SFA Endorses Baking–Snack Break Lounge at PACK EXPO
August 17, 2012
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SFA Endorses Baking–Snack Break Lounge at PACK EXPO
Show floor lounge offers place for baking and snack brands to connect and ask the experts
Reston, Va.; August 17, 2012 — PMMI, the owner and producer of the PACK EXPO trade shows, is pleased to announce the Snack Food Association (SFA) has endorsed The Baking-Snack Break lounge at PACK EXPO International 2012 (McCormick Place, Chicago; Oct. 28–31).
SFA is reprising its role after the success of endorsing The Baking-Snack Break lounge at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011.
“SFA members and staff, as leaders in the snack food industry, will be at The Baking–Snack Break lounge to help attendees find the right technologies to address specific situations and challenges. Our members also find it invaluable to have a place where they can connect with their peers and suppliers without leaving the show floor,” says Chris Clark, Vice President, Operations, Member Services & Education, SFA.
In addition to SFA’s endorsement, The Baking-Snack Break lounge is sponsored by Kliklok-Woodman (Booth 1601; Decatur, Ga.). The lounge will be located on the Grand Concourse, next to PACK EXPO Innovation Stage, and is a central component of PACK EXPO International’s customer-centric approach.
“PACK EXPO International will cover 1.1 million net square feet, with 1,800 exhibiting companies and some 46,000 attendees. Using the customer-centric approach, we combine the breadth of PACK EXPO with the depth of a market-specific show. Attendees, like those in the baking-snack sector, will easily identify the suppliers who fit their needs while experiencing the power of PACK EXPO,” says Charles D. Yuska, president & CEO, PMMI.
To learn more about PACK EXPO International 2012, or to register, visit www.packexpo.com. Registration is discounted to $30 through October 8, 2012, when admission increases to $60.
About PMMI
PMMI is a trade association of more than 600 member companies that manufacture packaging, processing and related converting machinery in the United States or Canada; machinery components and packaging containers and materials. PMMI’s vision is to be the leading global resource for the packaging and processing supply chain, and its mission is to improve and promote members' abilities to meet the needs of their customers.
PMMI organizes the PACK EXPO trade shows: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas, EXPO PACK México, and EXPO PACK Guadalajara ,connecting participants in the packaging and processing supply chain with their customers around the world. Coming Up: PACK EXPO International at McCormick Place in Chicago, Oct. 28–31, 2012; EXPO PACK Guadalajara at Expo Guadalajara, February 27 - March 1; EXPO PACK México 2013 at Centro Banamex, Mexico City, June 18-21.
Learn more about PMMI and the PACK EXPO trade shows at PMMI.org and Packexpo.com.
About the Snack Food Association
The Snack Food Association (SFA) is an international trade association of more than 400 member companies that represent snack manufacturers and suppliers to the snack industry. Snacks produced and sold by SFA members include potato chips, tortilla chips, corn chips, pretzels, popcorn, crackers, extruded snacks, meat snacks, pork rinds, snack nuts, party mix and other snacks.
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