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7,000+ foodservice and hospitality professionalswill attend the only national catering and eventstradeshow of its kind.
Meet the buyers, shake hands with the decisionmakers and sell to this growing industry.
If the catering industry isn’t onyour radar yet it should be!
Catering is a $14+ billionindustry and for the secondyear in a row, is projected tohave the most rapid growth ofall foodservice sectors thisyear: +5.6%*
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Meet with buyersAttendees of the Catersource Conference & Tradeshow are established catering professionals who purchase in largevolume. 30% report annual revenue over $5 million and 16% over $10 million. This highly qualified audience isbuying food and beverage, spirits, wine and beer, kitchen equipment, outdoor cooking equipment, buffet andtabletop items, décor, floral, small wares, apparel, software, technology, marketing and business services, furniture,linens, trucks, vehicles and transport equipment and so much more.
YOUR TARGET MARKET
58% Owners, CEOs,presidents, VP’s, executivechefs, GM’s, F&B Directors
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33% High-level culinaryprofessionals, event planners,marketing, sales and
operations managers
9% Culinary, event and sales staff,educators, students, associations,media and other industry professionals
catering and event professionals,operators, planners, producers, media, industryleaders and providers were at the 2013 Conference& Tradeshow, making it one of the most well-attended and successful shows in our history.
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Catersource has been providingresources for caterers for morethan 20 years and has a long-standing reputation andcommitment to bringing buyers andsellers together. More than 40,000catering operators have attendedCatersource since 1992.
These buyers will cater 1 million events and
feed 150,000,000 mouths in the coming year.
53% Catering companies,banquet facilities, eventvenues
17% College,universities, schools,healthcare, contractmanagement
14 % Hotels,resorts, casinos,private clubs
2% Independentchefs, military,consultants
5% Convention centers,sports arenas, themeparks, public venues
9% Restaurants,catering full-service/delivery, retail
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3% Canada
4% international
Meet NEW buyers fromacross the country.
51% of attendees say thiswas their first time onthe show floor. You’ll
meet these prospects and convert theminto new customers!
YOUR TARGET MARKET
Thousands of companies come eachyear looking for new products andservices. They include companieswhose primary business is catering.
The industry is strongand growing.
of attendees say theirbusiness is growing andthe outlook for 2013 ispositive.
found products atCatersource relevant totheir business.
plan to make purchasesfrom vendors they meetat the Tradeshow.
attend looking for new products.
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“It’s in the top 3 shows we do each year, this year we are doing 14 shows!” Clipper Mill
“Our best show of the year, we had over 1,000 potential customers pass through ourbooth this year.”EMI Yoshi, Inc.
“The best ROI for all the shows I attend each year, hands down!”ScentedTowel.com
“Catersource attracts the BEST of the industry.”Rao's Specialty Foods, Inc.
“The percentage of legitimate prospects is very high.”Boggiatto Produce, Inc.
“Attendees all seemed to have the money tospend this year – which is good for all vendors.“ Gasser Chair Company
“Quality attendees proactively looking for new ideas.” Go-2 Products
EXHIBITORS RAVE
$19+ MillionSOLD at the 2013 TradeshowAttendees made decisions and werebuying on the show floor:
81% of vendors securedmore than $10,000 inbusiness.
36% of vendorsgenerated more than$25,000 in just two days!
33 companies sold$100,000+ during showhours.
of exhibitors say the show was successful fortheir business and will exhibit again in 2014!
