FOOD INDUSTRY 2024 Americas Food and Beverage Show Exceeds Expectations By Violeta Montes de Oca he Miami Beach Convention Center hosted the 2024 GLOBAL MARKET Americas Food & Beverage Show & Conference (AF&B The trade show has been more regional, but organizers Show and Conference), a global trade show that said they have focused on making it more global in the registered 10,000 attendees from over 112 countries. last three years. "Miami is a very sexy market, but also 吀栀e show, celebrating its 28th edition, took place very interesting, diverse, and strong. More buyers from Tfrom September 16th to 18th. Organized by the World other parts of the world come, and the fair offers them Trade Center Miami (WTCM), the trade show featured more the opportunity to have a presence not only in our market than 700 exhibiting companies, 900 booths, and over 20 inter- but also in the US and European markets," Alice Ancona, national pavilions from nations on 昀椀ve continents. operations director of WTC Miami, told Abasto Media. 吀栀e 2023 show set an attendance record with 7,300 people, The fair was held in three exhibition halls, but for compared to the 4,700 who attended the 2022 show. next year, there will be four. "Buyers come to the fair "We had a center stage where to see those small and medium-sized companies. Yes, we promoted the products of all obviously the Hispanic American companies that come the exhibitors, where chefs from are because they have more product diversification. around the world cooked or tasted Small and medium-sized compa- their products. We also had a bar nies are not only more diverse where companies that have alco- but also offer innovations holic beverages presented their that large companies Americas Food drinks during the show," Iván cannot offer. So, every & Beverage Show Barrios, president and CEO of WTC year you see the fair, & Conference 2025 Miami, told Abasto Media. you are seeing some- The non-profit organization thing different, Marque la fecha del World Trade Center Miami has something new, 10 al 12 de septiembre de 2025 organized the Americas Food & something innova- y asista a la Feria y Beverage Show & Conference at the tive," said Ancona. Conferencia de Alimentos y Daniela Levine Miami Beach Convention Center Bebidas de las Américas en el Cava, alcaldesa de since 1999. Centro de Convenciones de Miami-Dade. Miami Beach. 5858 NNOOVVEEMMBBEERR/ D/ DECECEEMMBBEER 2R 200224 4 AABBAASSTOTO..CCOOMM