General Information
Recent Fancy Food Shows have attracted from 19,000 to 32,000 attendees from specialty food, wine, gift and department stores, supermarkets, restaurants, mail-order and other related businesses.

These attendees come to see more than 1,800 exhibitors from around the world, presenting more than 150,000 specialty foods to discover and sample.

Business booms at these trade-only shows, in a unique decision-maker to decision-maker environment. An impressive 87% of all attendees either authorize or recommend purchasing decisions.
Who attends NASFT Fancy Food Shows:

NASFT Fancy Food Shows are known for the quality of their attendees. An impressive 87% of attendees either authorize or recommend purchasing decisions! Show attendees by title include:

34% Owner/CEO/President
13% VP/GM/Director
14% Sales/Marketing
11% Buyer/Purchasing Manager
9% Department Manager
5% Chef
14% Other

Look who came to last year's Spring Fancy Food Show:

3,922 specialty food retailers
1,741 chefs, restaurateurs and hoteliers
220 bakers
640 deli owners
1,009 gift store buyers
632 caterers
375 candy store buyers
690 supermarket buyers

What's at the Show:

Over 350 domestic exhibitors from around the country. In one place at one time, you can discover new lines and items to add new distinction and appeal to your establishment. Most exhibitors are entrepreneurs who developed the recipe and started the company, so you can learn about the products and do business with decision-makers. And at this Spring Show, you'll find many local Midwest exhibitors with regional or ethnic products.

International Pavilions presenting exotic new specialty foods from all over the world.

A wealth of Special Events. Previous events included Chef Cooking Demonstrations and a Beer and Cheese Tasting.

Focused Exhibits® offer you a targeted area where you can find products that appeal to a certain segment of trade. There are currently five

Focused Exhibit categories: What's New?, Gift Avenue, Natural and Organic Foods, Kosher Foods and Foodservice Spoken Here.

Focused Tastings® offer you a chance to taste and compare products in three hot categories, such as Olives and Olive Products, Salsa or Tea.

Seminars and Workshops. The NASFT presents up to a dozen seminars, four workshops and several events at each Fancy Food Show.