97%Five time winner
Presented in partnership with:
10 Strawberry Street 3D Event Designer powered byEventsClique.com 6French LLC A Alexander Event A-1 Tablecloth Company A&B Home Inc Accent Decor Access Shot Tours ADSI, Inc AFR Event Furnishings Airstar America Alan Berg Alegacy Foodservice ProductsGroup, Inc Aloha Shoyu Company, Ltd Amedeo Design American Beverage Marketers American Merchandise Resource American Metalcraft, Inc. American Technical Publishers American Turf & CarpetAnchor Packaging, Inc Appetizers USA Apple Event Supplies Arclite Inc Arvco ContainerArvind GroupAspen Products, Inc Association of Luxury SuiteDirectors Atgron Inc.ATIV SoftwareAtlas Chairs and Tables Atmosphere NA Atomic RentalB4 Hand Sanitizer / Midway Advanced Products Backdrops BeautifulBamboo Imports MN Bamboo Studio Barry Callebaut BAZAAR BOUTIQUE BBJ - Table Fashions BelGioioso Cheese Belix Berry Plastics Big John Grills & Rotisseries Biosphere Industries Blueprint Studios BOC Plastics Boggiatto Produce, Inc Bon Chef Bonar Plastics Bonewerks/Culinarte Boss Manufacturing
BOXit Corp. Bridgford Foods Corporation Bugambilia, Inc. Bumjenga Printing CompanyButter Buds Butterball FoodserviceCadco, Ltd. CAL-MIL California Portable Dance Floors Cambro Manufacturing Company Carlisle FoodService Products Carter-Hoffmann Cater 2 Cater Caterease Software Catering Crate Catersource Consulting Unit CCI Industries/Cool Curtain CCS Concepts Chameleon Chair Collection Champagne Creative Group Chef a la Mode Chef Exec Suppliers LLC Chef Rubber Chef Works, Inc.CHEFfield PresentationChefTec Culinary SoftwareServices Chilean Blueberry Committee Chilean Fresh Fruit Association Chillin' Products Chipotle Texas Chocolates a la carte Ciao Imports Classic Party Rentals Classic Wines of California Clipper Mill, Inc Cloth Connection Colors Gourmet Pizza Connie Duglin Specialty LinenRental Cooper Tea Company CORT Event Furnishings Creative Backstage Creative CoveringsCreative Creations USA Cres Cor CrowdCompass by CventCrown Verity, Inc. Culiniare/AKA Mikon Intl. Inc.D.W. Haber & Son D&W Fine Pack Dairy Farmers of AmericaDarice Darnel Fabrics Inc.Decorline, Inc. Del Monte Foods Company
Delivery Concepts, Inc Dexter-Russell, Inc di Potter Domestic Printing Double 'D' Knitting and Glove, Inc DoubleDutch Douglas Stephen Plastics Dr. Schar USA, Inc.Drake / Rovergarden Corp. Drew Thomas ProductionsDudson USA Inc./ Zieher GermanyDynamic USA Eastern Tabletop Mfg. CoEco-Eats Partyware Eco-Products ECOLAB Inc. Edibles by JackEdward Don & CompanyElite Global Solutions EMI Yoshi, Inc Emergency Mobile Kitchens Encore Creations Enjoy Life Natural Brands, LLC Epicoa Rotisseries Epure Glass Eurodib Europaeus USA Inc.Event Decorating AcademyExtreme Art Fancy Fabric Fantasy Ink Las Vegas Ferrero USA, Inc Financial Transaction Services Fineline Settings Flexsil-Lid USA Flex Tent CompanyFlies be Gone - Monster Fly Trap FMP - Franklin Machine Products Fondarific Fondants Fonterra Foodservice, Dairy for Life Foodservice Express Foodservice Rewards Ford Commercial Truck Fortune Products, Inc. FP FlourishesFresh Origins Front Of The House, Inc. (FOH) Fuel 21st, Inc Fusion Chef By Julabo Game Show America GASONEGasser Chair Company, Inc GBS Linens GET Enterprises, LLC Gillian's Foods Inc.
