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Dairy Sustainability Symposium

May 30th - 31st, 2012 - Chicago, IL

The International Dairy Foods Association's Dairy Sustainability Symposium is your ticket to greener pastures and greener profits. Life cycle assessments, water scarcity, sustainability reporting and metrics and innovations will be among the hot topics discussed during this year's Symposium. Sustainability is the business model for every successful business. How green are you? The Symposium is designed to help you understand sustainability and target ways to decrease your carbon footprint while you increase your efficiency. It will provide the latest and greatest sustainability information in the dairy industry. Come hear the experts and see the evidence.

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General Merchandise Marketing Conference

June 1st - 5th, 2012 - Orlando, FL

  As a result, the attendees from our Wholesale/Retail (W/R) memberships include the corporate vice presidents/directors of purchasing/merchandising and in most cases the participation of category managers/buyers.  The attendees from our Supplier members are executives who function as national sales managers and above within their companies.

The International Health & Beauty Care EPPS

June 3rd - 6th, 2012 - Miami, FL

Branded and private brand suppliers of Health and Beauty care will present programs to retailers and distributors from around the world.

GS1 Connect 2012

June 4th - 7th, 2012 - Las Vegas, NV

Leverage the power of information to move your business forward at GS1 Connect 2012. Regardless of your business, company size, or individual goals, the GS1 Connect Conference is your annual opportunity to fully explore how GS1 Standards can help you leverage the power of information.

FirstSource: Retail Seafood

June 5th - 7th, 2012 - Coral Springs, FL

FirstSource: Retail Seafood is a powerful, hosted-buyer event for the retail seafood industry. Combining exclusive product presentations, product tastings, and private, one-on-one meetings, FirstSource: Retail Seafood offers a uniquely efficient method for high-volume supermarket chain seafood buyers to identify and source innovative products.

The NLS Food Chain Summit

June 5th - 6th, 2012 - Phoenix, AZ

The Food Chain Summit, features the ideal peer-to-peer networking environment for Top Level Executives in Supply Chain, Distribution, Manufacturing and many other related fields within the food industry. Be a part of the Industries Must Attend Event featuring thought leaders from the world’s leading food manufacturers, discussing the key issues affecting the current and future growth of your business.

The Candy Planning: Easter & Valentine’s Day EPPS

June 10th - 12th, 2012 - Miami, FL

Confectionery suppliers will present programs for 2013 Valentine’s Day, Easter and Spring/Summer Holiday Seasons to retailers across all channels.

Dairy-Deli-Bake Seminar & Expo

June 10th - 12th, 2012 - New Orleans, LA

IDDBA's Dairy-Deli-Bake is the largest show in the world serving these categories. It's also the most focused show because it only targets the serious buyers, merchandisers, and executives who have a shared passion for food. The 1,500 booth expo features a 10,000 sq. ft. retail merchandising center with hot new products, innovative merchandising ideas, and action themes. The face-to-face aspect of this event brings 8,000 key players together to build relationships, sell and buy new products and services, and learn new tactics and strategies from the amazing speaker lineup. Whether you're an exhibitor or attendee, the investment is returned many times over through strategic information, important networking, and competitive insight.

RCI's 92nd Annual Convention & Industry Expo

June 11th - 15th, 2012 - Burlingame, CA

RCI is excited to be heading west for this year’s Annual Convention & Industry Expo, or as we confectionately call it the Chocolate Gold Rush! The convention week will begin with a tradeshow allowing you to connect directly with industry suppliers. The week is also filled with networking opportunities, relevant industry educational sessions and behind-the-scenes tours of area candy stores and industry suppliers. 

Licensing International Expo

June 12th - 14th, 2012 - Las Vegas, NV

The World's Brand and Property Marketplace, by the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association.

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The food distribution and related industries have a full slate of trade shows, conferences, seminars and other meetings each year. On these pages readers will find what, when and where the gatherings are taking place.

To add or change trade show listings, and to report broken links, please send the information to Don Cuppett Jr., SN Copy Chief, at don.cuppett@penton.com. Note that some events have not been finalized and some don't have specific urls. These will be updated as the information becomes available.

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