Fresno Food Expo New Product and Fred Ruiz Entrepreneurial Awards Now Open
May 24 2017 - 10:18PM
Business Wire
Central California’s Innovative and
Entrepreneurial Food Companies Gain Market Exposure and Buyer
Access through Fresno Food Expo Award Programs
Food and beverage innovators and entrepreneurs from throughout
Central California are encouraged to submit applications for the
fifth annual Fresno Food Expo New Product Awards, presented by
Baker Peterson Franklin, CPA, LLP, and the third annual Fred Ruiz
Entrepreneurial Award. Applications can be submitted at
www.FresnoFoodExpo.com. Deadline for submission is Friday, June 30,
2017 at 5 p.m.
Designed to build buyer and consumer awareness, the New Product
Awards serve as a strategic platform to launch new products and
packaging concepts debuted at the Expo’s annual trade show, putting
a spotlight on the innovation and collaboration happening in
Central California, and helping exhibitors establish product
placement in stores, restaurants and through foodservice
distribution channels. With more than 160 new products launched
since the program began in 2013, the Fresno Food Expo New Product
Awards include two distinctive awards: the Buyer’s Choice Award and
the People’s Choice Award.
“The New Product Awards add a critical element to the Expo,
highlighting the innovation and entrepreneurial spirit that exists
in Central California, and helps us tell the story about what makes
our region truly unique,” said David Nalchajian, General Manager of
the Fresno Food Expo. “Since the inception of the Awards in 2013,
participants have benefitted from invaluable marketing exposure,
helping to launch and position their new products, increase company
sales overall and have opened the door to domestic and
international distribution.”
Also returning in 2017 is the Fred Ruiz Entrepreneurial Award.
This award recognizes innovation in business by honoring companies
who have the same vision and qualities that took Ruiz Foods from a
small, family start-up to the largest frozen Mexican food
manufacturer in the United States.
"It is our pleasure to recognize the hard work and dedicated
spirit of entrepreneurs through this annual award,” said Kim Ruiz
Beck, Chairman, Ruiz Food Products, Inc., “As my father and
grandfather demonstrated when they started Ruiz Foods in 1964,
entrepreneurs are the foundation of America’s future – they are
dreamers and innovators, hard workers and risk takers – providing
jobs and opportunities for others.”
The 2017 Fresno Food Expo will take place July 26-27, 2017.
Tickets to Expolicious, will be available to the public starting
June 1 for $50 and can be purchased at any Ticketmaster Box Office,
online at www.FresnoFoodExpo.com or at Cumulus Broadcasting, while
supplies last. For discount ticket information, you can Like the
Fresno Food Expo on Facebook or Follow them on Instagram and
Twitter. For more information on the Fresno Food Expo, visit
www.FresnoFoodExpo.com.
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