The AWMA Show sponsored by the American Wholesale Marketers Association, is the show for warehouse-distributed snacks, candy, tobacco and convenience products. In an exciting two days, power buyers in warehouse distribution examine convenience products and distribution technologies exhibited by manufacturers.
The AWMA Show is the only show focused on wholesale distributors and their trading partners who serve the $624B convenience store industry. At the AWMA Show, your company will:
Increase brand exposure
Reach unparalleled buying power – each year the top distributors attend the show looking for new products to better serve their retail customers
Meet face to face with the industry’s top distributors
Get instant results from show deals you offer on the show floor
Launch new products
Build and maintain buyer relationships
Distributors Place High Importance on Interaction with AWMA Exhibitors—90% of distributors consider meeting with exhibitors a top priority.
AWMA is committed to delivering a high value show to exhibitors through:
targeted marketing to the industry’s top category buyers
expanding educational programs to include more focus on category-specific topics, consumers, trends and business building strategies
networking reception to be held in the exhibit hall
AWMA café serving light lunch and snacks throughout the day on the show floor
Offering the popular “buyers program” to increase buyer attendance
more effective sponsorship packages and marketing opportunities to help you build your brand before, during and after the Show
BOOTH RENTAL
Your booth rental includes four complimentary exhibitor registrations with each 10' x 10' booth. Every registered booth staff member is invited to participate in all AWMA convention events—including receptions, lunches, all educational sessions and refreshment breaks.
RUN A SHOW-ONLY DEAL
Companies running a show-only deal—exclusive to buyers who place orders at the AWMA Show—will be noted in the AWMA Show pocket program guide. We will also give you a FREE shelf in the Exhibitor Product Showcase on the show floor.
Exhibitors include purveyors of tobacco products, candy, beverages, snacks, foodservice, health and beauty care items, general merchandise, warehouse equipment, computer systems and much more. Here are some of the product categories represented:
Automotive Products
Bagged Candies
Baked Snacks
Batteries
Biscuits
Boxed Chocolates
Bottled Juices/Teas/Waters
Brittles
Bulk Snack Food/Candy/Gum
Business Services
Candy
Carbonated Beverages
Chocolate Bars
Christmas Merchandise
Cigarettes
Cigarette Stamping Machines
Cigars
Containers/Tins
Cookies
Cough/Throat Drops
Crackers
Dispensed Beverage Programs
Displays
Distributor Services
Distribution Software
Easter Candy
Energy Bars
Fast Food
Foodservice Equipment
Foodservice Products
Freezer Bars/Pops/Ice Cream
Fruit Snacks
Fudge
Fundraising
General Merchandise
Gloves
Gourmet Snacks
Groceries
Gummy Candies
Gums
Halloween Products
Hard Candy
Health & Beauty Care
Health/Nutrition Products
Kosher Products
Licorice
Lollipops
Material Handling Equipment
Meat Snacks
Mints
Natural Snacks
Non-Chocolate Candy
Non-Tobacco Products
Nuts/Nut Mixes
Paper Products
Pickles
Popcorn
Private Label
Salty Snacks
Seasonal Merchandise
Smokeless Tobacco
Sugar-Free Products
Sundries
Sunglasses
Sweet Goods/Pastries
Technology Products & Services
Tobacco Accessories
Toffees
Toys
Trading Cards
Valentine’s Candy
Warehouse Equipment
The Show is the focal point of the annual convention of the AWMA – for 65 years, the premier meeting place for distributors and their partners.
Last AWMA show
AWMA's 2013 Show in Orlando received great reviews from exhibitors and attendees. Orlando was a much anticipated locale with beautiful facilities and great weather, but we are returning to the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas in 2014. Next year’s Show dates are Tuesday, February 25 – Thursday, February 27, 2014, so mark your calendars now. When AWMA revamped the Show in 2010, we planned a three year course of change and we have succeeded and listened to our members. Now we are planning out the future to make sure we continue to make the Show a viable, educational and profitable event for everyone. Stay tuned as we begin planning for the 2014 AWMA Show.
