Events

The Sweets & Snacks Expo (May 22-24), held at Chicago’s McCormick Place, is thrilled to announce the thought leaders participating in its newest learning session focused on the issues and opportunities facing female entrepreneurs and industry executives in the confectionery and snack categories.

The 2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo is pleased to announce the presenting companies and retailer panel for this year’s Power Pitch III: Lessons for Buyers and Sellers.

The 2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo (May 22-24), held at Chicago’s McCormick Place, is pleased to announce a host of new and enhanced elements designed to maximize the show experience for candy and snack professional attendees.

Audra Vogler, CEO of Hoffmann Vogler, will be recognized with the National Confectioners Association Golden Candy Dish Award for brokers, while Brendan Burke, national account manager for Storck USA L.P. will receive the Silver Candy Dish Award that honors a manufacturer.

The 2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo will once again highlight the latest retail technology and merchandising solutions affecting shopper behavior for candy and snacks.

The Sweets & Snacks Expo is pleased to announce the category and retail thought leaders who will help attendees discover the “Multicultural Opportunity in Treats and Snacks” during an education session at the event.

This week the National Confectioners Association announced that it is now accepting submissions for its prestigious Most Innovative New Product Awards to be presented at the Sweets & Snacks Expo. Brought to you by IRI, the awards span nine different segments and showcase the most innovative ideas, concepts and products in the candy and snack categories.

The 2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo is pleased to announce its educational tracks for this year’s multifaceted program. The tracks, grouped around the themes of How We Shop, How We Eat, and How We Work, will explore consumer behaviors and trends in treating and snacking. Hosted by the National Confectioners Association, the 2018 event will host more than 20 educational sessions addressing various topic areas for the confectionery, snack and specialty categories.

Confectionery and snacks from more than 25 different countries will be on display at the 2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo – the largest number of countries ever to showcase products at the trade show. Hosted by the National Confectioners Association from May 22-24 at McCormick Place in Chicago, the 2018 Expo will house four acres of widespread product innovation, welcoming more than 850 exhibitors.

Arthur Sevilla, head of vertical strategy at Pinterest, will headline the education program at the 2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo, taking place May 22-24, in Chicago’s McCormick Place. Sevilla will use insights from more than two billion pins to demonstrate how consumer intent signals form strategies that result in meaningful brand engagement that drive measurable sales.

Booth space for the 2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo is sold out. This is the first time in the trade show’s 21-year history that it has sold out so early in the year. Hosted by the National Confectioners Association, the Sweets & Snacks Expo (May 22-24) welcomes more than 18,000 attendees from 90 countries as more than 850 exhibitors display their most innovative products.