Calendar of Events

January 2011


* Jan. 9-11 --Philadelphia Candy Show, Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Philadelphia National Candy, Gift and Gourmet Show Phone: +1 (888) 226 3989; Fax: +1 (215) 884 6101; Home page: www.phillycandyshow.com; E-Mail: dorothycox1928@yahoo.com


* Jan. 16-18 --NASFT Winter International Fancy Food and Confection Show, Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, USA. NASFT / National Association for the Specialty Food Trade Phone: +1 (212) 482 6440; Fax: +1 (212) 482 6459; Home page: www.specialtyfood.com


* Jan. 19-20 --Confitexpo Exports, Confectionery Trade Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Grupo Gefecc Phone: +52 (55) 5564 0329; Fax: +52 (55) 5564 7040; Home page: www.confitexpo.com; E-Mail: info@confitexpo.com


* Jan. 25-28 --Upakovka/Upak Italia, Krasnaya Presnya Expocenter, Moscow, Russia. Messe Dusseldorf Phone: +49 (211) 456 001; Fax: +49 (211) 456 0668; Home page: www.messe-duesseldorf.de; E-Mail: infoservice@messe-duesseldorf.de


* Jan. 30- Feb. 2 --ISM International Sweets and Biscuits Fair, Cologne Exhibition Centre, Koln, Germany. Koln Messe GmbH Phone: +49 (221) 821 2288; Fax: +49 (221) 821 3417; Home page: www.ism-cologne.de U.S. Contact: Phone: +1 (773) 326 9920; Fax: +1 (773) 714 0063; Home page: www.ism-cologne.de; E-Mail: info@koelnmessenafta.com


February 2011


* Feb. 8-10 --The AWMA Show, The Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. AWMA / American Wholesale Marketers Association Phone: +1 (703) 208 3358; Fax: +1 (703) 573 5738; Home page: www.awmanet.org; E-Mail: info@awmanet.org


* Feb. 13-16 --IDFA International Sweetener Colloquium, Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, California, USA. IDFA / International Dairy Foods Association Phone: +1 (202) 737 4332; Fax: +1 (202) 331 7820; Home page: www.idfa.org; E-Mail: publications@idfa.org


* Feb. 16-19 --NCA State of the Industry Conference, Fontainebleau Resort, Miami, Florida, USA. NCA / National Confectioners Association Phone: +1 (202) 534 1440; Fax: +1 (202) 337 0637; Home page: www.candyusa.com; E-Mail: info@candyusa.com


* Feb. 23-24 --PLMA International Council Roundtable Conference, Sheraton Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden. PLMA / Private Label Manufacturers Association Phone: +1 (212) 972 3131; Fax: +1 (212) 983 1382 ; Home page: www.plma.com; E-Mail: info@plma.com


* Feb. 23-25 --Bakery & Confectionery Industry Expo, KievExpo-Plaza, Kiev, Ukraine. JSC Kyiv International Contract Fair Phone: +38 (44) 461 9342; Home page: www.hlebexpo.kiev.ua; E-Mail: bci@kmkya.kiev.ua


March 2011


* Mar. 14 --AACT Suppliers Night, Marriott Oak Brook, Oak Brook, Illinois, USA. AACT / American Association of Candy Technologists Chicago Chapter ; Home page: www.aactcandy.org/chicago.txt; E-Mail: kelly_mattson@longgrove.com


* Mar. 20-23 --SFA Snaxpo, JW Marriott Grande Lakes, Orlando, Florida, USA. SFA / Snack Food Association Phone: +1 (703) 836 4500; Fax: +1 (703) 836 8262; Home page: www.sfa.org; E-Mail: sfa@sfa.org


* Mar. 24-27 --PLMA Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference, Hyatt Regency Gainey Ranch, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. PLMA / Private Label Manufacturers Association Phone: +1 (212) 972 3131; Fax: +1 (212) 983 1382 ; Home page: www.plma.com; E-Mail: info@plma.com


