Events: Available Sponsorship Opportunities

Saturday, October 3, 2009 through Monday, October 5, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $11,000 which includes Gold Level status and up to 30 hotel rooms and 2 suites
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Two co-sponsorships for $6,050 each which includes Silver Level status and up to 20 hotel rooms and 1 suite
This is an excellent opportunity for you to be seen by over 600 produce industry exhibitors. The Fresh Summit Expo Contest will determine which booths are “Best of Show”. First and second place prizes will be awarded for both island booths and inline booths. Judging, conducted by an independent third party, will be based on criteria including company identification, overall visual appeal, product presentation, and boothmanship. Sponsors and contest winners will be announced Sunday afternoon on the show floor and during the Monday Breakfast General Session. Seating at this breakfast for 4 VIPs (2 for each co-sponsor) is included with this sponsorship for those who have a Fresh Summit registration or are a Fresh Summit exhibitor*. As the sponsor, your logo will be printed on the “Best of Show” Scorecard, your name will be featured in the “Before You Leave” email exhibitors receive the week prior to Fresh Summit and on the awards and in the press release sent to the media announcing the winners.
* If you are a Fresh Summit exhibitor and would like to sponsor this item, you will be excluded from the contest.

Saturday, October 3, 2009 - Monday, October 5, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $20,000 which includes Platinum Level status and up to 50 hotel rooms and 2 suites
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Two co-sponsorships for $11,000 each which includes Gold Level status and up to 30 hotel rooms and 2 suites
The Fresh Summit Conference Area is meeting space located on the show floor. It provides attendees and exhibitors with additional places to do business. Signage over this area will feature your logo. This is one of only a few sponsorships that displays sponsor logos on the trade show floor. Further recognition includes acknowledgment during a Fresh Summit General Session (exclusive sponsorship only).

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $19,800 which includes Gold Level status and up to 30 hotel rooms and 2 suites
Offering high visibility, this sponsorship allows your company logo to be seen by all Fresh Summit attendees and exhibitors. Throughout the Convention Center, directional signs help guide everyone to where they are going. Your company logo will be noted at the bottom of all directional signs that are larger than 22” x 28”. This sponsorship also includes acknowledgment during a Fresh Summit General Session.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $6,600 which includes Silver Level status and up to 20 hotel rooms and 1 suite
These handy sheets help Fresh Summit attendees determine their schedule each of the four days of the event. Distributed at the Convention Center, each day’s flyer will feature your company logo on the front.

Prior to Fresh Summit, as well as Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $13,200 which includes Gold Level status and up to 30 hotel rooms and 2 suites
A pocket-sized day planner will be mailed in advance of Fresh Summit to many registrants in the continental U.S., as well as being available to attendees onsite. As the sponsor, you get a one-color (black), 3” x 6” promotion* on the back cover of this handy organizer. This sponsorship also includes acknowledgment during a Fresh Summit General Session.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
One of Two co-sponsorships* for $13,200 which includes Gold Level status and up to 30 hotel rooms and 2 suites
This handy tote-bag will be carried by PMA Fresh Summit exhibitors. Your company logo will be very visible to all attendees as it will be featured in a one-color screen print on the front of each bag. Further recognition includes acknowledgment during a Fresh Summit General Session.
*Co-sponsorship option dependent upon securing both sponsorships.

Thursday, October 1, 2009 through Friday, October 2, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $13,200 which includes Gold Level status and up to 30 hotel rooms and 2 suites
Energize Fresh Summit exhibitors by providing complimentary soft drinks, juice, coffee and tea. Signs displayed in the refreshment areas highlight your company logo. This sponsorship also includes acknowledgment during a Fresh Summit General Session.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $7,150 which includes Silver Level status and up to 20 hotel rooms and 1 suite
The Exposition Lounge Sponsorship features your company logo on signs hung over each of the exposition lounge areas. Your support provides lounges that are used by attendees and exhibitors as a place to meet or relax.

