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GOURMET NEWS JUNE 2018 www.gourmetnews.com SMORGASBORD SMORGASBORD 2 6 CALENDAR June 25-27 SmartFood Expo Chicago, Illinois expo.unitedfreshshow.org/sfe2018 June 30-July 2 Summer Fancy Food Show New York, New York www.specialtyfood.com July 10-16 The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market Atlanta, Georgia www.americasmart.com July 13-15 Slow Food Nations Denver, Colorado www.slowfoodnations.org July 29-August 2 Summer Las Vegas Market Las Vegas, Nevada www.lasvegasmarket.com August 18-22 NY NOW New York, New York www.nynow.com ADVERTISER INDEX ADVERTISER PAGE WEBSITE PHONE AmericasMart ® will offer new introductions, new product collections and presentations and industry-leading programming featuring celebrated tastemakers, business visionaries and innovators across its newly timed seven- day run when The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market ® convenes July 10 through 16, 2018. Leading the July Market lineup is expanded AmericasMart LIVE programming delivering new experi- ences and an all-new coterie of globally cel- ebrated talent, including Trisha Yearwood sponsored by IMAX; Bethenny Frankel; India Hicks and Nathan Turner sponsored by Luxe Interiors + Design and Caracole, and many more. AmericasMart LIVE will again leverage original broadcast media program- ming against a backdrop of AmericasMart's incomparable product mix. For July 2018, AmericasMart LIVE be- comes the new venue for ICON HONORS 2018, the Market's acclaimed centerpiece and the most important and anticipated evening in the gift and home industry. International tastemaker Arianna Huffington takes the ICON HONORS stage in an exclusive keynote presentation. For more information, visit www.americasmart.com/july. GN AmericasMart Promises to Excite in July Once again, United FreshMKT Expo and United FreshTEC Expo will co-locate with the Global Cold Chain Expo and the Inter- national Floriculture Expo, to be held June 25 through 27 at Chicago, Illinois' South Hall of McCormick Place. New this year is the debut of the SmartFood Expo™, fo- cused on fresh, healthy and better-for-you foods. The total event w0ill bring together the retail, foodservice, fresh produce, floral, healthy food and perishable industries to embrace shared interest in providing high- quality, fresh and safe products to con- sumers. The co-located expos will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26 and Wednesday, June 27. Del Monte Fresh Produce's Emanuel La- zopoulos will keynote the United FreshMKT Conference. Winners of the 2018 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards will be presented with their awards during the Retail-Foodservice Celebration Breakfast to be held on June 27. In conjunction with the shows, United Fresh will be recognizing industry leaders Dr. Edward Harwood, Ph.D., AeroFarms, whose leadership has helped advance the fresh produce industry through innovation in indoor growing technologies, with its United FreshTEC Achievement Award for outstanding technical achievements and Mason Arnold of Cece's Veggie Noodle Co. for his significant innovations in the mar- keting and fresh produce. Harwood is the co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of AeroFarms, which builds and operates indoor vertical farms in major cities around the world. Harwood has more than 40 years of agricultural and engineering experience in the dairy and horticulture industries and holds several patents related to indoor agriculture. Mason invented a proprietary spiralizing process to make vegetable noodles. Cece's Veggie Noodle Co. continues to innovate beyond the noodle, expanding its product line to include organic riced vegetables and vegetable-centered meal kits. Harwood and Arnold will be recognized on Monday, June 25 at the United FreshTEC and United FreshMKT Conferences, respec- tively. The United FreshMKT Conference will feature a keynote speech by Lazopoulos, who is the Senior Vice President, North America, Sales, Marketing and Product Management for Del Monte Fresh Produce, Inc. He oversees the company's product and business management of its major cat- egories, including the newly acquired Mann Packing Company in addition to all sales and marketing programs for North America. He'll be putting a spotlight on in- novation in his talk, which will take place as part of the conference that runs from noon to 5 