* Mar. 30- Apr. 3 --Western Candy Conference, Carmel Valley Ranch, Carmel, California, USA. WCC / Western Candy Conference Phone: +1 (970) 242 1655; Fax: +1 (970) 245 7727; Home page: www.westerncandyconference.org;


April 2011


* Apr. 6-7 --Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionary Annual Conference, Working Together for a Healthy Future. Oxford Belfry Hotel, Milton Common, Thame, Oxfordshire, UK. FDF / Food and Drink Federation Phone: +44 (20) 7836 2460; Fax: +44 (20) 7836 0580; Home page: www.fdf.org.uk; E-Mail: generalenquiries@fdf.org.uk


* Apr. 11-13 --Candy Fair, International fair of sweet, chocolate, raw materials and machines. Four Season Hotel Damascus, Syria. AlSarayri International Co. Phone: +963 (11) 334 2772; Fax: +963 (11) 331 9007; Home page: www.candy-fair.com; E-Mail: info@candy-fair.com


* Apr. 11-13 --PMCA Production Conference, Lancaster County Convention Center & Marriott Lancaster at Penn Square, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. PMCA/An International Association of Confectioners Phone: +1 (610) 625 4655; Fax: +1 (610) 625 4657; Home page: www.pmca.com; E-Mail: conference@pmca.com


May 2011


* May 12-18 --Interpack Processes & Packaging, International Trade Fair for Packaging Machinery, Packaging & Confectionery Machinery. Dusseldorf, Germany. Messe Dusseldorf Phone: +49 (211) 456 001; Fax: +49 (211) 456 0668; Home page: www.interpack.com; E-Mail: interpack@messe-duesseldorf.com U.S. Contact: Phone: +1 (312) 781 5180; Fax: +1 (312) 781 5188; Home page: www.interpack.com; E-Mail: info@mdna.com


* May 18-19 --WCF Partnership Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA. WCF / World Cocoa Foundation Phone: +1 (202) 737 7870; Fax: +1 (202) 737 7832; Home page: www.worldcocoafoundation.org; E-Mail: wcf@worldcocoa.org


* May 20-22 --World Nut & Dried Fruit Congress, Budapest, Hungary. INC / International Nut and Dried Fruit Council Phone: +34 (977) 331 416; Fax: +34 (977) 315 028; Home page: www.nutfruit.org; E-Mail: inc@nutfruit.org


* May 21-24 --NRA Show 2011, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The National Restaurant Association Phone: +1 (202) 331 5900; Fax: +1 (202) 331 2429; Home page: www.restaurant.org; E-Mail: webchef@restaurant.org


* May 24-25 --PLMA World of Private Label International Trade Show, RAI Exhibition Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. PLMA / Private Label Manufacturers Association Phone: +1 (212) 972 3131; Fax: +1 (212) 983 1382 ; Home page: www.plma.com; E-Mail: info@plma.com


* May 24-26 --NCA Sweets & Snacks Expo, McCormick Place, West Building, Chicago, Illinois, USA. NCA / National Confectioners Association Phone: +1 (202) 534 1440; Fax: +1 (202) 337 0637; Home page: www.sweetsandsnacks.com


* May 25-27 --WorldFoodTech Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan. ITE Group Phone: +44 (20) 7596 5185; Fax: +44 (20) 7596 5113; Home page: www.food-exhibitions.com; E-Mail: food@ite-exhibitions.com


* May 25-29 --Thaifex World of Food Asia, Impact Challenger, Bangkok, Thailand. Koln Messe GmbH Phone: +49 (221) 821 2288; Fax: +49 (221) 821 3417; Home page: www.koelnmesse.de; E-Mail: info@koelnmesse.de


* May 31- Jun. 1 --ConTech 2011, The Sebel Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. CMA / Ai Group Confectionery Sector Phone: +61 (3) 9867 0147; Home page: www.aigroup.com.au; E-Mail: julie.barnes@aigroup.asn.au


