We just got back in the office today after three days at the NY Restaurant Show at the Javits. It was extraordinarily busy. I believe the expo company did a more than sufficient job of pre-show marketing. There was alot of food offered. So much so, you could not walk through many aisles for hours with comfort if you wanted to do business and not just graze. We noticed a heavy amount of cookies and cakes. Seems coffee type cakes are all the rage right now.
We saw an amazing product out of Japan. It was a cooler. A sort of reach-in refrigerator like you get your soda from in your local convenience store. Anyway, they grabbed a bottle of un-opened coke out of this cooler and then opened it. Then it magically turned the soda to a slushie type of consistency. Some sort of smooth ice chunks. They said it's hugely poplar in Japan. The company is called Magiquoal. I personally shook a bottle of un-opened water and watched as ice magically appear within the bottle. I imagine they could sell well here. Picture an ice infused slushie in the hot summer with no cup and ice needed.
The show also had a night club area in the back corner of the show. Kind of classy and lots of alcohol sampling going on. This show seemed to have more alcohol presence overall than in the past few years. Lots of exotic liquors and Belgium beers.
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I have a clientlooking for a chain of restaruants to buy in the US. Does anyone have ideas?
I would recommend that you call the chains themselves. You will have to find the appropriate contacts at the corporate level and create a dialogue of sorts. You can search on the internet or purchase a directory like ours which lists nearly 4,000 restaurant chains and contacts. Then you will have legwork to do.
I attended the show as well, and agree that these venues are a "must" for anyone in the industry. Even without a booth, I met several key players in the industry - resulting in sales (of course). My product is the Wine to Go bag, which allows restaurateurs (who serve wine by the bottle) the ability to comply with the new Wine to go laws that apply in 33 states. To view the law in your state, go to: http://www.togobrand.com/usmap.htm.
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Cheers!
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