The Northwest Food Processors Association held their annual meeting and exhibition in Portland Oregon, Jan 16-19, 2011.This venue is an opportunity for food processors in the Pacific Northwest to attend educational sessions and see and meet with their suppliers.
Sharpe Mixers, in association with our local sales representative, David Bowlin, Engineered Products & Services, participated after a 2-year hiatus.
To say that we were pleasantly surprised by the activity is an understatement. It seems like the economy is on the way up, again.
Many of our existing customers stopped by to visit and talk about their business. They were very positive and excited about the future. We were told that projects that had been back-burnered for the last two years were active again and going forward.
The quality of the sales leads we received, from new and existing clients, was the best I have seen in a long time. The diversity of the attendees was also very interesting. There were many new entrepreneurs, new companies with new food products.
Our All Stainless Steel Portable Mixers attracted a lot of attention. Some folks didn’t know that this type of product existed: paint-free, USDA approved (3-A Certification pending), and easily cleaned.
David had only one concern after the show. How can he respond to all the “hot” leads in a timely fashion.
Submitted by Fred DeCicco
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