Please ensure to get your sign-up forms in by November 30th, 2024, to Karyna.smith@pfgc.com

For the supplier training video click here.

Electrical will be through a 3rd party company. You will receive a link to create an account and order your electricity for your booth. Please ensure you get the proper electricity for your booth. Last day to get your electricity is Friday, January 10th, 2025. If you forget to order electricity by deadline, you will be at risk of not having electricity hooked to your booth.

Buying and Shipping Period:

• BUYING PERIOD: Jan 6, 2025 – March 1, 2025
• SHIPPING PERIOD: Jan 20, 2025 – March 15, 2025

Samples:

• Please ship all samples to our warehouse (3595 NW 125th , St. Miami FL, 33167)
• Please input your samples through Vfairs, our vendor portal system, or send out a sample request form to Karyna.smith@pfgc.com and ines.izquierdo@pfgc.com to be processed. The deadline for all Samples Request is Monday, January 6th, 2025 ***no exceptions***
• Samples will be delivered to your booth Monday, January 13th, 2025, during vendor set up.

Stocked/New Items:

• For any stocked items that are discontinued, special order, suspended items you will be notified of removal from the stocked item list.
• Any New items bought in must be within the proper shipping time, up to 2 weeks prior to event day.
• Cut off for new items will be Monday, December 16th, 2024.

Allowances:

• Allowances will be inputted through Vfairs Allowance System.
• Vendors will receive an email from Vfairs to get into the vendor portal where you will input your allowances. – If you do not receive an email, please reach out to Karyna.smith@pfgc.com
• All items that are stocked in our PFG Miami system will show up on in the portal for you to input your allowances on each item.
• Please ensure if you are signed up for Tier 1, that you input the items in the system even if you do not have an item code created.
• Allowance period includes all PO’s placed by Performance Foodservice Miami over the buying period Jan 6, 2025 – March 1, 2025.
• Please keep in mind, for any New Items that are bought in, you have 90 days for those items to move and hit our cases min. If the items do not hit our case minimum, you are to be issued a billback or to be picked up from our warehouse.

Registration:

• Before entering into exhibit, you will need to go to the Registration counter located in the foyer to receive your badge and be directed to your booth.
• Your samples will be at your booth.

Broward County Convention Center, Layout, Set-Up & Exhibit Times:

• Booth Assignments & Visual Layout outlined in PDF attached [Food Centric Miami 2025 Floorplan]

Set-Up Dates & Times

• Monday, January 13th, 2025 – 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, January 14th, 2025 – 9:00am – 9:45am

Exhibit Date & Time

• Tuesday, January 14th, 2025 – 10:00am – 4:00pm

Dismantle Date & Time

• Tuesday, January 14th, 2025 – 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Booth Furnishings

Each standard booth package automatically includes the following items in the bullet points below.

• 3 ft Drape on sides. (Black)
• 3ft Drape Perimeter around table. (Black) skirted table (Black)
• 10X10 booth
• 8ft’ high backwall drape (Black)
• Wastebasket.

Please request chairs if needed beforehand.

***Show will be on the 1st floor which is hard ground, please bring the proper tools to be able to be comfortable throughout the show and avoid any problems. ***

Kitchen Usage:

• There will be no kitchen access for this event. All cooking and food prep will take place at your booth.
• There will be a Food Prep Area at each side of the room open for you to use. If you are using the Food Prep Area, please bring your own prep table, tools, appliances, etc.

Food Preparation within the Booth:

• All cooking appliances shall be equipped with ventilating hoods and equipment as deemed necessary by the Fire Marshal and be installed in accordance with the provisions of the City, Building and Fire Codes.
• Cooking equipment shall be placed on a noncombustible surface, such as metal, a hardwood board, or glass and shall be separate from other equipment by a minimum horizontal distance of 2 feet.
• Countertop fryers that are single well and do not exceed 288 square inches may be used without the necessary ventilating hood and surface protection equipment.
• Equipment shall be fueled by low heat source.
• NO propane cooking tanks allowed inside the convention center.
• Deep fryers must have lids and single well.
• ALL COOKING requires a class “K” extinguisher furnished by exhibitor; please ensure you have a fire extinguisher on hand at your booth.
• No opened flame cooking. (Ex. Sterno, butane, stove top,etc.)

Electricity:

• You may register for electricity for your booth through the direct link: Online Ordering - Edlen - Log into Online Ordering please ensure to put in your correct assigned booth#. If you do not register, you will not have access to electricity at your booth day of show. Deadline to register for electricity is April 25th, 2024.