May 2006
1 Western Mass Food Processing Center First Annual Specialty Food Show 12-6 pm, Greenfield Contact: Herb Heller, herbh@fccdc.org 413-774-7204 x108
6 - 9 All Things Organic Conference & Trade Show: Chicago, IL;, 2006; http://www.organicexpo.com/
7 - 9 Chicago Spring Fancy Food Show, McCormick Place, http://www.fancyfoodshows.com
At the same time at McCormick Place, All Things Organic, FMI, US Food Export Showcase, and United Produce Expo
12 Introduction to Sales and Marketing of Specialty Foods by Natural Products Consulting Institute,
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Contact: Herb Heller, herbh@fccdc.org 413-774-7204 x108
16 MSFA Board Meeting, Worcester, MA.
18 International Foodservice Mission to Boston featuring buyers from three countries Contact: Bonita Oehlke bonita.oehlke@state.ma.us 617-626-1753
20 - 23 National Restaurant Show, Chicago's McCormick Place http://www.restaurant.org
24 Food Industry Expo, Northeast Section, Institute of Food Technologists, Worcester's Centrum Centre, Worcester http://www.eventswithattitude.com
June 2006
7 - 10 SuperFloral Show: Salt Lake City, UT; http://www.superfloralshow.com/
7 - 11 Place, Taste and Sustenance: The Social Spaces of Food and Agriculture. Boston, MA. The Joint 2006 Annual Meetings of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society (AFHVS) and the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS) include tours, workshops, opportunities to listen to and present papers and panels, chances to participate in roundtable discussions, and times to meet formally and informally with colleagues. For more info: http://food-culture.org/conference.html
10 Annual Native Plant Sale of New England Wild Flower Society at Garden in the Woods. Our annual sale includes 11,000 choice plants for sale and world-class plant experts sharing custom advice for your garden. 508-877-7630. 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham 10a.m.-3 p.m. Info: http://www.newfs.org
14 MSFA Networking Event at Pemberton Farms, 2225 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA, 3-5 PM.
20 Deadline for submissions for MSFA Summer Newsletter. Please submit articles, photos, etc. to ccoutrier@aol.com.
July 2006
8 International buyers to the Fancy Food Show at the Javits Center. 15 buyers from 9 countries want one-on-one appointments. Contact Bonita Oehlke bonita.oehlke@state.ma.us 617-626-1753
9 - 11 52nd Summer Fancy Food Show, Jacob Javits Center, New York City
http://www.fancyfoodshows.com/
15 MSFA Summer Newsletter, Food for Thought.
18 MSFA Board Meeting
August 2006
10 - 13 NOFA 30th annual summer conference, Amherst www.nofa.org
12 Massachusetts Marketplace at Elm Bank contact: Jen Courtney 617-933-4982 jcourtney@masshort.org
September 2006
6 Networking Event September 6, 2006, 3-5 PM at Debra's Natural Gourmet in West Concord
12 MSFA Board Meeting
20 Deadline for submissions for Fall MSFA Newsletter. Please submit articles, photos, news, etc. to ccoutrier@aol.com
29 Salute to New England Specialty Foods at the Big E, Springfield, MA bonita.oehlke@state.ma.us
September 30-Oct. 1 Old Sturbridge Village New England Fall Festival.
Contact Deb Friedman at dfriedman@osv.org .
October 2006
4 - 7 Natural Products Expo East, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore
http://www.expoeast.com/
For information contact: bonita.oehlke@state.ma.us
*first time exhibitors at major US trade shows are eligible to have 50% of expenses reimbursed through the federally funded Branded Program. Contact bonita.oehlke@state.ma.us
18 Chips After Beer Massachusetts Specialty Food Association presents an exciting event with Stacy Madison of Stacy's Pita Chips as our honored guest speaker. Stacy will speak about her successful career as a food entrepreneur! We will also present Erica Eurkus, Director of Accion, USA, a micro business lender who has worked with many culinary entrepreneurs. And to start our evening off, we have two facility tours: the NCV incubator kitchen and the brewery where Sam Adams beer is made.
Place: Sam Adams Boston Brewery Company: 30 Germania Street, Jamaica Plain, MA and NCV kitchen: 31 Germania Street, Jamaica Plain, MA
21 11th Annual Boston Vegetarian Food Festival. Click here for details and forms:
http://www.BostonVeg.org/foodfest/letter.html
23-24 CT Restaurant Show, Convention Center, 100 Columbus Blvd., Hartford, CT, Contact Jeff Reszetylo, 203-925-6888.
*first time exhibitors at major US trade shows are eligible to have 50% of expenses reimbursed through the federally funded Branded Program. Contact bonita.oehlke@state.ma.us
15 MSFA Fall Newsletter, Food for Thought.
November 2006
6 Vermont Hospitality Expo, Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, Burlington, VT, 10 AM - 7 PM. Erin Hitchcock, VT Chamber of Commerce, 802-223-0603 or ehitchcock@vtchamber.com
8 5 PM, MSFA Board Meeting - Coutts Specialty Foods.
