Fancy Food Show

Exhibiting in the Fancy Food Shows is the most convenient and cost-effective way to meet buyers from every major food/beverage buying channel in the U.S. and around the world.

Some of the best known global brands were launched at The Fancy Food Shows, including Ben & Jerry's, Vitamin Water, Mrs. Fields, Perrier, Carr's Water Biscuits, Dove Bars and Terra Chips.

Buyers from Every Channel
All the buyers you need to see are in one place! Click here for a review of buyers from the 2009 Summer Show. Buyers from every major food buying channel attend:

specialty food retailers
caterers and bakeries
white table cloth and quick-service restaurants
hotels and airlines
delis and convenience stores
gift stores, candy stores
mail order and internet retailers
chain and independent supermarkets
mass merchants

Powerful Buyers
Our attendees boast an aggregate buying power well into the billions of dollars. Buying teams serving every major channel attend(see above) and most rely on The Fancy Food Shows exclusively to source global products.

Motivated Buyers
The Fancy Food Shows are known for the quality of their attendees. An impressive 85% of all Show attendees either authorize or recommend purchasing decisions.

Guaranteed Time with Key Distributors and Retail/Foodservice Buyers
Our Business Builders 1-to-1 program gives exhibitors the opportunity to present their company and products in pre-scheduled appointments with some of the industry’s most important distributors, retailers and foodservice buyers. At the 2009 Summer Fancy Food Show, NASFT arranged more than 1,500 meetings between buyers and exhibitors. Click here to learn more.

Unparalled Press Presence
The Fancy Food Shows attract thousands of influential trade and consumer press members each year. Media outlets that regularly attend include the likes of The New York Times, Fox Business News, O, the Oprah Magazine and many more.

Our recent Summer Show welcomed a record number of press including TODAY Show, Good Morning America, The Early Show, New York Times, USA Today, Epicurious.com, Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, AOL Food, Oprah Magazine, and many others. Watch Bobby Flay's Fancy Food Show finds here and Sara Molton's here.

What Exhibitors Say About the Fancy Food Show

"The exposure our all-natural ganache got to buyers, media and important contemporaries was invaluable and put us on the culinary and retail map.”
—Michael Duffield, Chalmers'

“NASFT is doing an excellent job in expanding its natural and organic presence. The Fancy Food Show may be the only show we exhibit at next year. ”
—Eric Thier, Oogie’s Snacks, LLC

"We had mom-and-pops stop by our booth, and retail chains. Sam’s Club approached us and so did Costco.”
—Joshua Lewis, Good Wives

“We made more than 370 contacts during the show, thus increasing the chances that businesses in the Costa Rican food industry will be able to formalize international deals in the coming days.”
—Alvaro Piedra, Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promoter

“Overall, our partnership with the NASFT has been rewarding...and we truly appreciate the professional atmosphere the NASFT is able to create.”
—Cynthia Abrahamso, Larabar

Reserve Your Booth Today
To exhibit at an NASFT Fancy Food Show, you must be an NASFT Member. Members, contact us now to reserve your booth. Non-members, learn about membership here, and contact us for more details.

Contact the Fancy Food Show Sales Team at 212.482.6440:

x108 Phyllis Mintz (New England/Southwest) • x102 Heather Paul (MA, PA, VA, DE, DC)

x135 Kim Farrell (West Coast)

x183 Jay Bhattacharjee (Midwest) • x132 Patrick Lynch (International)