Saturday, October 3, 2009
Two of Three co-sponsorships for $3,850 each which includes Bronze Level status and up to 10 hotel rooms and 1 suite (plus product, if applicable)
This is an excellent opportunity for you to welcome Fresh Summit floral buyers and sellers with a lively networking event immediately following the close of the Exposition on Saturday evening. The Floral Networking Reception Sponsorship includes incorporating your product into the decor, if possible. Your company logo will be highlighted on signage and on the reception tickets. You have the opportunity to distribute your promotional materials at this event.

Friday, October 2, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $1,000 which is NOT eligible for priority housing as is
This event will feature several educational stops. Your company logo will be featured in the tour program and on signage. When possible, the bus is equipped with DVD/videotape players allowing you to show a video to this captive audience.

Prior to Fresh Summit, as well as Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
$7,150 per co-sponsorship for inside front cover, inside back cover or back cover which includes Silver Level status and up to 20 hotel rooms and 1 suite
$6,050 per co-sponsorship for an interior full-page which includes Silver Level status and up to 20 hotel rooms and 1 suite
$4,180 per co-sponsorship for an interior half-page which includes Bronze Level status and up to 10 hotel rooms and 1 suite
This sponsorship is an opportunity to be featured in PMA’s publication, FRESH, which will highlight the newest products and services on the Fresh Summit trade show floor. It will also include articles about the convention and interviews with Fresh Summit’s featured speakers. FRESH will be mailed to those in the fresh produce and floral industry supply chains, as well as distributed onsite at the show. Please keep in mind that as a co-sponsor, there may be other competitive co-sponsors within this publication. Your full-color promotion can be placed on the inside front cover (full page), inside back cover (full page), the back cover (¾-page), or on the interior pages.

Friday, October 2, 2009
Three of Six Co-sponsorships for $6,000 each which includes Silver Level status and up to 20 hotel rooms and 1 suite
Fresh Perspective is a one of kind event that brings current and future produce and floral industry leaders together to learn, network and be inspired.
As a sponsor of Fresh Perspective, your company logo will be displayed on signage; included on the Registrant List which is emailed to attendees pre-conference; and incorporated into both the e-mailed and printed invitations (if your sponsorship is confirmed by August 1, 2008). Other benefits include the distribution of take-home items in an attendee gift bag and acknowledgment from the podium. Seating at this breakfast for 1 VIP per co-sponsor is also included.

Friday, October 2, 2009
Two of Five co-sponsorships for $30,800 each which includes Platinum Level status and up to 50 hotel rooms and 2 suites (plus product, if applicable)
The Friday Lunch General Session will feature the biggest speaker in the Fresh Summit line-up. Attendees will enjoy your products as part of the menu, if possible. Further recognition includes your company logo displayed at the entrance to the venue, distribution of your promotional materials on the chairs, and acknowledgment from the podium during this Fresh Summit General Session. You also have the opportunity to show a 2 ½-minute welcoming video or give a personal welcome. Seating at this breakfast for 10 VIPs (5 VIPs if a co-sponsor) is included with this sponsorship.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
Unlimited number of co-sponsorships for $4,180 each which includes Bronze Level status and up to 10 hotel rooms and 1 suite
Your company will be on signage near the registration area. The Honor Roll Sponsorship supports Fresh Summit activities that are not covered by specific sponsorships.

Sunday, October 4, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $41,000 which includes Platinum Level status and up to 50 hotel rooms and 2 suites (plus product, if applicable)
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Three co-sponsors for $17,500 each which includes Gold Level status and up to 30 hotel rooms and 2 suites (plus product, if applicable)  
The International Partners Reception Sponsorship is an excellent way to network with conference attendees from around the world. Your products can be incorporated into the menu, if possible. This sponsorship includes having your company logo integrated into the reception décor and displayed on signage at the entrance to this event. You will be recognized during a General Session. Unreserved seating at this reception for 17 VIPs is included with this sponsorship.