The AWMA Show, The Convenience Distribution Conference & Expo, an annual event takes place every February. The show for convenience distributors and their trading partners not only has a trade show, but educational programming and plenty of networking events. Attending each year are distributors, retailers and brokers while manufacturers and allied suppliers exhibit.
AWMA SHOW 2014 Schedule
Monday, February 24, 2014
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
7:30 am - 10:30 am Committee Meetings
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In
10:45 am - 12:00 pm AWMA Board of Directors Meeting
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm AWMA Buyers & Operations Programs
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm First Time Attendee & Exhibitor Welcome Reception
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Industry Welcome Reception
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
7:00 am - 7:45 am Continential Breakfast
7:45 am - 8:45 am Concurrent Education Sessions
8:00 am - 11:00 am Exhibitor Final Move-In
9:00 am - 10:30 am Opening Super Session & Hall of Fame Awards Presentation
10:45 am - 11:45 am Concurrent Education Sessions
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm EXPO Open
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Industry Reception in Exhibit Hall
Thursday, February 27, 2014
7:00 am - 7:45 am Continential Breakfast
7:45 am - 8:45 am Concurrent Education Sessions
9:00 am - 10:00 am Closing General Session
10:15 am - 3:00 pm EXPO Open
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall
3:00 pm EXPO Closes/Exhibitor Move-Out
Who Attends the AWMA Show?
The AWMA Show is the only conference and tradeshow that is specifically geared to the issues and challenges of the convenience wholesale distribution industry. It provides up to date discussion of the issues, a forum for idea sharing, a new focus on education and an expo where the industry’s top manufacturers introduce new products, offer deals and discuss their latest programs. Each year hundreds of distributors attend the show, and for 2014 AWMA has designed programs for the entire management team – with reduced registration pricing for your team members!
• National, regional and local wholesale distributors who are serving the convenience industry, small format grocery and drug chains
• Brokers who are working with distributors and manufacturers to serve the needs of their clients with new products and programs
• Retailers who are interested in meeting with their distributors to discuss new items and new business solutions to improve margins and drive traffic to their stores
Contact Details
Contact Person:Joel Brown
Telephone:
Email:
The AWMA Show is the only show focused on wholesale distributors and their trading partners who serve the $624B convenience store industry. At the AWMA Show, your company will:
Increase brand exposure
Reach unparalleled buying power – each year the top distributors attend the show looking for new products to better serve their retail customers
Meet face to face with the industry’s top distributors
Get instant results from show deals you offer on the show floor
Launch new products
Build and maintain buyer relationships
Distributors Place High Importance on Interaction with AWMA Exhibitors—90% of distributors consider meeting with exhibitors a top priority.
AWMA is committed to delivering a high value show to exhibitors through:
targeted marketing to the industry’s top category buyers
expanding educational programs to include more focus on category-specific topics, consumers, trends and business building strategies
networking reception to be held in the exhibit hall
AWMA café serving light lunch and snacks throughout the day on the show floor
Offering the popular “buyers program” to increase buyer attendance
more effective sponsorship packages and marketing opportunities to help you build your brand before, during and after the Show
BOOTH RENTAL
Your booth rental includes four complimentary exhibitor registrations with each 10' x 10' booth. Every registered booth staff member is invited to participate in all AWMA convention events—including receptions, lunches, all educational sessions and refreshment breaks.
RUN A SHOW-ONLY DEAL
Companies running a show-only deal—exclusive to buyers who place orders at the AWMA Show—will be noted in the AWMA Show pocket program guide. We will also give you a FREE shelf in the Exhibitor Product Showcase on the show floor.
