Walter E. Washington
Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place NW,
Wash.
D.C. 20001
June 17 - 19, 2012
Connect with NASFT &
the Fancy Food Shows
Exhibiting at the Show
With 50+ years of history, the Fancy Food Shows are North America’s premier showcase for specialty gourmet, ethnic, natural and organic foods, snacks and beverages. The 2012 Summer Fancy Food Show, being held in Washington DC, gives exhibitors a chance to tap into this new market. Attendance from the Southern Atlantic states accounted for 44 percent of attendance in 2011 compared to 9 percent in 2010.
Show Facts and Features
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. A sampling of buyers that attend every Show include Whole Foods, Costco, Kroger, Barnes & Nobles, Wal-Mart, The Fresh Market, Amazon.com, Restaurant Associates.
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, brokers and foodservice buyers. Please click here for more details.
The Fancy Food Shows attract thousands of influential trade and consumer press members each year. Media outlets that regularly attend include: The New York Times, Fox Business News, O, The Oprah Magazine and many more.
Build and promote your business with the industry’s leader: Specialty Food Media. For information on advertising with Specialty Food Magazine, specialtyfood.com, Specialty Food News or the Fancy Food Show Directory, visit the online Media Kit here.
How to Exhibit
Only Producer/Supplier and Representative NASFT Member companies are eligible to exhibit at the Fancy Food Shows.
To join the Association or learn more about NASFT Membership Admissions process, visit the Membership Section.
Only Producer/Supplier and Representative NASFT Member companies are eligible to exhibit at the Fancy Food Shows.
To learn more about exhibiting at the Fancy Food Shows, contact your Customer Service and Sales Representative here.
$34 per sq. ft. (no upgrade charges for corners, peninsula or island booths).
The following value added features are included in the cost:
- 8' high black back drape
- 3' high black side drape
- Complimentary Turnkey Booth Package (must sign up by deadline)
- (2) 6' undraped tables
- (2) folding chairs
- (1) wastebasket
- 9' x 10' gray booth carpet
- 7" x 44" one-line identification sign
- Complimentary 500 watt electrical outlet if you order a lead retrieval machine (must sign up by deadline)
- Participation in the Business Builders Program - you are matched up with buyers in one-on-one meetings before the show even starts (last day of Move-in - Saturday). Please click here for more details.
- Listing in the Official Show Directory - the buyers' year-round resource
- (5) Complimentary show badges (5 per 10' x 10' of exhibit space)
- If you are driving in your own freight, the first 200 pounds is delivered to your booth complimentary of the NASFT.
- Complimentary Exhibitor Lunch on last day of Move-In (Saturday)
- Complimentary computer workstation access and private meeting space in our Exhibitor lounges
For more information or to reserve your exhibit space, visit the Sales and Customer Relations Contacts page.
For information on booth specifications or layout, visit the Booth Configuration page.
Access order forms, deadlines, rules, guides and marketing tools in our Exhibitor Service Center.