Contact: Jeannette Roeder
(202) 220-3562
jroeder@idfa.org
(Washington, D.C. - March 28, 2011) The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has announced a promotional partnership with the American Meat Institute (AMI) to cross endorse the associations' trade shows.
"We are pleased to work in partnership with the American Meat Institute on cross promotion of our mutual trade shows," said Robin Cornelison, IDFA trade show director. "Collaborative efforts with other food and beverage associations are essential to the success of our shows."
As part of the co-promotional agreement, IDFA will be exhibiting at the AMI Expo 2011 that will take place April 13-16, 2011, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The AMI Expo attracts more than 360 exhibitors, who will display the newest technologies in equipment, packaging, ingredients and services for processors of meat, poultry and seafood.
AMI Expo will also be exhibiting at the International Dairy Show that will take place September 19-21, 2011, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Attendees will have the opportunity to view more than 75,000 square feet of exhibits, offering everything dairy, food and beverage companies need to run more efficiently, create new products and improve profitability.
For additional information on the International Dairy Show, visit www.dairyshow.com or contact Robin Cornelison at rcornelison@idfa.org.
For more information on the AMI Expo, visit www.amiexpo.com.
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About International Dairy Foods Association
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), Washington, D.C., represents the nation's dairy manufacturing and marketing industries and their suppliers, with a membership of 550 companies representing a $110-billion a year industry. IDFA is composed of three constituent organizations: the Milk Industry Foundation (MIF), the National Cheese Institute (NCI) and the International Ice Cream Association (IICA). IDFA's 220 dairy processing members run more than 600 plant operations, and range from large multi-national organizations to single-plant companies. Together they represent more than 85% of the milk, cultured products, cheese and frozen desserts produced and marketed in the United States. IDFA can be found online at www.idfa.org.
About American Meat Institute
AMI represents the interests of packers and processors of beef, pork, lamb, veal and turkey products and their suppliers throughout North America. Together, AMI's members produce 95 percent of the beef, pork, lamb and veal products and 70 percent of the turkey products in the United States. The Institute provides legislative, regulatory, public relations, technical, scientific and educational services to the meat and poultry packing and processing industry. The American Meat Institute can be found online at http://meatami.com.