Monday, October 5, 2009
One of Two co-sponsorships for $21,500 which includes Platinum Level status and up to 50 hotel rooms and 2 suites (plus product, if applicable)
The Monday Breakfast General Session Sponsorship includes incorporating your product into the menu, if possible, for all breakfast goers to enjoy. Your breakfast precedes the speaker program. Further recognition includes your company logo displayed at the entrance to the venue, distributing your promotional materials on the chairs at this function, and acknowledgment during this Fresh Summit General Session. You also have the opportunity to show a 2 ½-minute welcoming video or give a personal welcome. Seating at this event for 10 VIPs (5 VIPs if a co-sponsor) is included with this sponsorship.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $8,250 which includes Silver Level status and up to 20 hotel rooms and 1 suite (sponsor supplies 3,100 tablets)
PMA will insert the pre-printed notepads that you supply (quantity needed is 3,100) into each Fresh Summit Attendee Materials Bag. This sponsorship is an excellent opportunity for visibility both during and after Fresh Summit.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $4,950 which includes Bronze Level status and up to 10 hotel rooms and 1 suite
The Photographer Sponsorship features your company logo embroidered (up to 7,500 stitches) on the official Fresh Summit photographers’ shirts and printed on signs on the cameras. The photographers are frequently seen throughout the entire Fresh Summit event, from workshops and general sessions to the networking receptions and expo.

Thursday, October 1, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $24,200 which includes Platinum Level status and up to 50 hotel rooms and 2 suites (plus product, if applicable)
Gain exposure to 75-100 key industry leaders. Your company will be introduced and recognized from the podium as the sponsor of this special Reception and Dinner. Your products can be incorporated into the menu, if possible. Further recognition includes your company logo displayed at the entrance to this event, the opportunity to give a brief personal welcome from the podium, and acknowledgment during a Fresh Summit General Session. Seating for 4 VIPs is included with this sponsorship.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
Unlimited number of co-sponsorships for $5,500 each which includes Silver Level status and up to 20 hotel rooms and 1 suite
Your company logo will be featured on signage near the registration area. The Premiere Honor Roll Sponsorship supports Fresh Summit activities that are not covered by specific sponsorships.

Friday, October 2, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $15,400 which includes Gold Level status and up to 30 hotel rooms and 2 suites (plus product, if applicable)
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Two co-sponsorships $8,250 each which includes Silver Level status and up to 20 hotel rooms and 1 suite (plus product, if applicable)
The President’s Invitational Reception Sponsorship allows you to mix with an invitation-only audience of new PMA members, PMA and PMA FIT Board Members, PMA FIT campaign contributors, membership Rock Stars, and Gold Circle contributors. This Reception precedes the Welcoming Reception. This sponsorship includes incorporating your product into the menu, if possible.  Further recognition includes having your company logo displayed at the entrance to this event and acknowledgment (exclusive sponsorship only) during a Fresh Summit General Session.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $7,150 which includes Silver Level status and up to 20 hotel rooms and 1 suite
This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to Fresh Summit attendees, especially members of the trade press and local consumer press. Your company logo will be featured on signage directly outside of this room. Your media kit can be displayed in this room. The Press Room Sponsorship provides computer equipment, complimentary refreshments, and room décor for media-press usage.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
Limited co-sponsorships for $10,450 each which includes Gold Level status and up to 30 hotel rooms and 2 suites
Gain exposure to all Fresh Summit participants in this handy booklet. It contains pertinent information about the educational programming, as well as the Fresh Summit Exposition including a map of the trade show floor and a listing of all exhibitors. Much of the information also appears in Spanish. Each sponsor receives a full-color promotion in the Fresh Summit Program & Exposition Directory. Please keep in mind that as a co-sponsor, there may be other competitive co-sponsors within this publication.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $4,400 which includes Bronze Level status and up to 10 hotel rooms and 1 suite
Your company logo will be highlighted on signage near these very popular racks. Fresh Summit attendees pick up copies of many important trade publications throughout the event from the Publication Racks. These are placed prominently in the Convention Center.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Sunday, October 4, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $16,500 which includes Gold Level status and up to 30 hotel rooms and 2 suites (plus product, if applicable)
Refresh the Fresh Summit workshop attendees. Signs displayed at the refreshment tables acknowledge the fact that you are quenching everyone’s thirst with complimentary beverages. Your product can be incorporated into the display, if possible. This sponsorship also includes acknowledgment during a Fresh Summit General Session.
Refreshment Breaks Water Bottles Upgrade
$3,850 increases your sponsorship level to Platinum Level status and up to 50 hotel rooms and 2 suites
Each day of your Refreshment Break sponsorship (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) will include 300 water bottles of put on 2 break stations (150 on each break station). This is a total of 900 bottles over 3 days. Water bottles will also feature your logo.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $27,500 which includes Platinum Level status and up to 50 hotel rooms and 2 suites
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Three co-sponsorships for $9,350 each which includes Silver Level status and up to 20 hotel rooms and 1 suite
The Registration kiosks are an extremely visible part of the Fresh Summit registration area. Your company logo will be highlighted on signage, as well as on the homepage of each of the registration computers. This sponsorship (exclusive sponsorship only) also includes acknowledgment during a Fresh Summit General Session.

