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2003 Trade Shows 



Specialty Food Industry 



2-5 Apr Made In Montana Show 



25-27 Apr Billings Market Association 



4-6 May Fancy Food and Confections 



4-7 May Gourmet Products Show 



Food Service & the Hospitality Industry 



22-24 )un Southwest Foodservice Expo 



Grocery & Convenience Store Industry 



4-6 May US Food Export Showcase 



7-9 Jun Good Food Show 



9-10 Jun Sn3ckEx2003 



Gift Industry 



29-1 Mar/AprBoston Gift Show 



17-20 May Int'ljeweky Fair/Gen Merch. 



Natural & Organic Trade Shows 



24-27 Apr Canadian Health Food Expo 



Industry-Specific Trade Shows 



19-20 Mar Pnvate Label Expo Las Vegas, NV 702-893-9090 



25-27 Mar International Pizza Expo Las Vegas, NV 812-949-0909 



4-6 May FMI Supermarket Industry Convention and Educational Exposition 



Chicago, IL 202-220-0802 



May National Craft Brewers New Orleans, LA 303-447-0816 



May Mobile Industnal Caterers New Orleans, LA 714-632-6800 



Great Falls, MT 

 Billings, MT 

 Chicago, IL 

 San Francisco, CA 



Dallas, TX 



Chicago, IL 

 South Melbourne 

 Barcelona 



Boston, MA 

 New Orleans, LA 



Vancouver, BC, Canada 



406-841-2756 

 406-652-6132 



212-482-6440 

 800-272-SHOW 



800-295-2872 



703-876-0900 

 61-3-9261-4500 

 020 76114660 



914-421-3200 

 630-241-9865 



905-479-6939 



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Specialty food & gift products 

 Gift & specialt)' food items 

 Gourmet and confections 

 Gourmet food 



Food service industry 



Food and beverage products 

 Food industry 

 Snack industry 



Gourmet and gift items 

 Jewelry and general merchandise 



Natural products industry 



Private labeling 

 Pizza 



Tech., equip., packaging, consumer goods 

 Brewing mdustry 

 Catering mdustry 



Financial Deadlines 



July 3 1 GTA Investment App. DeacUine 



July 31 Trade Show Assistance App. Deadline 



MT Dept. Agnculture 406-444-2402 

 MT Dept. Agnculture 406-444-2402 



Value-added financial assistance. 

 Fmancial assistance to attend shows. 



♦Please contact the Montana Department of Agriculture for more information. 



+For international calls, please contact your local telephone company for dialing information. 



-I-For website information about each trade show, please refer to the Deptment's website at www.agr.state.mt.us. 



U.S. SUPPLIER LIST ONLINE 





I-' A "one-stop" information source for U.S. exporters and international buyers to research, plan, and evaluate potential trade A 

 opportunities. For information, go to National Association of State Departments of Agriculture's website at http:// 

 www.nasda.org/. Copies of the Foreign Agricultural Service's publication, "Exporter's Matrix: Handbook for U.S. Agribusinesses," 

 can be obtained by contacting NASDA at (202) 296-9680. 



SAVE THE FAMILY FARM: GRANTS AVAILABLE TO NON-PROFITS 



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>j/ A source of grant funding can be found through the FARM AID organization. The mission of FARM AID is to help maintain 

 ^i the family farm system of agriculture in America. Grants are given to nonprofit organizations that provide emergency assistance I 

 ,' for farm families, and to organizations concerned with developing long-term solutions to farmers' problems. FARM AID grants 

 I fall under five categories: emergency needs, advice hotlines, legal aid, education, and outreach/organizational development. Proposals 

 " are accepted at any time and are considered according to the availability of fiinds. Grants range between $2,500 and |60,000. For 

 full program details visit the following website. http://w\vw.farniaid.org/org/mission/grants.asp 



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