Fancy Food Show

Security Tips

Basic Security Measures Provided:

  • Overnight storage rooms are provided free of charge for exhibitors to store
        valuables. To prevent theft or damage, please do not leave anything of great
        value in your booth overnight or during move-in and move-out.
  • Uniformed guards will be stationed at entrances, exits and along the perimeter of
        each Exhibit Hall. This service will be provided 24 hours a day from the first
        move-in day to the last move-out day.
  • Private guards for your booth may be hired from the official security contractor.
  • Security cages may be rented from Freeman.

Guidelines for Protecting Your Products & Display:

The NASFT cannot assume responsibility for loss, damage or theft at the show.  Each exhibitor must be responsible for his/her own property. Adherence to the following recommendations and precautions plus the vigilance of the personnel in your booth, should ensure adequate security for your exhibit materials and personal property.

  • Make sure your insurance coverage is adequate to protect your exhibit and
        product against damage or loss from the time it leaves your premises until
        it returns.
  • When preparing exhibit material for shipment, avoid cartons that identify
        contents
    . Use plain shipping containers and coded labels.
  • Assign people to be present at your booth when your exhibit material arrives to
        receive the shipment and take inventory. Report immediately to your Floor
        Manager any discrepancies between quantities shipped and quantities received.
  • Move-In & Move-Out is a highly vulnerable period, so pay special attention to
        items easily pilfered during this time. Place them in locked containers when you
        can’t keep an eye on them.
  • As an added security precaution for overnight, tape-off the perimeter or drape
        your booth.
  • Do not put articles of any value in a container marked “EMPTY STORAGE.”
  • Exhibitor’s must wear official show badges at all times.
  • During show days, someone from your company should be in your booth one half
        hour prior to opening and one half hour after closing.
  • Immediately report to security or show management the presence of any
        unauthorized visitors on the exhibit floor.
  • Don’t leave personal items unguarded such as cellular phones, laptops, coats,
        wallets, handbags, briefcases, etc.
  • To remove merchandise from the exhibit floor, exhibitors must be wearing an
        official show badge that matches their photo ID. Please remember, people
        wearing exhibitor badges with your company name on it are serving as
        representatives of your company. Therefore, any actions taken by these people
        fall under your responsibility, so please choose wisely. We suggest taking
        badges back from temp staff at the end of the show.
  • Remember, and remind those staffing your booth, that while guard service is
        provided by the NASFT until the end of move-out, it remains your responsibility
        to take whatever precautions you deem necessary to protect your property. 
        Do not leave your booth unsupervised
    until your items have been picked up
        for shipping.
  • Do not leave your sales leads unsecured in your Booth at any time. We
        recommend you take them with you at the end of each day.