Friday, October 2, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $1,650 which is NOT eligible for priority housing as is
Retail Produce Tour registrants will thank you for the comfortable buses used to transport them on each stop on this tour. Your company logo will be featured in the tour program and on signage. The buses are equipped with videotape/DVD players allowing you to show a video to this captive audience.

Saturday, October 3, 2009
One of Three co-sponsorships for $12,000 which includes Gold Level status and up to 30 hotel rooms and 2 suites (plus product, if applicable)
The Saturday Breakfast & General Session will feature Bryan Silbermann, PMA President. This sponsorship includes incorporating your product into the menu, if possible. Further recognition includes your company logo displayed at the entrance to the venue, distributing your promotional materials on the chairs at this function, being acknowledged during this Fresh Summit General Session, and having the opportunity to show a 2 ½-minute welcoming video* or give a personal welcome. Seating at this breakfast for 10 VIPs (5 for each co-sponsor) is included with this sponsorship.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
$10,000* for 60 seconds which includes Gold Level status and up to 30 hotel rooms and 2 suites
$6,000* for 30 seconds which includes Silver Level status and up to 20 hotel rooms and 1 suite
*Production costs included
Show TV sponsorship includes kiosks strategically positioned around the convention center.  As a Show TV Sponsor, you may choose 60-seconds or 30-seconds of promotion time. Your promotion will be shown within a continuous loop.

Thursday, October 1, 2009 - Monday, October 5, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $36,300 which includes Platinum Level status and up to 50 hotel rooms and 2 suites
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Two co-sponsorships for $18,700 each which includes Gold Level status and up to 30 hotel rooms and 2 suites
Here is an excellent opportunity to gain the attention of all Fresh Summit participants who ride the Shuttle Buses between the Convention Center and many of the “official Fresh Summit hotels”. Your company logo will be featured on a 2’ x 34’ – 39’ sign (exclusive sponsorship) or on one half of the 2’ x 34’ – 39’ sign (co-sponsorship) wrapped on the outside of the passenger side of the bus. In the event of there being two co-sponsors, the first co-sponsor to commit to this sponsorship gets to choose their positioning on this signage – when looking at the passenger side of the bus, this choice will either be the left side or the right side of the space.
At least 50% of the buses are equipped with videotape/DVD players allowing you to show a video to this captive audience. In the event of there being two co-sponsors, both co-sponsors will share video playing time with each sponsor’s video being played in an alternating fashion. Your company logo will be featured on bus schedules and signs at the Convention Center as well as in the participating hotels. This sponsorship also includes acknowledgment during a Fresh Summit General Session.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $21,450 which includes Platinum Level status and up to 50 hotel rooms and 2 suites
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Two co-sponsorships for $11,550 each which includes Gold Level status and up to 30 hotel rooms and 2 suites
Gain excellent exposure to all Fresh Summit attendees as the Simultaneous Interpretation Service sponsor. This sponsorship utilizes an interpretation company and headset system. It is used by Spanish-speaking participants to better understand all educational sessions. Your company logo will be highlighted on session signage and on a special card given with each headset. This sponsorship also includes acknowledgment during a Fresh Summit General Session.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Monday, October 5, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $4,100 which includes Bronze Level status and up to 10 hotel rooms and 1 suite
This exclusive sponsorship opportunity highlights your company logo on signage outside of the Speakers’ Lounge.

