Summer Fancy Food Show Observations

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Summer Fancy Food Show Observations

The Fancy Food show took place this year in Washington D.C., instead of its normal location at the Javits Center in New York City, which is under renovation.

Surprisingly, the July timing (very hot and humid in D.C.) and change of venue did not seem to have a major impact on attendance. The show was packed on the two days that I attended and most companies I spoke to reported having quality visitors in their booths. I've written about some of the common trends I observed as well as a number of intriguing innovations and concluded with 4 Key Takeaways from my show experience.

CraigsList Farmer Style

The U.S. Department of Agriculture launched an online resource to support the nationwide development of food hubs - resources to help small and mid-sized producers work together to gain access to larger buyers and more business.

Centering around 2 popular trends, locally produced food and eating food from smaller farms, these hubs help producers, buyers, and transporters find each other and tap into larger opportunities they can't create on their own.

Read about it on The Packer web site.

Upcoming Events

Natural Products Expo East

September 22-24, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore

Winter Fancy Food Show

January 15-17, Moscone Center, San Francisco

Natural Products Expo West

March 8-11, Anaheim Convention Center

Boston Seafood Show, March 11-13, Boston Convention Center

Nancy Peterson
President, Emerging Brands Marketing

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Emerging Brands Marketing helps food and seafood companies grow revenue through highly successful product launches and product line revitalization. We also help our clients with a range of consumer marketing services, including consumer testing & market research, channel development, and Ecommerce/Web marketing.