SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE USA — Deli Business magazine and its sister Web site, PerishableNews.com have been named official media sponsors of FirstSource: Supermarket Deli, an exclusive and intimate gathering of supermarket deli buyers—and the suppliers interested in doing business with them. The inaugural edition of this innovative event will be held February 5–7, 2013 at the Marriott Coral Springs/Fort Lauderdale.
“Being a great buyer in today’s environment is much like being a mouse trying to find the cheese without being eaten by the cat,” says Lee Smith, publisher of Deli Business magazine. “The average deli buyer is now supposed to be a culinary expert, importer, food scientist and soothsayer. FirstSource: Supermarket Deli is a great way to learn what’s really important and meet with industry executives who can make a difference—today.”
Brian Perkins, one of the event’s organizers said, “We’re delighted to have two such important media outlets as sponsors of the inaugural edition of FirstSource: Supermarket Deli. Since our new event is limited exclusively to high-volume buyers and suppliers of supermarket deli products, the partnership with Deli Business and PerishableNews.com is a natural fit.”
FirstSource: Supermarket Deli is the third in a series of FirstSource hosted-buyer events the company has on tap for vertical product specialties in the fresh-food categories in the U.S. "Our ability to combine high-level meetings and precisely executed product tastings makes the FirstSource concept unique and in the vanguard of food product marketing," Perkins explained. In addition to FirstSource: Supermarket Deli, the company produces FirstSource: Retail Seafood and FirstSource: Foodservice Seafood.
Deli Business magazine covers the retail deli department, including deli, prepared foods, foodservice and specialty cheese markets. The magazine is edited for the buying end of the trade: retailers including supermarkets, specialized retail chains, club stores, mass merchandisers, restaurants, distributors, wholesalers, exporters and importers. Editorial is geared toward the marketing, merchandising, management and procurement interests.
PerishableNews.com is an acclaimed outlet for news about all of the perishable categories typically featured in a retail store: bakery, dairy, deli, floral, meat and poultry, produce, and seafood. The site’s editors cover top-level happenings in retail and foodservice that are of special interest to a Senior VP of Perishables at a supermarket or other retail chain or a top executive at a foodservice chain operator or distributor. PerishableNews.com focuses on the marketing, merchandising, management and procurement interests of the industry.
For information on FirstSource: Supermarket Deli, including a three-minute video featuring other FirstSource event participants, visit www.FirstSourceEvents.com; or contact:
Brian Perkins
Ofc: +1 207-799-1356
E: bperkins@FirstSourceEvents.com
www.FirstSourceEvents.com
Source: Highliner Events, LLC