June 2011


* Jun. 3-7 --General Merchandise Marketing Conference, JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes Resort, Orlando, Florida, USA. GMDC / General Merchandise Distributors Council Phone: +1 (719) 576 4260; Fax: +1 (719) 576 2661; Home page: www.gmdc.org; E-Mail: info@gmdc.org


* Jun. 11-14 --IFT Food Expo, New Orleans Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. IFT / Institute of Food Technologists Phone: +1 (312) 782 8424; Fax: +1 (312) 782 8348; Home page: www.ift.org; E-Mail: info@ift.org


* Jun. 16-18 --Sweet Eurasia, Tuyap Exhibition Center, Istanbul, Turkey. Ipekyolu International Exhibitions Phone: +90 (212) 222 9060; Fax: +90 (212) 210 6176; Home page: www.sweeteurasia.com; E-Mail: info@sweeteurasia.com


* Jun. 20-24 --RCI Annual Convention & Industry Exposition, Sheraton Station Square, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. RCI / Retail Confectioners International Phone: +1 (417) 883 2775; Fax: +1 (417) 883 1108; Home page: www.retailconfectioners.org; E-Mail: info@retailconfectioners.org


* Jun. 21-24 --Pack Expo Mexico, Centro Banamex, Mexico City, DF, Mexico. PMMI / Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute Phone: +1 (703) 243 8555; Fax: +1 (703) 243 8556; Home page: www.packexpo.com; E-Mail: expo@pmmi.org


July 2011


* Jul. 10-12 --NASFT Summer International Fancy Food and Confection Show, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC, USA. NASFT / National Association for the Specialty Food Trade Phone: +1 (212) 482 6440; Fax: +1 (212) 482 6459; Home page: www.specialtyfood.com


August 2011


* Aug. 2-5 --Confitexpo, Expo Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Grupo Gefecc Phone: +52 (55) 5564 0329; Fax: +52 (55) 5564 7040; Home page: www.confitexpo.com; E-Mail: info@confitexpo.com


September 2011


* Sep. 11-13 --Philadelphia Candy Show, Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Philadelphia National Candy, Gift and Gourmet Show Phone: +1 (888) 226 3989; Fax: +1 (215) 884 6101; Home page: www.phillycandyshow.com; E-Mail: dorothycox1928@yahoo.com


* Sep. 12-15 --AWMA Summit & Business Exchange (ABX), The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia. AWMA / American Wholesale Marketers Association Phone: +1 (703) 208 3358; Fax: +1 (703) 573 5738; Home page: www.awmanet.org; E-Mail: info@awmanet.org


* Sep. 19-21 --AACT Technical Seminar, Marriott's Lincolnshire Resort, Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA. AACT / American Association of Candy Technologists National Chapter Phone: +1 (920) 295 6969; Fax: +1 (920) 295 6843; Home page: www.aactcandy.org; E-Mail: aactinfo@gomc.com


* Sep. 20-23 --RCI Fall Regional Institute, InterContinential Houston Near the Galleria, Houston, Texas, USA. RCI / Retail Confectioners International Phone: +1 (417) 883 2775; Fax: +1 (417) 883 1108; Home page: www.retailconfectioners.org; E-Mail: info@retailconfectioners.org


* Sep. 21-23 --NCA Washington Forum, Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, USA. NCA / National Confectioners Association Phone: +1 (202) 534 1440; Fax: +1 (202) 337 0637; Home page: www.candyusa.com; E-Mail: info@candyusa.com


* Sep. 26-28 --Pack Expo, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. PMMI / Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute Phone: +1 (703) 243 8555; Fax: +1 (703) 243 8556; Home page: www.packexpo.com; E-Mail: expo@pmmi.org

October 2011


* Oct. 1-4 --NACS Annual Meeting and Exposition, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA. NACS / National Association of Convenience Stores Phone: +1 (703) 684 3600; Fax: +1 (703) 836 4564; Home page: www.nacsonline.com; E-Mail: nacs@nacsonline.com


