2022 Foodservice Buyer Sourcing Meetings

Applications for the 2022 Foodservice Buyer Sourcing Meetings are now closed. Please reach out to Lauren Janeka with any questions.

This unique opportunity, like speed dating, allows foodservice produce suppliers to connect face-to-face with foodservice operators and distributors, opening the door for more in-depth conversations in the future.

Companies are carefully matched according to criteria provided in pre-meeting applications. If selected, produce suppliers will meet for 10 minutes with five different buyer companies, and buyers will meet with eight different produce supplier companies. Space is limited, and spots will be filled with an ultimate goal of including a diverse mix of produce suppliers and buyers.

When and where:

All meetings will take place onsite in Monterey, California on Thursday, July 28, 2022 from 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., including a networking lunch for participants.

Application: Applications for the 2022 Foodservice Buyer Sourcing Meetings are now closed and the program is sold out. Please reach out to Lauren Janeka with any questions.

Application Deadline: The supplier application deadline for this program is June 17, 2022.

Cost to participate:

Buyers (Foodservice Operators and Distributors) participate at no cost.

Suppliers (Produce Growers and Suppliers)	Cost
Exhibitors, IFPA Members	US$1,995 (in addition to your booth cost)
Exhibitors, Non-Members	US$3,990 (in addition to your booth cost)
*Non-Exhibitors, IFPA Members	US$4,575
*Non-Exhibitors, Non-members	US$8,850

Supplier companies who are accepted into the program will not be charged for any payments until IFPA notifies applicants of acceptance and until companies confirm participation. Please see the supplier application for more details about this process.

Please note: the Sourcing Meetings program is limited to a maximum of two supplier company representatives, both of whom must be registered for the 2022 Foodservice Conference.

Benefits of participating in the Buyer Sourcing Meetings:

Supplier registration includes:

Five meetings with foodservice operators/distributors
Your company profile and company contact information included in the program booklet and distributed ahead of the event to all participants, including all participating foodservice operators/distributors
Access to contact information for all foodservice operator/distributor companies participating in the Sourcing Meetings program
Access to the exclusive, Sourcing Meetings participant only lunch immediately following the program (included in program timing)
*Two complimentary registrations to the complete Foodservice Conference for Non-Exhibitors

Buyer registration includes:

Eight meetings with produce growers/shippers/processors
Your company profile and company contact information included in the program booklet and distributed ahead of the event to all participants, including all participating foodservice suppliers
Access to contact information for all the produce growers/shippers/processor companies participating in the Sourcing Meetings program
Access to the exclusive, Sourcing Meetings participant-only lunch immediately following the program (included in program timing)
Complimentary access to the Sourcing Meetings program and full Foodservice Conference

**2022 Participating Buyer Companies:

**Buyer companies subject to change.

Questions?

Lauren Janeka

Events Coordinator

International Fresh Produce Association

+1 (302) 607-2187 Email Lauren Janeka