Sunday, October 4, 2009
One of Three co-sponsorships for $21,450 which includes Platinum Level status and up to 50 hotel rooms and 2 suites (plus product, if applicable)
This is an opportunity to host the Sunday Breakfast, a delicious meal followed by the speaker. This sponsorship includes incorporating your product into the menu, if possible. Further recognition includes your company logo displayed at the entrance to the venue, distributing your promotional materials on the chairs at this function, and acknowledgment during this Fresh Summit General Session. You also have the opportunity to show a 2 ½-minute welcoming video or give a personal welcome. Seating at this breakfast for 10 VIPs (5 VIPs for co-sponsors) is included with this sponsorship.

Saturday, October 3, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $2,500 which is NOT eligible for priority housing as is
This sponsorship allows you to connect with those who are interested in produce industry technology & standards issues and opportunities. As part of your sponsorship, you will be recognized publicly at the reception.  Other benefits include having your company logo displayed on signage and the distribution of a promotional piece at the event.  

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Sunday, October 4, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $17,100 which includes Gold Level status and up to 30 hotel rooms and 2 suites
Fresh Summit workshop attendees appreciate the audio/visual tools used in educational presentations. Put your company logo front and center on the screen and at the entrance of every educational workshop room throughout the Fresh Summit. The Fresh Summit Workshop A/V Equipment Sponsorship also includes acknowledgment during a Fresh Summit General Session.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – Sunday, October 4, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship for $9,350 which includes Silver Level status and up to 20 hotel rooms and 1 suite
As the sponsor of the Fresh Summit Workshop Handouts, you gain exposure to all Fresh Summit workshop attendees. Handouts will only be available online.  Your company logo will be featured on the cover of all workshop handouts.  

Pre-Event
Nashville, TN
Exclusive sponsorship
$1,000
Your company logo will be featured on the pre-event email which goes to all pre-registered attendees with email addresses.  This “Before You Go” email is designed to send attendees off to Nashville, TN with all the information they need: registration hours, attire, session handouts, Nashville weather forecast, etc.  

Saturday, March 21, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive sponsorship
$5,250
What keeps buyers up at night? Hear from Retailers and Foodservice Operators about their concerns, as well as their insights about the biggest issues facing the industry today. Learn what they want and need most from you - and how you can meet those needs. As an exclusive sponsor, you will have the opportunity to give a two-minute personal welcome at the beginning of the session. Your company logo will be featured on signage at the entrance to this session.

Saturday, March 21, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive sponsorship or two co-sponsorships
$9,000 for full sponsorship or $5,250 each for two co-sponsorships (plus product, if applicable)
•     Analysts Roundtable – What We’ve Learned and Where We Need to Go.
•     Kevin’s 2-Day Wrap Up
Your company logo will be featured on signage at the entrance to this session.

Friday, March 20, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive Sponsorship or Two Co-Sponsorships
$7,000 for Exlusive or $3,750 per Co-Sponsorship
Michael Sansolo, with Morning News Beat, will look into the past, present, and future for examples and lessons that can help attendees create innovative solutions. As an exclusive sponsor, you will have the opportunity to give a two-minute personal welcome at the beginning of the session. Your company logo will be featured on signage at the entrance to this session.

Friday, March 20, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive Sponsorship or Two Co-Sponsorships
$8,000 for Exclusive or $4,750 per Co-Sponsorship
Join Steve Lutz of The Perishables Group as he leads a spirited discussion featuring diverse consumer groups that will help you gain greater insight into consumer behavior during challenging economic times. Your company logo will be featured on signage at the entrance to this session. As an exclusive sponsor, you will have the opportunity to give a two-minute personal welcome at the beginning of the session.