* Oct. 4-6 --Sweets Ukraine, ACCO International Exhibition Center, Kiev, Ukraine. ACCO International Phone: +380 (44) 456 3804; Fax: +380 (44) 456 3804; Home page: www.sweetsexpo.com.ua/en


* Oct. 8-12 --Anuga, Cologne Exhibition Centre, Koln, Germany. Koln Messe GmbH Phone: +49 (221) 821 2288; Fax: +49 (221) 821 3417; Home page: www.anuga.com


* Oct. 11-12 --Sweet Tec 2011, (in German, English and French), Solingen, Germany. ZDS / Zentralfachschule der Deutschen Susswarenwirtschaft Phone: +49 (212) 5961 0; Fax: +49 (212) 5961 61 33; Home page: www.zds-solingen.de; E-Mail: info@zds-solingen.de


* Oct. 25-27 --Sweets Middle East, Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Dubai, UAE. Koln Messe GmbH Phone: +49 (221) 821 2288; Fax: +49 (221) 821 3417; Home page: www.sweetsmiddleeast.com


* Oct. 25-28 ProdMash Ukraine & World Food Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine. ITE Group Phone: +44 (20) 7596 5185; Fax: +44 (20) 7596 5113; Home page: www.food-exhibitions.com; E-Mail: food@ite-exhibitions.com


* Oct. 26-27 --WCF Partnership Meeting, Accra, Ghana. WCF / World Cocoa Foundation Phone: +1 (202) 737 7870; Fax: +1 (202) 737 7832; Home page: www.worldcocoafoundation.org; E-Mail: wcf@worldcocoa.org


* Oct. 26-29 --European Nutrition Conference, Nut consumption and control of body weight. Madrid Convention Center, Madrid, Spain. INC / International Nut and Dried Fruit Council Phone: +34 (977) 331 416; Fax: +34 (977) 315 028; Home page: www.nutfruit.org; E-Mail: inc@nutfruit.org


* Oct. 26-29 --IDFA Worldwide Food Expo, Chicago, Illinois, USA. IDFA / International Dairy Foods Association Phone: +1 (202) 737 4332; Fax: +1 (202) 331 7820; Home page: www.worldwidefood.com; E-Mail: exhibitsales@worldwidefood.com


* Oct. 27-29 --Sweets & Snacks China, Intex, Shanghai, China. Koln Messe GmbH Phone: +49 (221) 821 2288; Fax: +49 (221) 821 3417; Home page: www.sweetschina.com

November 2011


* Nov. 1-4 --Process Expo, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA. FPSA / Food Processing Suppliers Association Phone: +1 (703) 761 2600; Fax: +1 (703) 761 4334; Home page: www.fpsa.org; E-Mail: info@fpsa.org


* Nov. 23-26 --TechnoFood Moscow, Moscow, Russia. ITE Group Phone: +44 (20) 7596 5185; Fax: +44 (20) 7596 5113; Home page: www.food-exhibitions.com; E-Mail: food@ite-exhibitions.com


December 2011


* Dec. 13-14 --Inter-Praline 2011, (in German, English and French), Solingen, Germany. ZDS / Zentralfachschule der Deutschen Susswarenwirtschaft Phone: +49 (212) 5961 0; Fax: +49 (212) 5961 61 33; Home page: www.zds-solingen.de; E-Mail: info@zds-solingen.de


June 2012


* Jun. 27-29 --IFT Annual Food Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. IFT / Institute of Food Technologists Phone: (312) 782 8424; Fax: (312) 782 8348; Home page: www.ift.org; E-Mail: info@ift.org


October 2013


* Oct. 23-26 --Worldwide Food Expo, Chicago, Illinois, USA. IDFA / International Dairy Foods Association Phone: (202) 737 4332; Fax: (202) 331 7820; Home page: www.worldwidefood.com; E-Mail: exhibitsales@worldwidefood.com


October 2015


* Oct. 21-24 --Worldwide Food Expo, Chicago, Illinois, USA. IDFA / International Dairy Foods Association Phone: (202) 737 4332; Fax: (202) 331 7820; Home