2008 Calendar of Industry Events
DATE
EVENT
LOCATION
ORGANIZATION
CONTACT
JANUARY
6-8 Philadelphia National Candy Gift & Gourmet Show Atlantic City Convention Center
Atlantic City, NJ.
Retail Confectioners
Association of Philadelphia
888.226.3989
www.phillycandyshow.com
9-13 RCI Winter Regional Institute Ritz Carlton San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Retail Confectioners International 847.724.6120
www.retailconfectioners.org
NASFT Winter Fancy Food Show San Diego Convention Center
San Diego
National Association for
the Specialty Food Trade
212.482.6440
www.specialtyfood.com
14-17 ECRM Snack, Beverage & Grocery Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, Destin, Fla. ECRM 216.378.0808
www.ecrm-online.com
27-30 ISM International Sweets and Biscuits Fair Cologne Exhibition Center
Cologne, Germany
Koelnmesse GmbH 773.326.9920
www.koelnmesse.de
FEBRUARY
8-22 Winter Confectionery Show Hyatt Regency
Denver, Colo.
ECRM 216.378.0808
www.ecrm-online.com
20-22 AWMA Real Deal Expo Las Vegas Hilton
Las Vegas
American Wholesale
Marketers Association
703.208.3358
www.awmanet.org
28-March 1 State of the Industry Conference JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes
Orlando, Fla.
National Confectioners Association 703.750.5750
www.ecandy.com
MARCH
1-4 Snaxpo 2008 San Antonio, Texas Snack Food Association 703.836.4500
www.sfa.org
26-27 Western Candy Conference Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort
Henderson, Nev.
Western Candy Conference 510.471.4300
www.westerncandyconference.org
27-28 NAMA Spring Expo Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Las Vegas
National Automatic 312.346.0370
www.vending.org
APRIL
7-9 PMCA Production Conference Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Hershey, Pa.
PMCA 610.625.4655
www.pmca.com
9-13 RCI Spring Regional Hyatt Regency Baltimore
Baltimore, Md.
Retail Confectioners International 847.724.6120
www.retailconfectioners.org
26-30 NACDS Annual Meeting The Breakers
Palm Beach, Fla.
National Association of Chain Drug Stores 703. 549.3001
www.nacds.org
27-29 NASFT Spring Fancy Food Show McCormick Place South
Chicago
National Association for the Specialty Food Trade 212.482.6440
www.specialtyfood.com
27-29 All Things Organic McCormick Place South
Chicago
National Association for the Specialty Food Trade 212.482.6440
www.specialtyfood.com
MAY
5-7 FMI Show Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Las Vegas
Food Marketing Institute 202.452.8444
www.fmi.org
17-20 National Restaurant Association Show McCormick Place
Chicago
National Restaurant Association 202.331-5900
www.restaurant.org
20-22 2008 WCF Partnership Meeting Guayaquil, Ecuador World Cocoa Foundation 703.790.5012
wwww.worldcocoafoundation.org
20-22 All Candy Expo McCormick Place Chicago National Confectioners Association 703.790.5750
www.allcandyexpo.com
27-28 PLMA World of Private Label RAI Exhibition Centre
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Private Label Manufacturers Association 212.972.3131
www.plma.com
JUNE
19-23 RCI Convention and Industry Exposition Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Retail Confectioners International 847.724.6120
www.retailconfectioners.org
22-25 Spring Confectionery To Be Determined ECRM 216.378.0808
www.ecrmonline.com
28-July 1 NACDS Marketplace Conference San Diego Convention Center San Diego National Association of Chain Drug Stores 703.549.3001
www.nacds.org
28-July 2 IFT Annual Expo New Orleans Institute of Food Technologists 312.782.8424
www.ift.org
29-July 1 NASFT Summer Fancy Food Show Javits Center
New York, N.Y.
National Association for the Specialty Food Trade 212.482.6440
www.specialtyfood.com
JULY / AUGUST
27-30 Snack, Beverage & Grocery Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort
Chandler, Ariz.
ECRM 216.378.0808
www.ecrm-online.com
29-Aug. 1 Confitexpo Expo Guadalajara
Jalisco, Mexico
Grupo Gefecc 52 (55) 5564 0329
www.confitexpo.com
SEPTEMBER
3-5 Sweets China Shanghai, China Koelnmesse 49 (221) 821 2288
www.sweetschina.com
7-9 Philadelphia Candy Show Atlantic City Convention Center Atlantic City, N.J. Retail Confectioners Association of Philadelphia 888.226.3989
www.phillycandyshow.com
7-11 Candy Annual Planning Marco Island Marriott Resort
Marco Island, Fla.
ECRM 216.378.0808
www.ecrm-online.com
14-17 B&CMA Annual Technical Conference Marriott Westfields Hotel Chantilly, Va. Biscuit & Cracker
Manufacturers’ Association
301.608.1552
www.thebcma.org
16-20 RCI Fall Regional Napa Embassy Suites
Napa, Calif.
Retail Confectioners International 847.724.6120
OCTOBER
4-7 NACS Annual Meeting and Exposition McCormick Place
Chicago
National Association of Convenience Stores 703.684.3600
www.nasonline.com
15-17 NAMA National Expo America's Center
St. Louis, Mo.
National Automatic
Merchandising Association
312.346.0370
www.vending.org
NOVEMBER
16-18 PLMA Show Rosemont Convention Center Chicago Private Label
Manufacturers Association
212.972.3131
www.plma.com