Calendar of Industry Events
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| 7-9 | Philadelphia National Candy Gift & Gourmet Show | Atlantic City Convention Center Atlantic City, N.J. | Retail Confectioners Association of Philadelphia | (888) 226-3989 www.philly candyshow.com |
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| 13-16 | 2007 PTNPA Annual Convention & Trade Show | Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa Phoenix, Ariz. | Peanut & Tree Nut Processors Association | (301) 365-2521 www.ptnpa.org |
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| 21-23 | NASFT Winter Fancy Food Show | Moscone Center San Francisco | National Association for the Specialty Food Trade | (212) 482-6440 www.fancyfood shows.com |
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| 28-31 | ISM International Sweets and Biscuits Fair | Cologne Exhibition Center Cologne, Germany | Koelnmesse GmbH | (773) 326-9920 www.koelnmesse.de |
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| 29-Feb. 1 | ProSweets | Cologne Exhibition Center Cologne, Germany | Koelnmesse GmbH | (773) 326-9920 www.koelnmesse.de | |||
| FEBRUARY | |||||||
| 10-11 | Vancouver Sweets Expo | Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre Vancouver, B.C., Canada | Intev Productions, Inc. | (416) 925-3666 www.sweetsexpo.ca |
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| 11-14 | Partners Executive Forum | Marriott Wardman Park Washington, DC | International Foodservice Distributors Association | (703) 532-9400 www.ifdaonline.org |
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| 18-22 | NCA/ECRM EPPS Candy Marketplace – Halloween & Christmas | The Westin Crown Center Kansas City, Mo. | National Confectioners Association and ECRM | Phone: (440) 498-0500 Web: www.ecrm -epps.com |
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| 21-23 | AWMA Expo | Las Vegas Hilton Las Vegas | American Wholesale Marketers Assoc. | Phone: (703) 208-3358 Web: www.awmanet.org |
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| 28-Mar. 3 | CMMA International Cocoa Conference | Miami, Fla. | Cocoa Merchants’ Association of America, Inc. | Phone: (212) 201-8819 Web: www.cocoa merchants.com |
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| MARCH | |||||||
| 1-3 | State of the Industry Conference | Fairmont Princess Scottsdale, Ariz. | National Confectioners Association | Phone: (703) 790-5750 Web: www.ecandy.com | |||
| 6-8 | Food Safety Summit | Washington, DC Convention Center | Stagnito Communications | Phone: (847) 405-4113 Web: www.foodsafety summit.com |
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| 21-25 | Western Candy Conference | Paradise Point Resort & Spa San Diego, Calif. | Western Candy Conference | Phone: (707) 428-2800 E-Mail: ajoffer@ jellybelly.com |
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| 27-28 | MDD Recontres International Private Label Exhibition | Paris-Expo Exhibition Centre Porte de Versailles, France, Jangil | Phone: 33 (5) 5336 7878 Web: www.jangil.fr |
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| APRIL | |||||||
| 11-13 | NAMA Spring Expo | Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas | National Automatic Merchandising Association | Phone: (312) 346-0370 Web: www.vending.org |
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| 16-18 | PMCA Production Conference | Hershey Lodge and Convention Center Hershey, Pa. | PMCA | Phone: (610) 625-4655 Web: www.pmca.com |
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| 19-22 | RCI Spring Regional Institute | Marriott Lincolnshire Resort Lincolnshire, Ill. | Retail Confectioners International | Phone: (847) 724-6120 Web: www.retail confectioners.org |
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| 21-25 | NACDS Annual Meeting | The Phoenician Scottsdale, Ariz. | National Association of Chain Drug Stores | Phone: (703) 549-3001 Web: www.nacds.org |
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| MAY | |||||||
| 3-4 | Toronto Sweets Expo Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Metro Toronto Convention Centre | Intev Productions, Inc. | Phone: (416) 925-3666 Web: www.sweetsexpo.ca |
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| 6-8 | FMI Show | McCormick Place, Chicago | Food Marketing Institute | Phone: (202) 452-8444 Web: www.fmi.org |
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| 6-8 | NASFT Spring Fancy Food Show | McCormick Place, Chicago, | National Association for the Specialty Food Trade | Phone: (212) 482-6440 Web: www.fancyfood shows.com |
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| 10-12 | World Tree Nut Convention | Madrid | International Tree Nut Council | Phone: 34 (977) 331 416 Web: www.treenuts.org |
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| 19-22 | NRA Show | McCormick Place, Chicago | National Restaurant Association | Phone: (202) 331-5900 Web: www.restaurant.org |
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| 20-23 | Seasonal General Merchandise (Valentine’s Day and Easter) NCA/EPPS Conference | Hyatt Regency, Jacksonville, Fla. | National Confectioners Association and ECRM | Phone: (440) 498-0500 Web: www.ecrm-epps.com |
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| 22-23 | PLMA World of Private Label | RAI Exhibition Centre Amsterdam, Netherlands | Private Label Manufacturers Association International Council | Phone: (31) 20 5753032 Web: www.plma international.com |
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| 22-24 | WCF May 2007 Partnership Meeting | NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam, Netherlands | World Cocoa Foundation | Phone: (703) 790-5012 Web: www.worldcocoa foundation.org |
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| JUNE | |||||||
