SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE USA — Buyers from many of North America's most progressive supermarkets have participated in two hosted-buyer events: FirstSource: Retail Seafood and FirstSource: Supermarket Deli. These innovative events were widely acclaimed and geared specifically to their unique market segments. Now, FirstSource: Retail Meat & Poultry debuts, promising the same targeted efficiency and value for meat and poultry buyers.
FirstSource: Retail Meat & Poultry, scheduled for September 18-20, 2013 at the Marriott Louisville Downtown Hotel, is an exclusive and intimate gathering of meat, poultry and specialty meat-case buyers and the vendors interested in doing business with them. The event's acclaimed format combines vendor company presentations and product tastings, followed by buyer-scheduled, 20-minute, one-on-one meetings.
Buyers Attend Free – Limited Buyer Slots Available
Participation in FirstSource: Retail Meat & Poultry is limited to high-level supermarket meat, poultry and specialty meat-case buyers of fresh, frozen and value-added products. "For qualified buyers, we cover the costs of hotel accommodations, airfare, hotel transfers, meals and social events," organizer Brian Perkins explains. "But what really makes this event uniquely valuable to purchasing executives is that we allow the buyers to select which vendors they'd like to meet with individually–at FirstSource, buyers control their time," reports Perkins.
"FirstSource participants have told us that the events' 400+ scheduled meetings are highly productive and allow these high-volume buyers to efficiently identify and source innovative products. They've told us that the FirstSource experience condenses months of product research, sourcing, meetings, and negotiations into two and one-half productive days," Perkins reports.
Video Offers Insight into Value for FirstSource Participants
A brief, three-minute video featuring interviews with buyers and vendors who have participated in recent FirstSource events provides meaningful insight into the value proposition of the unique FirstSource hosted-buyer format. Interviewees speak to the efficiency, effectiveness and ROI for buyers and vendors.
View the video by clicking here.
Source: FirstSource: Retail Meat & Seafood