The Gourmet Show has a loyal following. In fact, people feel passionate about it! The upscale, European flavor creates an excitement on the selling floor that keeps buyers buzzing and generates sales. It's the Show with personality and pizzazz!
We keep the Show fresh with constant improvements, meaningful new divisions like the juried InStyle® section, great networking events and quality education.
Specialty retailers and big box buyers alike rely on the Gourmet Show for the first shot at leading edge product with a European edge. If your product line is upscale, this is the showcase for you.
*BELOW ARE EXHIBITOR QUOTES FROM THE 2007 GOURMET HOUSEWARES SHOW. PLEASE CHECK BACK SHORTLY FOR 2008 QUOTES*
Donna Hadjipopov, Bulgar
"I've got a big order that made this last show totally worthwhile. And, I've got some new clients in the Northeast that I might not have found elsewhere. Two promotional opportunities -- The Gourmet Walk and The Gourmet Gold Awards display -- sponsored by show management, helped drive traffic to my booth. Quite a few buyers told me they appreciated the fact that they were able to find new products/ companies that they might have missed at a larger show. We definitely made strong connections with the right kind of customer."
Sara Engram, Spice President for the Seasoned Palate, Inc, first- time exhibitor and winner of this year’s Gourmet Gold Award for Best in Show.
We’ve had a great show and are thrilled about the quality of visitors here. The international flavor of the show was entirely unexpected and it’s just been a great experience for us all around.
Angela Borer, Creative Marketing Specialist for Blonder Home Accents
We had more quality leads in our first day here than we had in three days at the Chicago Housewares Show. It’s been a very successful few days for us.
Amy Stoltz, Creative Marketing Manager for Zak! Designs
From an exhibitor perspective, we feel that we have a great relationship with the people at the Gourmet show—they really care that our needs are met and it shows!
The Gourmet Show has a loyal following. In fact, people feel passionate about it! The upscale, European flavor creates an excitement on the selling floor that keeps buyers buzzing and generates sales. It's the Show with personality and pizzazz!
We keep the Show fresh with constant improvements, meaningful new divisions like the juried InStyle® section, great networking events and quality education.
Specialty retailers and big box buyers alike rely on the Gourmet Show for the first shot at leading edge product with a European edge. If your product line is upscale, this is the showcase for you.
Marc Navarre,
President for All-Clad Metalcrafters
"The importance of the Gourmet Specialty stores for a company such as All-Clad is of paramount importance. The Gourmet channel has embraced, educated and nurtured All-Clad throughout the years; for this we are especially appreciative and grateful. The Gourmet Housewares show is the ideal platform to be able to interact on a more personal basis and hear firsthand their creative ideas as well as their valuable feedback. They are truly the experts in our field."
David Shull,
Vice President Sales for
Capresso Inc.
"The advantage of the Gourmet Housewares Show is that it targets the specialty retailers that have made Capresso what it is today. We're always interested in opportunities to see our customers face to face and to showcase new products. Our industry needs a properly positioned Show to serve the Specialty and Gourmet Industry and the Gourmet Housewares Show meets this need."
Pete Cammarata,
Vice President of Sales & Marketing Operation
for Cuisinart
"The Gourmet Housewares Show allows us the time and place to do strategic planning with specialty retailers. We are excited about the Show and very much look forward to participating again this year."
Allan Ben,
Founder for
Art and Cook Inc. (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
"The show was unbelievable for us – super. It was the first time we launched our products, and many major buyers, as well as small retailers, came into our booth."
RETAILER QUOTES FOR The Gourmet Housewares Show
Taylor Erkkinen, The Brooklyn Kitchen, Brooklyn, NY
I love the Gourmet Housewares Show and the variety and quality of fresh products the Show delivers. The organized show format allowed me to perform comprehensive product comparisons. I felt I got the attention I deserved.
Cindee Murphy Pies & Plates, LLC,Punta Gorda, FL 33950
We own two independent businesses, Pies and Plates and Prepped and Ready, both located in Punta Gorda, Florida. We retail gourmet products at both locations. The Gourmet Show is a great opportunity for us to touch and feel products and to really understand how they work. Most importantly, at this Show we learn how to sell the products to our customers by listening to the vendors’ demos and describing the selling points of their products. We can pick the vendors’ brains on how to display items and learn what kind of sales support they offer. We appreciate that at The Gourmet Show the vendors are especially interested in working with smaller retailers. Traveling to this Show on an annual basis is a priority for us.
