5,500 buyers during the three-day affair. Meisel adds, “We will have English, Spanish and Portuguese interpreters available for education sessions, one-on-one meetings and in the International Business Center.”
A&E’s TV program “ Well-seasoned traveler,” Executive Director, Astro Center a new center for culinary culture opening in New York City in 2007. Duda will offer a presentation on global food trends.
Also new this year and a major focus, says Meisel, is a pavilion for the six DR-CAFTA countries, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic. This new pavilion will offer the participants a valuable opportunity to access the U.S., Canadian, and Caribbean markets.
• LINDA DUKE, CEO/Principal, Duke Marketing, will share her expertise on optimal marketing programs for restaurant organizations.
Scheduled activities will include speaker sessions with:
The 9th IFE Americas will also host the show’s second annual Americas Chef Competition. The first Americas Chef Competition, featured Olympic, national and junior teams from the United States, Canada, South America and the Caribbean.
• LINDA GASSENHEIMER, producer/host of “Food News and Views” on WLRN 91.3 FM / National Public Radio, Syndicated Columnist at the Miami Herald, who will discuss how supermarkets can better help consumers make delicious and nutritious dinners in minutes.
The 2006 competition is organized by the World Trade Center Miami (WTCM) and the Le Cordon Bleu Culinary College.
•RENE PRATS, owner of Islas Canarias Grill restaurants, master developer of Qdoba Mexican Grill restaurants in South Florida
• DOUG DUDA, host of
New to exhibitors at IFE Americas 2006 is ECRM (Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing), an unprecedented opportunity to participate in a new business process that can streamline the sales and marketing supply chain, according to IFE. U.S. suppliers will have the opportunity to meet one–on-one with
“I think our own USA Pavilion will
continue to offer the largest selection
of top quality products available at
the show.”
Omar González, Caribbean Basin Agricultural Trade Office
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