GKI/Bethlehem Lighting Global Event Supply Glopack Inc Go-2 Products, Inc Go Picnic Brands Inc.Gourmet Boutique Grand Equipment & Supplies Inc. GrillGrate LLC Grill Pardner Gunter Wilhelm Hamburger Holder Ltd Hammer Stahl Cutlery Hanson Brass, Inc. Harold Import Company, Inc Heavenly Cake Pops, LLC Hero Foodservice Hoffmaster Group, Inc. Hollowick, Inc.Home Decoration Accessories, LtdHome Trendz LLC Honey Smoked Fish Co. Huhtamaki Foodservice Idaho Potato Commission IFN GreenImpulse Enterprises LLCIn2Food InfiniteRose/Verdissimo Interactive Entertainment Group InterMetro Industries Corp. International Caterers Association International Event Products, LLC International Mercantile Agencies,Inc. International Tents & Supplies Iron Horse BBQ IQ Massager Iveta Gourmet Inc. Iwatani Corp of America J.B. Prince Company, Inc. Jay Import Company JBS USA, LLCJohn E. Koerner & Co., Inc. Jomar Table Linens, Inc Jones Dairy Farm Jordi International Fabrics JRM Chemical, Inc. Kabobs, IncKaraoke Reality Video, Inc. Kerry Group, Inc KitchenHappykool. Party Rentals Kope Kapea LLC Koyal Wholesale Wedding & Event SuppliesKwik-Covers La Tavola Linen
Hundreds of companiesexhibit at the Catersource andEvent Solutions Tradeshowyear after year to showcasetheir products and services tothe most targeted cateringand event audience in theworld. These companies wereon the 2013 floor alongsidebuyers actively looking forideas and products to bettertheir business.
*Bold indicates 2013 sponsor
2013 EXHIBITORS
Las Vegas Food and Beverage Professional LaCrosse Cooler & L.B. White LBP Manufacturing, Inc Le Chef Bakery Leaf & Fiber by Sunshell LLC Leafware LLC Libbey IncLiquid Blue Inc. Live It Up ProductionsLone Peak Labeling Systems LoTech Sales, LLLP Lowe Refrigeration, Inc Lumica Corporation MacFarlane PheasantsMagnificent Trimmings, Inc.Maple Leaf Farms Martellato USA Marukan Vinegar USA Maryland Plastics, Inc. Mayesh Wholesale Florist McCourt Manufacturing McNairn PackagingMeahuna Hawaiian & JamaicanCoffeeMedia Wave Video Productions Medlicious Foods Meetings & Events Publishing Mercedes-Benz Mercer CutleryMetzger Specialty BrandsMGM Mirage Events MicroWire Products, Inc Mignardise, Inc.Mike Super - Magic & Illusion Mike's Pies, Inc Milan 26 / DishcoMint JulepMircenza, Inc.Misa Bella DesignsMity LiteModucup, LLCMoffat, IncMurphys Creativity Software MY DrapNapa Valley Linen National Association for Catering and EventsNational Registry of Food Safety ProfessionalsNational Restaurant Association Natureseal, Inc. Nespresso Coffee SolutionsNevada Restaurant AssociationNewChef Fashion Inc.New Horizon Cuisine
NextCrewNice UpLightsNielsen-Massey VanillasNissan Commerical Vehicles NorthWest Enterprises NovacartNovelty Crystal Corp. Nuage Designs, Inc.Nueske's Applewood SmokedMeats NuphorIQ Omega Pattern Works Omni Houseware Inc.Oneida Ltd. OnlineEEI Oreck HospitalityOregon Mushrooms Oregon Seafoods LLCOtto Trading Inc. Over The Top Party Linens P.R.E. Sales, Inc Packaging Alliance InternationalPacknWood Palate & Plate Palmer & Snyder Pansaver- M & Q Packaging Paperless Proposal SoftwareParty GreenPayman Fabric, Inc.Pernod Ricard USA Pick On Us, LLCPidy Inc.PigOut Roasters PK Fine Imports Inc. Planglow USAPlant Based Foods, Inc.Plate-Mate Polar Leasing Company, Inc. PortaBeerPortadecor PreGel America Price Zone Progressive GourmetProgressive Pro/Caterer'sWarehousePro-Tech Mats Industries, Inc.PS FurniturePujadas USA Pure Indulgent Foods, Inc. Pyrotecnico Special Effects &LasersQuest Drape RadioBoss Two-Way Radios Rakk Industries Inc. RAM Commercial Trucks Rao's Specialty Foods, Inc
