ProFood Tech sees successful first day

At a noon Media Luncheon in the McCormick Place Lakeside Center, the producers of ProFood Tech described Day One of the brand new ProFood Tech as a fine day indeed.

Donna Ritson at ProFood Tech
Donna Ritson at ProFood Tech

ProFood Tech, a brand new show running April 4-6 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, drew 441 exhibitors and occupied more than 140,000 net square feet, said PMMI’s Jim Pittas, Senior Vice President, at an April 4 Media Luncheon. “We had 4,000 pre-registrants and expect to see 6,000 total attendees by the time the show is over,” he added.

Joining Pittas in addressing the assembled media members were representatives from the other two heavy hitters who are producing the new show with PMMI: Neil Moran, Senior Vice President Finance and Administration and Trade Show at the International Dairy Foods Association, and Gerald Bose, President and Chief Executive Officer of Koelnmesse GmbH.

Also on the program was Donna Ritson, President of DDR Communications LLC, who presented highlights of the 2017 Trends in Food Processing Operation Report, released by PMMI in February 2017. Among the trends she mentioned:

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