The 10 Largest Food Tradeshows (2003)
Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 11/8/2004
Show Name
Show Management
Location
Size (net sq. ft.)
Supermarket Industry Convention & Educational Exposition
Food Marketing Institute
McCormick Place, Chicago
375,000
The NACS Show (Natl. Assn. of Convenience Stores)
Natl. Assn. of Convenience Stores
McCormick Place, Chicago
370,000
Summer 2003 Intl. Fancy Food Show
Natl. Assn. for the Specialty Food Trade
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York
285,000
American Meat Institute Intl. Meat, Poultry & Seafood Industry Convention & Exposition
Convention Management Group
McCormick Place, Chicago
283,570
Food, Dairy & Beverage Exposition
Convention Management Group
McCormick Place, Chicago
247,068
World Dairy Expo
WDE Management
Alliant Energy Center of Dane County, Madison, Wis.
245,000*
IFT Food Expo (Institute of Food Technologists)
Institute of Food Technologists
McCormick Place, Chicago
236,900
Natural Products Expo West
New Hope Natural Media, a division of Penton Media
Anaheim Convention Center
233,000
Private Label Tradeshow
Private Label Manufacturers Assn.
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont
228,200
The Gourmet Products Show
George Little Management
Moscone Center, San Francisco
212,851
Source: 2004 TSW 200
*Includes 33,000 net sq. ft. of paid exhibit space outdoors