Red Bird Farms Resource One Inc. Restaurant Depot RestaurantwareRestaurantWraps.com Riegel Linen / Mount Vernon Mills,Inc. Robot Coupe USARockin' Feet LLC Rose Brand RossetoRoyal Plasticware, Inc. RSS Distributors Sabert CorporationSabreTooth Technologies, LLC San-J International Inc. ScentedTowel.com Schwan's Food Service Sculptware Security Products, Inc.SEARCH Foundation Sephra LPService Ideas, Inc. SICO America, Inc.Signs Remembered SinksNmore SkalnySmart & Final Smart Bar ProductsSmartBucket LLC Smarty Had A Party Smokewood Foods Snap Drape International, IncSnaplock industries, Inc. Snapz Photo Booth SNK Enterprises, Inc.Social TablesSociety Awards Something Different Linen Southern Aluminum Southern Pride Distributing, LLC Southwest Gas Corporation Special Event Sales Steelite InternationalStellar Joe Coffee Co Sterling Restaurant Supply SternoCandleLamp Stout Roofing Inc.Strahl Beverageware Sun Rich Fresh Foods Inc. Superior Studio Specialties Sweet Flavor Florida Sweet Fountains, LLC Sweet Mesquite Bakery Sweet Street Desserts
Swiss Chalet Fine Foods, Inc. Synergy InternationalT. Marzetti Co. Tablecraft Products Tassel Depot Team Play, Inc. / Fun Stop PhotosThe Body Connection The Cawley Company The Homer Laughlin China Co. The Knot Wedding NetworkThe Krazy Kool JointThe Perfect Puree of Napa Valley The Vollrath Company LLC Thermohauser of America, Inc. Think Bamboo Thirs-Tea CorporationThree Square Food BankTotal Oil USA Total Party Planner TouchTunes Interactive Networks TrailerLogic Traiteur de Paris Tramezzini CanadaTrannon Culinary TurglaUltimate TextileUnder Stella's Umbrella Unified Brands Unique Manufacturing Co. United Home Technologies, LLC United Site Services Urquid Linen Van-Lang Foods VerTerra DinnerwareVessel Decor, LLC Victoria Gourmet Inc. Walco Stainless Wasara - USWeddingstar Welcome Home Brands Wildflower Linen Williams-Sonoma forProfessional ChefsWedding Industry Professionals Assocation (WIPA)WNA World Wide Fabric Inc. Wyndham Vacation OwnershipYara's Way Events Your Green 2 Go Zesco.com
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2013 EXHIBITORS
2014 BOOTH PRICING10x10: $2,100
Each corner: +$250
Each additional 10x10 space: +$1,350
Gain exposure, generate qualified leads and make an immediate impact on your sales. If you supply to the hospitality or food service industry, you can’t afford to miss the largest industry event of its kind andget face-to-face with the buyers. As an exhibitor at the 2014 Catersource and Event Solutions Tradeshow, you receive:
Booth Package: 10x10 booth includes black back drape and an exhibitor identification sign PLUS
• (1) Full Conference Badge ($800 value).Attend educational sessions and live cooking and designdemos. Network with industry leaders at the SundayWelcome Event, the Industry Awards and mingle with otherprofessionals in the Attendee Lounge.
• Company Listing in the 2014 Show Program/TradeshowGuide Directory; 25 word description, contact informationand booth number. Attendees use this as a resourcethroughout the year!
• Company Listing on the mobile Conference app.
• Company name and live link on the Catersource and EventSolutions websites.
• Opportunities for pre-show promotions and advertisingexclusively for exhibitors.
• 10 exhibitor badges for your booth staff.
• 20 exhibit floor passes to invite your customers to visit you.
• Customer meeting space on the tradeshow floor.
• Access to the exhibitor coffee lounge on the tradeshow floor.
• Catersource logo to use in your marketing materials.
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RESERVE YOUR SPACE TODAY
Dave Pruka612.253.2026 | 877.932.3632
Kathryn Frankson612.253.2021 | 877.932.3632 [email protected]
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
SponsorshipsReceive high visibility through powerful branding and a high-traffic booth location. Take advantage of exclusiveopportunities with event participation, education sponsorship, focus groups and product launches. Gain additionalexposure through tradeshow guide advertising, bag inserts, attendee marketing and much more.
Catersource MediaConnect with buyers all year through advertising opportunities in Catersourcemagazine, SourceBook, Get Fresh e-newsletter, On the Market Now, exclusiveemails, catersource.com and more!
Laurie Scheel [email protected]
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