ORLANDO Fla. —Foodservice buying agents and operators looking for the newest wrinkles in the equipment shaping their industry will have access to hundreds of exhibitors at The NAFEM Show in the Orange County Convention Center here Feb. 5-7.
Produced by the North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers of Chicago, the biennial event showcasing products for food preparation, cooking, storage and table service also features daily education sessions. Related social events include on Feb. 6 the All-Industry Celebration, a reception and dinner with entertainment by rock’s legendary Doobie Brothers. —Foodservice buying agents and operators looking for the newest wrinkles in the equipment shaping their industry will have access to hundreds of exhibitors at The NAFEM Show in the Orange County Convention Center here Feb. 5-7.
A co-location agreement with the International Foodservice Technology Exposition, or FS/TEC, Feb. 4-7, means NAFEM Show registrants have access to the tech conference’s exhibit floor, but not its educational program. —Foodservice buying agents and operators looking for the newest wrinkles in the equipment shaping their industry will have access to hundreds of exhibitors at The NAFEM Show in the Orange County Convention Center here Feb. 5-7.
New to the NAFEM Show in 2009 is the “What’s Hot! What’s Cool!” product gallery of items that organizers say provide tangible benefits in the areas of labor and cost savings, energy efficiency, food safety, environmental friendliness, and aesthetics. NAFEM Show advisory council chairman Steven Follett, chief executive of Follett Corp., based in Easton, Pa., said the new gallery “delivers on The NAFEM Show’s promise and reputation of displaying the most innovative products and services on the market.” —Foodservice buying agents and operators looking for the newest wrinkles in the equipment shaping their industry will have access to hundreds of exhibitors at The NAFEM Show in the Orange County Convention Center here Feb. 5-7.
NAFEM Show 2009 educational sessions include “What’s Hot! Sustainability,” with “spotlight speaker” Gary Hirshberg, president of green-business success story and yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm of Manchester, N.H. Participating in an associated panel discussion are Maisie Greenawalt, vice president of contract feeder Bon Appetit Management Co. of Palo Alto, Calif.; Michael Gordon, chief operating officer of Pizza Fusion, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; and Molly Crouch, director of environmental services for Orange County Convention Center foodservice contractor Centerplate, based in Stamford, Conn. —Foodservice buying agents and operators looking for the newest wrinkles in the equipment shaping their industry will have access to hundreds of exhibitors at The NAFEM Show in the Orange County Convention Center here Feb. 5-7.
The “What’s Cool! Innovative Thinking” session key speaker is Madison Mount, an associate partner of global design consulting firm IDEO, with offices in New York and San Francisco, among other cities. A panel further exploring innovative thinking concepts and issues will be made up of Jeff Cook, senior director equipment development for Burger King Corp. of Miami; Steven Hammel, dining services program manager for the U.S. Navy’s southwest region, based in San Diego; Mary Angela Miller, administrative director for Ohio State University Hospitals Administration, in Columbus, Ohio; and Dean A. Wright, director of dining services for Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. —Foodservice buying agents and operators looking for the newest wrinkles in the equipment shaping their industry will have access to hundreds of exhibitors at The NAFEM Show in the Orange County Convention Center here Feb. 5-7.
Harry Balzer, vice president of global market research firm The NPD Group of Port Washington, N.Y., leads the educational session about “What’s Next! Future Trends.” —Foodservice buying agents and operators looking for the newest wrinkles in the equipment shaping their industry will have access to hundreds of exhibitors at The NAFEM Show in the Orange County Convention Center here Feb. 5-7.
The panelists for that program are Mark Erickson, vice president and dean of culinary education for the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y.; Steven Jayson, vice president and corporate executive chef for Universal Parks and Resorts, based in Orlando; R. Douglas Martinides, vice president of culinary development for Aramark Innovative Dining Solutions, in Philadelphia; and Sandra Andrews, hospitality industry solutions director for Microsoft Corp.’s distribution and services industry group, based in Redmond, Wash. —Foodservice buying agents and operators looking for the newest wrinkles in the equipment shaping their industry will have access to hundreds of exhibitors at The NAFEM Show in the Orange County Convention Center here Feb. 5-7.
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