NAFEM ’07 features interaction and educationNAFEM ’07 features interaction and education

Alan Liddle

ATLANTA —Foodservice operators, manufacturers and other industry professionals mixed it up in social and educational settings, as well as on the equipment and supplies exhibit hall floor, during the NAFEM Show 2007 at the Georgia World Congress Center here Oct. 11-13.

The show, which is staged by the North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers of Chicago and was co-located for the first time with the FS/TEC foodservice technology exposition, kicked off with a “Global Networking Event” reception at the Georgia Aquarium, giving attendees from both conferences a chance to stroll among sharks, jellyfish and other sea creatures. —Foodservice operators, manufacturers and other industry professionals mixed it up in social and educational settings, as well as on the equipment and supplies exhibit hall floor, during the NAFEM Show 2007 at the Georgia World Congress Center here Oct. 11-13.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee John Fogarty, formerly of Creedence Clearwater Revival, was the entertainment headliner for the “All Industry Celebration” in the Thomas Murphy Ballroom on Oct. 12, but NAFEM award winners stole the show.Thomas C. Cassin, vice president of Pitco-Magikitch’n of Concord, N.H., was presented NAFEM’s highest honor–the William W. Carpenter Award–in recognition of his contributions to the association’s success and the enrichment of the industry at large. Rick Cartwright, vice president and general manager for the retail systems division of ITW Food Equipment Group of Troy, Ohio, received NAFEM’s President’s Award recognizing a nonelected association volunteer who has donated time and expertise for the betterment of the group. —Foodservice operators, manufacturers and other industry professionals mixed it up in social and educational settings, as well as on the equipment and supplies exhibit hall floor, during the NAFEM Show 2007 at the Georgia World Congress Center here Oct. 11-13.

Along with multiple educational programs, the show featured “Spotlight,” or keynote presentations, including, “The Future of Kitchen Technology,” by Culinary Institute of America master chefs Ron DeSantis and Victor Gielisse. —Foodservice operators, manufacturers and other industry professionals mixed it up in social and educational settings, as well as on the equipment and supplies exhibit hall floor, during the NAFEM Show 2007 at the Georgia World Congress Center here Oct. 11-13.

An estimated 600-plus exhibiting companies demonstrated equipment and supplies with the latest features designed to pry dollars from the wallets of foodservice purchasing agents. —Foodservice operators, manufacturers and other industry professionals mixed it up in social and educational settings, as well as on the equipment and supplies exhibit hall floor, during the NAFEM Show 2007 at the Georgia World Congress Center here Oct. 11-13.

And Foodservice Consultants Society International members sent participating NAFEM Show 2007 attendees home with a gift in the form of free advice through FCSI’s “Consultant’s Services Center.” —Foodservice operators, manufacturers and other industry professionals mixed it up in social and educational settings, as well as on the equipment and supplies exhibit hall floor, during the NAFEM Show 2007 at the Georgia World Congress Center here Oct. 11-13.