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"We did more sales in EAT! Vancouver's three day show than in any other four day show we have done."

Sibylle Stipp, Cutco Cutlery

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Why Exhibit at EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival

Market, Sample & Sell directly to over 28,000 consumers!

The audience is targeted and pre-disposed to learn about new products, services and ideas.

Selling at EAT! Vancouver is immediate and compelling to a targeted captive audience.

EAT! Vancouver provides an opportunity for buyers and sellers to meet face to face, where products can be demonstrated, handled, tasted and ultimately assessed.

EAT! Vancouver is an ideal medium for test marketing or launching new products. New buying interests can be uncovered and otherwise unaccessible buyers appear in front of your exhibit.

EAT! Vancouver has a proven track record of attracting an audience that is passionate about eating, drinking and entertaining, making it a highly targeted marketing platform for companies looking to expand profile and market share

Who Visits The Show?

At the 2008 Festival 28,367 visitors attended over the three days of the event:

84% of attendees in the key 18-54 age bracket
70% of attendees are female, of these 76% in 18-45 age group!
52% of visitors have a family income of over $60,000
34% of visitors have a familyincome of over $80,000
22% of visitors have a family income of over $100,000
87% of visitors came to discover and shop for new food & kitchen products
Other businesses and brokers who are interested to resell your products

Media coverage includes

Radio
Television
Daily Newspapers
Community newspapers
Lower Mainland Food & Entertaining related magazines and periodicals
Regional & National Food & Entertaining related magazines
Related websites, direct links from exhibitors' websites and web-events calendars
Brochures/coupons distributed by exhibiting merchants and restaurants
Posters in participating businesses
Postcards mailed to targeted postal walks
www.eat-vancouver.com - our own interactive information website
www.cookingquest.com - our searchable online food + kitchen product directory
BC Place's huge outdoor Starboards
Billboards around the Greater Vancouver area

Additional marketing and promotional coverage

Food writers and restaurant critics
Chefs, cook book authors and home style and entertaining authors
Related industry associations
Community organizations
Non-profit/charity groups
News releases

Exhibitors' Additional Marketing Opportunities

Run a contest within your own exhibit
Provide gift baskets of your products for on-air contest giveaways
Insert corporate gift or product sample in 20,000 visitor gift bags
Advertise in our Official Festival Guide

EAT! Vancouver Exhibitor Benefits

Extensive multimedia publicity and advertising campaign
Free exhibitor badges
Free visitor guest passes
Free sinks with hot/cold water located in corridor behind most exhibit booths
Free material handling
Free storage
Free listing in Official Festival Guide Magazine
Free listing on official EAT! Vancouver web site with reciprocal hot link
Free listing on affiliated CookingQuest.com web site with hot link
Professional onsite show management
On-site furniture and supply rental
Convenient multi-day parking passes available for exhibitor parking
Discounted hotel accommodations for exhibitors
On-floor refrigerated storage (small user fee)
Use of main Stadium kitchen for cooking or prepping ($25/day)
Stadium private suites available to rent for VIP receptions