“We chose this theme because The NAFEM Show is where everyone can come see everything that they possibly can in one place.”
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industry is that people are excited,” she notes. “They’re excited to be back together in-person.” Refl ecting on the four-year gap between the group’s last show and its upcoming event, Flynn says the global pandemic brought the industry together in new ways as organizations worked collectively, helped their customers keep their doors open and adjust to the societal shifts that were taking place.
“I think you’re going to see a lot of new products and product innovation that came about as a result of that,” says Flynn, who expects attendance in Orlando to be in line with 2019, when NAFEM had its best-attended show ever. “Our numbers are looking very
— Deirdre Flynn Executive Vice President NAFEM
(North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers)
good and all tracking to what they were at The NAFEM Show in 2019.”
Letting them “Kick the Tires” With foodservice dealers as its
primary attendee group, The NAFEM Show draws in operators, equipment and supplies distributors, kitchen and management design consultants, service technicians and repair companies, and industry accreditation agencies. Flynn says the event’s main focus is always on the exhibit booths and exhibiting companies. This year’s show theme says it best: “At the Center of it All.”
“We chose this theme because The NAFEM Show is where everyone can come see everything that they possibly can in one
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