Pizza Today - March 2016 - 12

expo spotlight

with BILL OAKLEY

IT'S SHOW TIME

he pizza world is assembled once again in
Las Vegas. You really have to experience
Pizza Expo to understand the excitement
and interaction that takes place among our attendees
and exhibitors each year at our show. Everyone is truly
eager and motivated to get into discussions about new
products, new technology, the latest industry trends and
hot-button issues facing the industry today. We'll bring
together more than 1,100 booths, 450-plus exhibiting
companies and approximately 12,000 pizza professionals.
At this year's show we expect more international visitors from more countries than ever before, offering an
immense opportunity for our attendees and exhibitors
to establish global contacts. We've added seminars and
panel discussions on franchising and concept growth for
expansion-minded operators. We're facilitating networking and idea swapping among attendees more than
ever, making it easy to connect at our evening events
and on the show floor. And we're focused on the future
with our new Pizzeria 2020 exhibit and seminars on
food and dining trends and opportunities.
The one thing that really separates International Pizza
Expo from all of the other general foodservice shows
is our educational component, which we continue to
expand. We're offering close to 100 business-boosting
seminars, demonstrations, workshops and networking
events for our attendees to choose from. Our speaker
lineup includes more pizzeria operators than ever before.
In fact, we lined up some of most successful pizzeria
operators on the planet.
Where else but Pizza Expo would you have the
chance to learn from a super-successful group of fellow

pizzeria operators from all over the world? I'll tell you,
nowhere. In fact, I like to think our pizza-focused seminars and demonstrations alone are worth the price of
admission. The bottom line is there's always something
new you can learn or see at Pizza Expo that will
improve your pizzeria and boost your bottom line,
whether you're an industry veteran or just opening your
first shop halfway across the world.
This year's International Pizza Challenge has the
largest field ever in five divisions. We'll crown the Pizza
Maker of the Year on Thursday. The World Pizza Games
will honor new champions in Fastest Dough, Largest
Dough Stretch, Fastest Pizza Box Folding, the Pizza
Triathlon and, of course, Freestyle Acrobatic Dough
Tossing. The acrobatic competition reaches its crowdpleasing height during the finals at the Pizza Expo
Block Party on Wednesday evening. There will also be
an additional morning keynote at the 2016 show, featuring a third industry luminary - none other than Tony
Gemignani - offering inspiring comments to get the
day going.
We're always making changes to improve the show,
and with that in mind, I welcome any suggestions that
would improve the event. Drop me a note or post your
thoughts on our Facebook or Twitter pages. It's your
show - we want it to be the best you can imagine.
We Mean Business!
Sincerely,

Bill Oakley
Tradeshow Director

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