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 Business Builders 1-to-1

An EASY and FAST Way to Find NEW Products at the Fancy Food Show

The program is simple and free for both attendees and exhibitors:

  • Buyers (Distributors, retailers/foodservice) tell Fancy Food Show staff the top product categories they need to see.
  • Fancy Food Show staff selects exhibitors who match the buyer’s criteria and arrange a schedule of appointments.
  • Exhibitors are prepped so they’re ready to do business.
  • At the show, buyers man a table and meet with exhibitors meet in a series of 10-minute appointments.
  • Everyone involved saves time and benefits from quality meeting time outside of the bustle of the show floor!
There will be three Business Builders 1-to-1 sessions at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco in January 2010:
  • Distributor: Saturday, January 16, 9 am - noon. Distributors (attendees only) click here to register for the program.
  • Retail/Foodservice: Saturday, January 16, 2  - 5 pm. Buyers (attendees only) click here to register for the program.
  • Kosher: Monday, January 18, 8 - 10 am. Buyers (attendees only including distributors, retail/foodservice) click here to register for the program.
Exhibitor registration for the Business Builders 1-to-1 program at the 2010 Winter Fancy Food Show will open on Monday, December 7th and close on Monday, December 14th.  For more information, please click here.

At the 2009 Summer Fancy Food Show, NASFT arranged more than 1,500 meetings between buyers and exhibitors, resulting in our largest Business Builders 1-to-1 program ever.

Buyer participants included:
  • Distributors: UNFI, Kehe, Tree of Life, Avenue Gourmet, Associated Buyers, Monel, Crown Pacific Fine Foods & more
  • Retail/Foodservice: Winn Dixie, Meijer, Amazon.com, Sears, Central Market, A Southern Season, Crate & Barrel, Giant Eagle & more

Buyers get results! Here's what they have to say:

“I took advantage of pre-arranged meetings before the show for the first time. I really enjoyed it and thought this was very valuable to us as buyers.””
—Grocery Buyer, national e-tailer

"Business Builders is helpful in gaining more information about products that may not have been on my radar."
—Category Buyer, natural foods retailer
                                                                                                               

Exhibitors get results! Here's what they have to say:

“As a result of our 86 Business Builders 1-to-1 meetings at the Winter Fancy Food Show, our constituents are forecasting $3.8 million in sales over the next 12 months.”
—Beth Pomper, Trade Commissioner, Consulate of Canada

“The sessions yielded many solid leads for our business. It was well organized and fair and allowed us to get time with many different retailers and distributors.”
—Jason Gerlach, Alllie’s Edibles


NEW OPPORTUNITY:  Food Export Association is offering one-on-one buyers meetings with International buyers from Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and the United Kingdom at the Winter Fancy Food Show on Saturday January 16th & Monday January 18th at the Moscone Center. You may view the profiles of the International Buyers attending as well as sign-up for the meetings at this link: winterfancyfoodbuyersmission

At the meetings, you may also elect to meet one-on-one with our Food Export Helpline industry expert who can offer customized advise specifically for your organization
Early registration deadline is December 7, 2009 with a registration cost of $100.  Final registration for the mission is January 7, 2010 with registration cost of $150.

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