Overview

Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America is North America’s leading seafood trade exposition.

Seafood Processing North America serves the North American market as the leading trade event for seafood processing equipment, services, packaging and logistics.

Seafood Processing North America is co-located with Seafood Expo North America.

Why Attend – 2023

Thousands of buyers and suppliers from around the world attend the annual, three-day exposition to meet, network and do business. Attending buyers represent importers, exporters, wholesalers, restaurants, supermarkets, hotels, and other retail and foodservice companies. Exhibiting suppliers offer the newest seafood products, processing and packaging equipment, and services available in the seafood market.

The conference program will feature more than 30 educational sessions, presented by top seafood industry experts. The conference program will focus on topics such as:

• Aquaculture
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Food Safety & Compliance (policy)
• Seafood Business & Leadership
• Seafood Sustainability
• Traceability & Transparency
• Plastics & Climate Change as it relates to seafood
• Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global seafood trade

Conference program includes sessions where attendees learn about issues, new regulations, innovations and trends from industry thought leaders.

Attendees will take away informative, engaging and practical information covering the most important and timely issues relevant to today’s seafood business environment.

In the New Product Showcase, participants will be able to find the newest seafood products available in North America.

The Seafood Excellence Awards recognizes and celebrates the best new seafood products in the North American seafood market.

The Key Buyer Program attracts more than 600 Key Buyers annually. Participating Key Buyers include high-volume seafood purchasers in multi-unit retail and foodservice establishments.

Featured products are designed to highlight and give an exhibitor the opportunity to promote their finest products to potential buyers in the Featured Product Showcase.

Exhibitors supply and showcase nearly every type of fish, seafood, and seafood-related product and services that’s in demand in the North American market.

The Oyster Shucking Competition is another feature of the show.

Why Exhibit – 2023

Thousands of seafood professionals attend year over year to discover suppliers, products and trends, while creating lucrative business connections that last far beyond the event. The show provides an established platform for exhibitors to get face-to-face with North America’s seafood buyers and trends.

Attendees include owners, proprietors, executive purchasing managers, category managers, private label program buyers and equipment and packaging buyers from retail, foodservice, and other business categories.

Overview - 2022

Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America is North America’s largest seafood trade exposition.

Why Attend – 2022

The annual, three-day exposition is a place for buyers and suppliers from around the world to meet, network and do business.

The event is designed for North America’s seafood buyers as a one-stop-shop to access everything seafood, face-to-face. This includes discovering, sampling and sourcing products; meeting with current or new suppliers; and networking with industry colleagues.

Additionally, the conference program features more than 28 educational sessions, presented by seafood industry experts. The conference program will focus on topics such as:

• Aquaculture
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Food Safety & Compliance (policy)
• Seafood Business & Leadership
• Seafood Sustainability
• Traceability & Transparency
• Plastics & Climate Change as it relates to seafood
• Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global seafood trade

Participants also get to learn about issues, new regulations, innovations and trends from industry thought leaders.

Some of the events in the show include the New Product Showcase, Seafood Excellence Awards, Featured Product Showcase and the Oyster Shucking Competition.

Exhibitors supply and showcase nearly every type of fish, seafood, and seafood-related product and services that’s in demand in the North American market. Exhibiting suppliers offer the newest seafood products, processing and packaging equipment, and services available in the seafood market.

Why Exhibit – 2022

Attendees include owners, proprietors, executive purchasing managers, category managers, private label program buyers and equipment and packaging buyers from retail, foodservice, and other business categories.

Key Buyers include high-volume seafood purchasers in multi-unit retail and foodservice establishments. So exhibitors get ample opportunity to put their business in front of the North America’s largest seafood purchasers.

Organizer

Diversified Communications is a leading international media company with a portfolio of face-to-face exhibitions and conferences, online communities and digital and print publications. As producers of these market-leading products Diversified Communications connects, educates and strengthens business communities in over 15 industries including: food and beverage, healthcare, natural and organic, business management and technology.

Established in 1949 and headquartered in Portland, Maine, USA with divisions and offices around the world, Diversified Communications remains a privately held, third generation, family-owned business.

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