| 19-25 | RCI Convention and Industry Exposition | University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center Springfield, Mo. | Retail Confectioners International | Phone: (847) 724-6120 Web: www.retail confectioners.org |
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| 23-26 | NACDS Marketplace Conference | Boston Convention Center, Boston | National Association of Chain Drug Stores | Phone: (703) 549-3001 Web: www.nacds.org |
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| 28-29 | International Cocoa Conference | Bali, Indonesia | The Federation of Cocoa Commerce, Ltd. | Phone: 44(0)20 7379 2884 Web: www.cocoa federation.com |
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| JULY / AUGUST | |||||||
| 8-10 | NASFT Summer Fancy Food Show | Jacob K. Javits Center, New York | National Association for the Specialty Food Trade | Phone: (212) 482-6440 Web: www.fancyfood shows.com |
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| 28-Aug.1 | IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo | Orange County Convention Center, Chicago | Institute of Food Technologists | Phone: (312) 782-8424 Web: www.ift.org |
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| 31-Aug.3 | Confitexpo, Expo | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | Grupo Gefecc | Phone: 52 (55) 5564 0329 Web: www.confitexpo.com |
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| 7-10 | Sweet Brazil Internacional 2007 Centro de Convenções de Pernambuco | Recife-Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil | Brazilian Chocolate, Cocoa & Confectionery Manufacturers Association | Phone: 55 (11) 3266 4366 Web: www.abicab.org.br |
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| SEPTEMBER | |||||||
| 5-7 | Sweets China | Shanghai New International EXPO Center Shanghai, China | Koelnmesse | Phone: 49 (221) 821 2288 Web: www.sweets china.com |
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| 9-11 | Philadelphia Candy Show | Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, N.J. | Retail Confectioners Association of Philadelphia | Phone: (888) 226-3989 Web: www.philly candyshow.com |
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| 17-19 | NCA All Candy Expo | McCormick Place, Chicago | National Confectioners Association | Phone: (703) 790-5750 Web: www.candyusa.org |
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| 22-24 | Annual AACT Technical Seminar | Marriott’s Lincolnshire Resort Lincolnshire, Ill. | American Association of Candy Technologists National Chapter | Phone: (201) 652-2655 Web: www.aactcandy.org |
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| OCTOBER | |||||||
| 4-7 | RCI Fall Regional Institute | The Brown Palace, Denver, Colo. | Retail Confectioners International | Phone: (847) 724-6120 Web: www.retail confectioners.org |
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| 7-10 | AACC Annual Meeting | San Antonio Convention Center San Antonio, Texas | American Association of Cereal Chemists | Phone: (651) 454-7250 Web: www.aaccnet.org |
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| 7-10 | IBIE-International Baking Industry Exposition | Orlando, Fla. | Baking Industry Suppliers Association | Phone: (847) 920-1230 Web: www.bema.org |
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| 11-13 | NAMA National Expo | Lakeside Center, McCormick Place, Chicago | National Automatic Merchandising Association | Phone: (312) 346-0370 Web: www.vending.org |
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| 13-17 | Anuga-World of Food | International Food Fair, Köln, Germany | Köln Messe GmbH | Phone: 49 (221) 821 2288 Web: www.anuga.de |
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| 14-17 | Candy Annual EPPS Conference | Scottsdale Plaza Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz. | ECRM | Phone: (216) 378-0808 Web: www.ecrm-epps.com |
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| 15-17 | Food Processing Machinery Expo | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas | Food Processing Machinery Association | Phone: (703) 243-8555 www.food processing machinery.com |
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| 15-17 | PMMI Pack Expo | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas | Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute | Phone: (703) 243-8555 Web: www.pack expo.com |
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| 20-21 | Montreal Sweets Expo | Palais des Congres de Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Intev Productions | Phone: (416) 925-3666 Web: www.sweets expo.ca |
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| 22-24 | AACT Technical Seminar | Marriot Lincolnshire Resort, Lincolnshire, Ill. | American Association of Candy Technologists National Chapter | Phone: (201) 652-2655 Web: www.aactcandy.org |
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| 23-25 | WCF October 2007 Partnership Meeting | Washington, DC | World Cocoa Foundation | Phone: (703) 790-5012 Web: www.worldcocoa foundation.org |
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| 24-27 | Worldwide Food Expo | McCormick Place, Chicago | International Dairy Foods Association | Phone: (202) 737-4332 Web: www.worldwide food.com |
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| 20-Nov.1 | FI Europe | London, England | CMP Information-Expoconsult BV | Phone: 31 (346) 559 444 Web: www.fi-events.com |
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| NOVEMBER | |||||||
| 7-9 | NACS Annual Meeting and Exposition | Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta | National Association of Convenience Stores | Phone: (703) 684-3600 Web: www.nacs online.com |
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| 11-13 | PLMA Private Label Trade Show | Rosemont Convention Center, Rosemont, Ill. | Private Label Manufacturers Association | Phone: (212) 972-3131 Web: www.plma.com |
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