p.m. on Monday, June 25. Registration for the events is open online at wwww.unitedfreshshow.org. GN Produce and Floral Industry Leaders to Gather at United Fresh Burrito Kitchens 11 www.burritokitchens.com 720.652.9000 Gluten Free Media Inc. 21 www.gfafexpo.com 630.473.3202 Klondike Cheese Co. 9 www.klondikecheese.com 608.325.3021 Lillie's Q 5 www.lilliesq.com 773.888.1073 Olé Mexican Foods 27 www.olemex.com San Francisco Salts Co. 7 www.sfsalt.com 800.480.4540 Schuman Cheese 4 www.SchumanCheese.com 800.888.2433 Serious Foodie 3 http://serious-foodie.com 844.736.6343 Star Kay White Inc. 25 www.starkaywhite.com 845.268.2600 Sticky Fingers 5 www.stickyfingersbakeries.com 800.458.5826 Stonewall Kitchen 2, 28 www.stonewallkitchen.com 888.326.5678 The French Farm 10 www.TheFrenchFarm.com 713.660.0577 Wild Forest Products 23 www.mardonaspecialtyfoods.com 855.645.7772 IDDBA Continued from PAGE 1 fresh products marketplace; and Andy Ell- wood, co-Founder and President of Basket, an app that helps shoppers find the best grocery prices in their area, who will be talking about how advances in technology can help retailers in the fresh products mar- ketplace. The Expo will open at 11 a.m. on Sunday, following Rodgers' general session talk. Ex- hibits will be open until 5:30 p.m. on Sun- day, reopening from 11 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on Monday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12. Lantana Hummus will be among the exhibitors on the show floor with new product launches featuring fruit- forward hummus products that work for breakfast as well as snack times. Don't miss the story about Lantana Hummus in the Naturally Healthy section of this issue. Jennifer Fleiss will lead off Monday's gen- eral session at 8 a.m. Chief Executive Offi- cer and co-Founder of Code Eight, the first portfolio company within Walmart's startup incubator. She is also the co-Founder of Rent the Runway, which makes designer clothing accessible and convenient for women and in the general session will be discussing experiential marketing. She'll also be appearing in a Show & Sell Work- shop and in IDDBA's Expert Neighborhood, in which appointments are available for at- tendees to meet one-on-one with experts who will answer questions. Registration for the Expert Neighborhood appointments is already open at www.iddba.org. Fleiss will be followed to the stage at the general sessions by IDDBA President Mike Eardley, who annually offers in-depth mar- ket analysis of the retail grocery industry. If there's a fact or figure anywhere that can help you get a bead on what's ahead for your stores, Eardley is likely to discuss it. He's going to be followed to the stage by Bill McDermott, the CEO of SAP, who will offer tips on how to advance careers to the next level. McDermott will also appear at a Show & Sell Workshop and offer advice in the Expert Neighborhood. Finally for Mon- day, Daymond John, CEO and Founder of lifestyle fashion brand FUBU and a main- stay of "Shark Tank," will discuss brand building. Tuesday's general sessions convene at 8 a.m. with Eddie Yoon, who will discuss his research for IDDBA on superconsumers, This new research will highlight ways that grocers can learn from foodservice to help expand the marketplace for everyone who's selling food. Yoon is the Founder of Eddie Would Grow, LLC, an advisory firm on growth strategy. Carey Lohrenz will follow him with lessons on leadership that she's learned as the first female F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy. She has since she become an industry pioneer and team performance accelerant, who is uniquely qualified in the fundamentals of leadership, teamwork, winning under pressure, reduc- ing errors, and overcoming obstacles. Wrapping up the general sessions program for 2018 will be Actor Michael J. Fox, who will talk about the power of optimism and the need to see challenges as opportunities. Fox is well known for his roles on the "Family Ties television program and the "Back to the Future" movie trilogy. In 1991, Fox was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's disease and since created The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, which is the largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's research. Registration for IDDBA 2018 is now open at www.iddba.org/iddba-show/ participate/registration-hotels. GN

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