The 2007 show included new participants from Asia, such as Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand and from Europe such as Italy, Turkey and Poland. The show also featured national pavilions from Brazil, Canada, Colombia, DR-CAFTA countries, South Africa and South Korea and is strongly endorsed by trade promotion groups from countries as diverse as Argentina, Australia, Canada, Peru, Colombia, Chile, and Brazil.

IFE Americas is sponsored by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

“The Americas Food and Beverage Show provides a great opportunity for exporters to interact with retailers and food service buyers from the U.S., Latin America and the

Caribbean, and around the world,” said Dewitt Ashby, director of trade shows at NASDA. “The adoption of the IFE Americas brand has expanded the reach of the event into Europe, Asia and beyond.”

The show is located in Miami because of the city’s strategic location, multi-cultural/lingual workforce, and dynamic international business community. More than 1,200 food and beverage importers, exporters, and distributors are based in and around Miami.

Key industry decision-makers attend IFE Americas. In fact, nearly 80% of visitors have final purchasing authority.

In addition to international pavilions and hundreds of exhibitors, the show features Americas Food and Beverage Awards, a New Products showcase, an Organics and Natural

Products pavilion, an alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages pavilion, the Americas Chef Competition, an Americas Café Bar, a Trends pavilion, and much more.

“No matter what you want to achieve—find new buyers, launch a new product, increase awareness of your brand, promote your business, generate new sales leads, or connect with

existing customers—IFE Americas is where your company needs to be,” said Ashby.

SHOW FEATURES

 Conference Forum - "Fresh Ideas Market"

 Americas Food & Beverage Awards

 Americas Chef Competition

 New Products Showcase

 International Buyers' Cocktail Reception

 Product Specific Pavilions: Organic & Natural Products, Beverages, Kosher Foods, & Equipment

 International Trade Centre

 Hot Toques Parade

 Cigars & Rum Evening Event

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Notes for Editor:

v IFE Poland is organised jointly by Montgomery International

v IFE Poland is a purely B2B exhibition and not open to the general public. Its aim is to deliver the best business audience of any such industry event in India

v Montgomery International organises IFE Fresh Produce, IFE India, IFE Hungary and IFE Americas. Montgomery companies organises the UK’s largest and most respected food, drink and hospitality events including Hotelympia, IFE, Hospitality, Wine Scotland, ScotHot, Speciality Fine Food Fair and other regional, national and international sector events.

v Montgomery was founded in 1895

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