FS/TEC Exhibitors
FS/TEC brings together all major and niche technology suppliers and foodservice decision makers under one roof.
Where do foodservice decision-makers find technology solutions? The answer is FS/TEC, the premier high tech show for the restaurant and hospitality industries. If you're an exhibitor with solutions - from software, hardware, peripherals, telecommunications or the Internet - FS/TEC is the place to be. |
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Why should I exhibit at FS/TEC?
- Your competition will be there!
- FS/TEC is the ONLY show that fuses foodservice AND technology!
- Launch new product/services in a technology driven setting. - Have a new product/service launching? This is the place to premier that launch to the industry
- Meet the RIGHT people - FS/TEC attendees are THE decision-making executives for their restaurant/foodservice companies who come to keep ahead of the pack.
- Reach the right audience - Attendees are high caliber, decision-making foodservice executives looking to improve productivity and efficiency through innovative use of technology.
- Unsurpassed networking - Connect with restaurant operators and suppliers on the show floor, cocktail receptions, general sessions and panel discussions. FS/TEC is non-stop networking!
- Stay ahead of the competition - What are your competitors doing? Who are they partnering with? Exhibit at FS/TEC to keep at the forefront of the foodservice technology industry!
- Dedicated exhibit time - Time to meet with customers or potential customers and network with colleagues.
- Gain knowledge - Hear what restaurant operators want now and in the future. Use FS/TEC to help your organization build on these valuable opportunities!
FS/TEC brings the audience you want
Maximizing Exhibit Show Attendance - Strategic alliances with selected local area associations and operators in Atlanta to provide added bonus incentives to drive additional exhibit floor traffic.
Diverse Attendee Marketing Database - Includes professionals representing all of the major restaurant chains, growth chains, fast casual and high-volume independents across such varied functional areas as technology, operations and marketing.
Aggressive Marketing Plan - FS/TEC marketing efforts will reach the largest potential attendee community than ever before, with an aggressive multi-media campaign.
VIP program - Exhibiting companies receive VIP operator codes to reward their most valued prospects and clients with a complimentary exhibit hall pass- valid for entry to the exhibit hall throughout all days of the exposition.
Act today to make FS/TEC part of your trade show schedule. If you have questions or to register, call Teresa Sichynsky, Trade Show Manager, at (212) 756-5245.
FS/TEC 2009 is being held at:
Orange County Convention Center
North Building
9400 Universal BoulevardOrlando, FL 32819
(800) 345-9845
Exhibit Hall Dates and Hours
Thursday, February, 5 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, February 6 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday, February 7 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Hours are subject to change
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Your Target Market Attends FS/TEC!
Major Segments Represented (Business Classification/ Segment Representation)
FS/TEC Attendees Have Buying Power (Purchasing Power/ Planned Attendee Purchases)
Top Level Executives (Job Function Classification by Business Level/ Title)
Attracting Large Chains (Operator Attendees by Company Size in Units)
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What is the booth cost and what is included in the exhibitor package?
Booth cost is $28.00 per square foot. Prime booth space is $35.00 per square foot.
The exhibitor package includes:
- 8' high standard back drape and 36" high side-pipe drape
- 7" x 44" 2-line company identification sign with booth number
- Complimentary company and product listing in the show directory
- Complimentary booth personnel badges based on booth size (minimum of 5 complimentary badges)
- One complimentary full conference pass for a company representative
- Operator VIP code for exhibitors to distribute to their clients/potential clients and it grants them discount admission to the conference portion of the show exhibit hall
- Complimentary post show attendee registration file
- Online Exhibitor registration keeps track of your badge allotments
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Did you know that FS/TEC can assist you in promoting your organization before and during FS/TEC?
To maximize your company's presence at the show, FS/TEC offers numerous promotional opportunities:
- FREE company booth identification on the FS/TEC website (www.fstec.com)
- Exhibitor awards program for Best of Show and Best First-Time Exhibitor
- Exhibitor service manual with guidelines and orders forms to help in planning and marketing
- Sponsorship opportunities
- Vendor Tutorials and press conference opportunities
- Cyber Show directory opportunities
- Benefits from year-long advertising and promotional campaigns designed to bring operators to your booth:
- Editorial and advertising opportunities in Equipment & Technology Supplement, a Nation's Restaurant News supplement with bonus distribution at the FS/TEC
- Advertising opportunities in the FS/TEC show directory
- Appropriate editorial support in Nation's Restaurant News and the FS/TEC website (www.fstec.com)
- Frequent direct mailings
- PR coordination for at-the-show activities
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Sponsorships
You have the opportunity to be a sponsor of the 13th Annual International Foodservice Technology Exposition (FS/TEC), the only show dedicated 100 percent to technology applications in foodservice. FS/TEC is managed and produced by Nation's Restaurant News with Robert N. Grimes of Accuvia. This is an unmatched opportunity to generate top-of-mind awareness for your products and services with foodservice information technology executives who are looking for solutions.
Check out our latest sponsorship offerings!
Exhibitor Opportunities
The opportunities listed below are a few great ways for you to showcase your products and services to the FS/TEC attendees.
Cyber Show directory - What better way to advertise a technology-based product than on the Web? Present your product to the FS/TEC audience and then transition your product/service from the Web onto the show floor. The Cyber Show directory will give attendees a sneak peak at every registered exhibitor and their booth location via an interactive exhibitor floor plan of FS/TEC 2009. Exhibitors who choose to participate in the Cyber Show directory will be hyperlinked to a Product page, housed within the Nation's Restaurant News web site, enabling over 170,000 NRN-Online readers access to your product.
Vendor Tutorial - This is your chance as a foodservice supplier and industry leader to demonstrate your knowledge to the FS/TEC audience and educate them on the latest products and services available. FS/TEC 2009 offers 45-minute educational sessions that will take place in a Vendor Tutorial room located right on the FS/TEC show floor. As a Vendor Tutorial presenter, you are positioned as a foodservice technology leader in front of the ENTIRE FS/TEC audience.
Show directory advertisements - The FS/TEC Show directory is the one publication that is guaranteed to be kept and referred to over and over during the entire event and referenced for important post-show follow-up by FS/TEC attendees. By placing an ad in the Show directory, your message will be extremely visible to foodservice technology decision-makers. Take advantage of this opportunity today and position yourself in front of the top foodservice technology decision-makers.
For information on FS/TEC Exhibitor Opportunities please contact Adam Cardona at (813) 627-6847 or via email at acardona@nrn.com.
For more information on Sponsorship Opportunities, please contact your NRN salesperson or Jesse Parziale, Event Marketing Manager at (813) 627-6992 or via email at jparzial@nrn.com.
All FS/TEC sponsors must be exhibitors at the show. Booth space is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Booth space is $28 per square feet and the minimum booth space is 10' x 10'. For information on exhibiting, call (212) 756-5245, fax (813) 627-6776 or e-mail fstec@nrn.com.
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