Exhibitors include purveyors of tobacco products, candy, beverages, snacks, foodservice, health and beauty care items, general merchandise, warehouse equipment, computer systems and much more. Here are some of the product categories represented:
Automotive Products
Bagged Candies
Baked Snacks
Batteries
Biscuits
Boxed Chocolates
Bottled Juices/Teas/Waters
Brittles
Bulk Snack Food/Candy/Gum
Business Services
Candy
Carbonated Beverages
Chocolate Bars
Christmas Merchandise
Cigarettes
Cigarette Stamping Machines
Cigars
Containers/Tins
Cookies
Cough/Throat Drops
Crackers
Dispensed Beverage Programs
Displays
Distributor Services
Distribution Software
Easter Candy
Energy Bars
Fast Food
Foodservice Equipment
Foodservice Products
Freezer Bars/Pops/Ice Cream
Fruit Snacks
Fudge
Fundraising
General Merchandise
Gloves
Gourmet Snacks
Groceries
Gummy Candies
Gums
Halloween Products
Hard Candy
Health & Beauty Care
Health/Nutrition Products
Kosher Products
Licorice
Lollipops
Material Handling Equipment
Meat Snacks
Mints
Natural Snacks
Non-Chocolate Candy
Non-Tobacco Products
Nuts/Nut Mixes
Paper Products
Pickles
Popcorn
Private Label
Salty Snacks
Seasonal Merchandise
Smokeless Tobacco
Sugar-Free Products
Sundries
Sunglasses
Sweet Goods/Pastries
Technology Products & Services
Tobacco Accessories
Toffees
Toys
Trading Cards
Valentine’s Candy
Warehouse Equipment
The Show is the focal point of the annual convention of the AWMA – for 65 years, the premier meeting place for distributors and their partners.
Last AWMA show
AWMA's 2013 Show in Orlando received great reviews from exhibitors and attendees. Orlando was a much anticipated locale with beautiful facilities and great weather, but we are returning to the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas in 2014. Next year’s Show dates are Tuesday, February 25 – Thursday, February 27, 2014, so mark your calendars now. When AWMA revamped the Show in 2010, we planned a three year course of change and we have succeeded and listened to our members. Now we are planning out the future to make sure we continue to make the Show a viable, educational and profitable event for everyone. Stay tuned as we begin planning for the 2014 AWMA Show.
The AWMA Show, The Convenience Distribution Conference & Expo, an annual event takes place every February. The show for convenience distributors and their trading partners not only has a trade show, but educational programming and plenty of networking events. Attending each year are distributors, retailers and brokers while manufacturers and allied suppliers exhibit.
AWMA SHOW 2014 Schedule
Monday, February 24, 2014
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
7:30 am - 10:30 am Committee Meetings
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In
10:45 am - 12:00 pm AWMA Board of Directors Meeting
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm AWMA Buyers & Operations Programs
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm First Time Attendee & Exhibitor Welcome Reception
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Industry Welcome Reception
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
7:00 am - 7:45 am Continential Breakfast
7:45 am - 8:45 am Concurrent Education Sessions
8:00 am - 11:00 am Exhibitor Final Move-In
9:00 am - 10:30 am Opening Super Session & Hall of Fame Awards Presentation
10:45 am - 11:45 am Concurrent Education Sessions
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm EXPO Open
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Industry Reception in Exhibit Hall
Thursday, February 27, 2014
7:00 am - 7:45 am Continential Breakfast
7:45 am - 8:45 am Concurrent Education Sessions
9:00 am - 10:00 am Closing General Session
10:15 am - 3:00 pm EXPO Open
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall
3:00 pm EXPO Closes/Exhibitor Move-Out
Who Attends the AWMA Show?
The AWMA Show is the only conference and tradeshow that is specifically geared to the issues and challenges of the convenience wholesale distribution industry. It provides up to date discussion of the issues, a forum for idea sharing, a new focus on education and an expo where the industry’s top manufacturers introduce new products, offer deals and discuss their latest programs. Each year hundreds of distributors attend the show, and for 2014 AWMA has designed programs for the entire management team – with reduced registration pricing for your team members!
• National, regional and local wholesale distributors who are serving the convenience industry, small format grocery and drug chains
• Brokers who are working with distributors and manufacturers to serve the needs of their clients with new products and programs
• Retailers who are interested in meeting with their distributors to discuss new items and new business solutions to improve margins and drive traffic to their stores
Contact Details
Contact Person:Joel Brown
Telephone:
Email:
