 www.widmerscheese.com 920.488.2503
Wild
Forest Products 17 www.mardonaspecialtyfoods.com 855.OIL.SPRAY
CALENDAR
January 9-16
The Atlanta International Gift
& Home Furnishings Market
Atlanta, Georgia
www.americasmart.com
January
9-11
Kitchen & Bath Industry Show
Orlando, Florida
www.kbis.com
January 21-23
Winter Fancy Food Show
San Francisco, California
www.specialtyfood.com
January 28-February 1
Las Vegas Market
Las Vegas, Nevada
www.lasvegasmarket.com
January 30- February 1
International Production
& Processing Expo
Atlanta, Georgia
www.ippexpo.com
February 3-7
NY NOW
New York, New York
www.nynow.com
February 9-13
Ambiente
Frankfurt, Germany
ambiente.messefrankfurt.com
March 7-11
Natural Products Expo West
Anaheim, California
www.expowest.com
March 10-13
International Home & Housewares Show
Chicago, Illinois
www.housewares.org
March 12-14
SNAXPO 2018
Atlanta, Georgia
www.snaxpo.com
March
11-13
Seafood Expo North America
Boston, Massachusetts
www.seafoodexpo.com/north-america
March 19-22
International Pizza Expo
Las Vegas, Nevada
www.pizzaexpo.com
March 16-18
CoffeeFest Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland
www.coffeefest.com
April 29-30
Bakery Showcase
Toronto, Canada
www.baking.ca
May 8-10
National Hardware Show
Las Vegas, Nevada
www.nationalhardwareshow.com
May 19-22
NRA Show
Chicago, Illinois
www.restaurant.org
May 22-24
Sweets & Snacks Expo
Chicago, Illinois
www.sweetsandsnacks.com
June 30-July 2
Summer Fancy Food Show
New York, New York
www.specialtyfood.com
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The Specialty Food Association (SFA) re-
turns to San Francisco January 21-23,
2018, with its 43rd annual Winter Fancy
Food Show. Held at Moscone Center.
Registration is now open at www.fancy
foodshows.com.
More than 1,400 exhibitors will show-
case 90,000 specialty food products. From
the United States, California will have the
largest show presence, with over 351 com-
panies represented, followed by New York
(98) and New Jersey (52). Exhibitors from
23 countries will travel to the show, with
Italy, Japan and France having the largest
pavilions.
Show highlights will include a range of
educational programming and events in-
cluding the SFA's sixth annual Leadership
Awards Ceremony on Sunday, January 21,
from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. The show will also
offer the What's New, What's Hot showcase,
which will present hundreds of on-trend
products and the "New Brands on the
Shelf" area featuring up-and-coming pro-
ducers who are SFA member candidates.
The annual foodservice pitch competition,
Front Burner, will be held on Monday, Jan-
uary 22 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Incubator
Alley will display early-stage products from
new specialty food companies.
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Winter Fancy Food Show
Events to Anticipate
The new SmartFood Expo™ is launching
June 25-27 in the South Hall of Chicago's
McCormick Place. Co-located with United
FreshMKT Expo, the B2B event is focused
entirely on better-for-you food, across all
food and beverage categories. This new
event will deliver to retailers and foodservice
professionals exciting and exclusive access
to new healthy trends in food and beverage.
For more information, or to reserve
booth space, contact Nina Sader, Smart-
Food Expo Manager at 202.303.3401.
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New Trade Show Focuses
on Better-For-You Food
The Viva Fresh Expo, hosted by the Texas
International Produce Association (TIPA),
will return to the JW Marriott Hill Country
Resort and Spa in San Antonio from April
5-7, 2018. In its fourth year, the expo has
consistently catered to sold out crowds and
attracted buyers from major regional and
national retailers.
The success of this regional event is due
largely to the growing importance of
Texas, Mexico, and the Rio Grande Valley
that connects the two as a fast-growing
produce production and transit epicenter.
In 2016, TIPA established a Retail &
Foodservice Advisory Board made up of
14 retail and foodservice contacts, to assist
in guiding the direction of the Viva Fresh
Expo. The advisory members have rein-
forced the significance of this region and
cite its importance as a main factor in their
attendance and involvement with the
expo.
"We've seen increased attendance from
retail and foodservice buyers from com-
panies including H-E-B, Walmart and US
Foods, and 100 percent of our surveyed
retailers say the expo meets their busi-
ness needs." remarked Dante Galeazzi,
President and CEO of TIPA. Galeazzi
continued, "Since we know this region is
a main focus for attendees, we've in-
creased our outreach to include more re-
gional growers and revamped our
exhibitor list so the majority of ex-
hibitors will be from Texas, Mexico, and
the southwest United States."
In 2016, approximately half of fresh fruit
and vegetable imports from Mexico entered
the U.S. through Texas land ports. That's
$5.4 billion worth of produce, more than
220,000 truckloads. Fruit and vegetable
imports from Mexico are growing at an as-
tounding rate: from 2007-2015 alone, they
have more than doubled.
"I've been impressed with the Viva Fresh
Expo year after year," says Joseph Bunting,
Produce Business Director at United Su-
permarkets and advisory board member.
"It's a true regional event and showcases
Texas and Mexico as a commanding force
for high quality, year-round fresh produce.
I always look forward to Viva Fresh to
strengthen current relationships, make
new connections and stay up on all the re-
gional trends."
As part of the Viva Fresh educational
seminar program, attendees can experi-
ence a virtual tour of a field, a packing
house and quality control measures to
learn more about best in class food safety
and how leading Mexican suppliers are
raising the bar on food safety standards.
Other educational sessions will tackle in-
dustry challenges such as the multi-gen-
erational marketplace and how Amazon
impacts the future of retail sales and mar-
keting.
Registration is now open for exhibitors
and sponsors at www.vivafreshexpo.com.
Exhibit space and sponsorship opportuni-
ties in years past have sold out, with a long
waiting list thereafter. Registration for most
retail and foodservice buyers is free and a
travel stipend is provided.
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Viva Fresh Expo Returns
to San Antonio in 2018
