All Candy Expo 2007

The National Confectioners Association (NCA), sponsor of the ALL CANDY EXPO®, reports that the exhibitor base will grow close to fifteen percent this year and feature nearly 500 confectionery, snack and cookie exhibitors at the EXPO taking place September 17 – 19, 2007 at Chicago’s McCormick Place in the new West Building.

The EXPO, adopting the global theme, “It’s all about sweets &snacks,” is the largest confectionery, cookie and snack show in the Americas.

In addition to candy, chocolate and gum, customers at the 2007 EXPO will also see for the first time cookies and biscuits, crackers, sweet snacks like breakfast bars and fruit snacks, nuts, savory snacks like chips and pretzels, and meat snacks.

“Confectionery, snack and cookie products generate $275 billion in retail sales worldwide and the newly expanded EXPO has differentiated itself by becoming the only event to give buyers more direct access to these manufacturers and products,” commented NCA President, Larry Graham.

Theresa Anthony, director of the ALL CANDY EXPO, points out that much planning and thought has gone into the evolution of the 2007 EXPO. “In addition to partnering with the Snack Food Association to garner added support, the EXPO is moving from the Lakeside Center to the all new West Building at Chicago’s McCormick Place. This move adds another 170,000 square feet for the show to develop and mature into.”