PLMA Chicago 2024
17th - 19th Nov 2024 - Rosemont, Chicago, IL, USA
An untapped gem in the trade show calendar – PLMA Chicago punches well above its weight in connecting Nth American F&B Retail customers and Australian exporters.
About the event
PLMA 2023 set a record with 1,685 exhibitors, 10,000+ products and 13,000 of the industry’s top purchasing professionals of private label products.
PLMA Chicago 2024 is your golden ticket to meeting face-to-face with thousands of motivated retail buyers from an array of sectors, all searching for high quality, innovative food products. Whether it's supermarkets, drug store chains, specialty stores, online retailers, convenience & club stores and beyond.
Who you will meet at PLMA Chicago
Aldi, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Costco, Sam’s Club, BJ’s Wholesale Club, HEB, Sprouts, Whole Foods, Publix, Southeastern Grocers, Giant Eagle, Topco, KeHE, UNFI, Meijer, Hy-Vee, Wegman’s, Albertsons, Kroger, CVS, Walgreens, and many, many more!
This is your chance to be a part of the Australian Pavilion at PLMA 2024. Places are strictly limited to 24 booths. Don’t miss out.
The Package
Austrade’s Australian Pavilion enters its third year in 2024.
Austrade is working directly with PLMA in Australia and the US, and has secured 24 trade booths in our own dedicated Australian Pavilion. Located in a prime real estate location on the show floor, the Australian exhibitors will also be supported by a tailored business matching promotional program led by Austrade’s experienced F&B Trade team in Chicago, driving buyers directly to the Australian Pavilion and exhibiting clients – before, during and after the show.
The Service package offered by Austrade will include 1:1 business matching meetings, scheduled at and around the show, supported by a social media marketing campaign, a networking event, and retail store tours on the weekend prior to the show. Australian participants will also be invited to Austrade pre and post-event briefings where we will share extensive market insights and data.
Austrade will organise and contribute to the Australian Pavilion construction and National Branding.
Participating Australian exhibitors only pay a one-off AUD$8,500 fee for the above Service package which includes your own 10’x10’ (3mx3m) booth space in the Pavilion. Participants are expected to fund their own travel and accommodation costs.
How to participate
Australian F&B exporters are requested to complete the online expression of interest (EOI) by clicking on the button below and filling in your details.
A non-refundable deposit of $AUD 500 is to be submitted once your EOI is accepted by Austrade.
Participants need to be currently exporting to the USA (or be “market ready”), be USFDA registered, and have the capacity, capability and appetite to supply Private Label products.
Participants also need to be a current member of PLMA Australia/New Zealand before their application to exhibit can be accepted. Please contact PLMA Australia/New Zealand CEO Bill Trainor HERE for further details.
Participants need to represent their organisation in person at the show from 17th-19th November 2024.
Space in the PLMA 2024 Australian Pavillion is strictly limited to 24 booths and expressions of interest (EOI’s) close on Friday 31st May 2024.
Please lodge your EOI early to take advantage of this unique opportunity. Earlybird EOI’s with deposit paid before Friday 12th April, pay only AUD$8,000 fee.
Who should participate
Australian exporters of:
- Packaged Grocery Foods
- Frozen and refrigerated Foods
- Meat Products
- Dairy Products
- Confectionery, Chocolate & Snack Foods
- Premium Pet Foods
- Soups, Sauces, Spreads & Savouries
- Soft Drinks / RTD beverages
- Health & Wellness, & Plant Based Products
- Restaurant style ready-meals
