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In High Demand
Space at Worldwide Food Expo selling fast.
Space at
Worldwide Food Expo 2007 was more than 75 percent sold out with the end of
the initial “priority” sales period, according to the
show’s sponsors, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and
the American Meat Institute (AMI).
The sponsors have sent an open invitation to all
suppliers serving the food and beverage industries to reserve exhibit space
for the major trade event next fall. Worldwide Food Expo is scheduled for
October 24 to 27 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
As a result of brisk sales in the priority period to
past exhibitors and association members this past summer, hundreds of
companies have staked out their exhibit space for North America’s
largest food and beverage show for processing, packaging, equipment,
ingredients, supplies and services.
“Exhibitors have been excited by the commitment
of dozens of food and beverage organizations to this event —
including the American Beverage Association and Drinktec — as well as
the commitment by such companies as Dean Foods Co. and Smithfield Foods to
hold meetings at Expo for hundreds of plant managers,” says Susan
Ruland, IDFA vice president of communications and meetings.
“We’re gearing up for a terrific event next fall.”
Janet Riley, AMI senior vice president of public
affairs and professional development, adds: “Interest among the
exhibitors tells us the show is robust. We’re confident attendance at
the show will reflect the early enthusiasm we’ve seen on the exhibit
side.”
Worldwide Food Expo is a biennial event that attracts
25,000 industry leaders from 100 countries to witness the largest North
American display of food and beverage industry suppliers in one location;
more than 1,100 exhibitors cover 1 million square feet of floor space. The
show’s educational programming addresses issues, trends and
technologies in the food and beverage processing industry.
Worldwide Food Expo encompasses the Food, Dairy &
Beverage Exposition and the International Meat, Poultry & Seafood
Exposition. For information on exhibiting, contact Mark Miller or Terri
Sullivan at (703) 934-4700 or wwfe@cmgexpo.com
More information can also be found at
www.worldwidefood.com
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