Mar 25, 2003
WASHINGTON, DC — March 25, 2003 — Recognizing the grocery industry’s newest food, beverage and consumer products, the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) will feature a first-ever FMI New Products Showcase at the 2003 FMI Show, May 4-6 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in downtown Chicago.

“The exceptionally high profile of The FMI Show in Chicago provides an ideal opportunity to showcase the outstanding product innovations that drive our business,” notes Brian Tully, FMI senior vice president, conventions. “The FMI New Products Showcase will provide well-deserved recognition to those companies that bring exceptional value and quality to the nation’s consumers.”

To qualify for the showcase, products must be introduced between on or after January 1, 2003. They must be completely new or a category or line extension, or in exceptional cases, relaunched or repackaged.

The FMI New Products Showcase will be located at the show entrance in the North Hall of McCormick Place. Participating companies include:



   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   
   


   

A.P. Deauville, LLCEnergy Brands, Inc.
Anheuser-BuschGrace Foods International
Assembled Products - Mart CartHand-L-Pleez
Bedford Industries, IncHealth Plus, Inc
Carlson AirFlowIFCO Systems
Campbell Soup CompanyIn Zone Brands, Inc.
Designing Health Inc.Ishida
Dole Packaged Foods CompanyJack Link's Beef Jerkey
Eat Your Heart Out SnacksKhong Guan
Eden Foods, Inc.LifeMax, LLC
Loretta Foods LimitedSafe-Strap Company, Inc.
Lt. Blender Frozen ConcoctionsSara Lee Bakery Group
Malt-o-MealScott Pet Products
McCormick & Company Inc.Shooster Marketing Corporation
Miller Brewing CompanySignature Brands LLC - Betty
   Crocker
Mr. Coffee c/o Boyer Product
    Solutions
J.M. Smucker Company
Musco Family Olive CompanySnyder's of Hannover, Inc.
Naturally FreshSunRidge Farms
Nestle Purina Pet Care CompanySunGold Foods
Oregon ChaiTEC America, Inc.
Waggers by Pet CentralThe Organic Coffee Company
Plaisir Selection USAWP Signs Systems
Racing Champions ErtlWm. Wriggly Jr. Company
S&M NuTec, LLC

For more information about the FMI New Product Showcase, contact Daniel McInnis at
202-220-0803 or dmcinnis@fmi.org.

The FMI Show — The Place to Be in 2003

The 2003 FMI Show will be an event like no other, offering unprecedented service and customized benefits. Participants of all sizes will find value, efficiency and productivity in this once-a-year gathering of industry leaders from all over the globe.

For more information, contact FMI convention services at 202-452-8444; call FMI’s Fax-on-Demand Show Infoline at 1-800-890-SHOW (7469); or visit the 2003 FMI Show Web site (www.fmishow.org) for details about exhibitors and workshops, and to register online.