OAK BROOK, Ill. -- CSP Information Group has announced partnerships with two industry media companies for its upcoming Foodservice at Retail Expo (FARE) to be held August 11-13 at the Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center, Schaumburg, Ill. Ideal Media, publisher of FoodService Director and Restaurant Business, along with RedCoat Publishing, publisher of Retail Merchandiser, will join forces with CSP on marketing and content development for FARE.
Paul Reuter, president, CEO and editorial director of CSP Information Group, said, "We are honored to have these leading industry publishers [image-nocss] work with us on FARE. With the many retail channels involved with providing food on the go, Restaurant Business, FoodService Director and Retail Merchandiser will provide expertise to ensure our educational sessions are relevant to retailers across the on-the-go industry and they will also help to deliver the message about FARE to their readers."
FARE is a multichannel conference and trade show exclusively focused on the needs of the nontraditional food retailer and includes more than 15 hours of focused education. FARE is specifically designed to address the critical issues and opportunities facing the on-the-go foodservice industry and features a trade show with more than 100 companies showcasing the latest food products, programs, equipment, service and technology for the foodservice industry.
Mike Sharkey, editor-in-chief of Retail Merchandiser, said he believes this will be the first of many FARE shows to come. "Foodservice at the retail level continues to evolve at breakneck speed," Sharkey said. "FARE is the perfect conference and trade show for retailers that want to get ahead of the curve. Retail Merchandiser is excited about getting behind this unique and timely event."
"Today there is no hotter trend—or fiercer competition for the American food dollar—than restaurant-quality prepared meals sold through retail outlets, " said Scott Allmendinger,vice president and group publisher of Restaurant Business and FoodService Director."This is a new frontier for foodservice, andIdeal Media is pleased to be partnering with one of the leading retail information companies on this exciting new show."
Retailers and foodservice operators are invited to attend FARE complimentary. To register and secure hotel accommodations, go to www.foodserviceatretail.com
Restaurant Business is the only publication to exclusively serve the high-value restaurant entrepreneur—emerging chains, multiconcept and local leveraged operators—with ideas, emerging concepts, supply chain information and best practices to help continually grow their business. For more information, visit www.restaurantbiz.com.
FoodService Director is the premier magazine for informing noncommercial foodservice operators about innovations and innovators through trends, news and insights. Visit www.fsdmag.com for more information.
Retail Merchandiser is a national business magazine dedicated to covering the retail industry from top to bottom, with special attention paid to the small and midsized stores and chains not being served by other retail B2B publications. Published bi-monthly by Boston-based RedCoat Publishing, a subsidiary of Schofield Media Group, Retail Merchandiser is a BPA-audited magazine with a circulation of 20,000 subscribers. For more information, visit www.retail-merchandiser.com.
CSP Information Group, publisher of CSP and CSP Independent magazines, is a business-to-business communication company specializing in the convenience and retail petroleum industry. Its other business units include the CSP Daily News e-mail newsletter, CSPNetwork CyberConferences, CSPTV, CSP Leadership Conferences and Events, 24-7 Connect Virtual Expo and CSP Consulting. Visit www.cspnet.com for more information.
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