Thursday, March 19, 2009 through Saturday, March 21, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive sponsorship or Two Co-Sponsorships
$6,500 for full or $3,500 per co-sponsorship
Attendees will thank you for the convenience of an E-mail Station to check in with the office and have the ability to print out short emails, documents, and boarding passes on the two laser printers you will be sponsoring. Your company logo will be highlighted on signage and through a screen saver on the computers in the center and will be featured on the printer paper. This sponsorship also includes acknowledgement during a General Session.

Friday, March 20, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive Sponsorship or Two Co-Sponsorships
$7,000 for Exlusive or $3,750 per Co-Sponsorship
Discover how issues such as rising input costs, transportation, and changing economic policy are impacting growing, distributing and sales. Hear an up-to-the-minute analysis of the most influential emerging economic trends, causes and effects of those trends, and how they will shape the future of the industry and your business.
As an exclusive sponsor, you will have the opportunity to give a two-minute personal welcome at the beginning of the session. Your company logo will be featured on signage at the entrance to this session.

Thursday, March 19, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive sponsorship or two co-sponsorships
$6,500 for full sponsorship or $3,500 each for two co-sponsorships
This forum will provide a whole new way to look at food safety within your business and about the gaps that exist between current food safety processes and making a food safety culture a business fundamental. As the sponsor, your product can be featured on the menu, if possible. Your company logo will be featured on signage at the entrance. As the exclusive sponsor, you will have the opportunity to give a two-minute personal welcome at the beginning of the session.

Friday, March 20, 2009
Nashville, TN
One of Two co-sponsorships available
$3,500 co-sponsorship (plus product, if applicable)
This networking breakfast will feature your product, if possible, in the menu for all breakfast attendees to enjoy. Your company logo will be displayed on signage at the entrance to the breakfast.

Friday, March 20, 2009
Nashville, TN
Two co-sponsorships available
$4,500 per co-sponsorship (plus product, if applicable)
This networking lunch will feature your product, if possible, in the menu for all lunch attendees to enjoy. Your company logo will be displayed on signage at the entrance to the lunch.

Friday, March 20, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive sponsorship or two co-sponsorships
$7,500 for full sponsorship or $4,000 each for two co-sponsorships
As an exclusive sponsor, you will have the opportunity to give a two-minute personal welcome at the beginning of the session. Your company logo will be featured on signage at the entrance to this session.

Thursday, March 19, 2009 through Saturday, March 21, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive sponsorship
$3,000 (PMA supplies the pens)
PSC attendees will receive this highlighter/pen with their conference materials. Attendees can use it to highlight or mark important aspects of a presentation that they want to remember. Highlight your company by putting your company’s logo on this take-home item.

Thursday, March 19, 2009 through Saturday, March 21, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive sponsorship
$6,500
The Hotel Key Card Sponsorship allows your company to be seen by Produce Solutions Conference participants who booked their housing through PMA’s official housing company. Your company logo will be printed on the hotel room key cards. This sponsorship also includes acknowledgement during a General Session.

Friday, March 20, 2009 and Saturday, March 21, 2009
Nashville, TN
Three co-sponsorships
$4,000 per co-sponsorships
These sessions provide an informal – and informative – venue for discussing the most pressing and challenging issues that face you every day in small groups with individuals from the entire supply chain. Your logo will be printed on signage and on the Insight Forum Meeting Room Assignments Sheet, which will be used by attendees to locate their assigned rooms. This sponsorship includes acknowledgement in the session prior to the Insight Forum.

Thursday, March 19, 2009 through Saturday, March 21, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive sponsorship
$6,500
Have your company logo worn by the PSC attendees. The Lanyard Sponsorship includes your company logo printed onto cloth badge neck straps. This sponsorship also includes acknowledgement during a General Session.

Thursday, March 19, 2009 through Saturday, March 21, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive sponsorship
$1,250
Keep everyone looking and feeling great at the Produce Solutions Conference. Attendees will thank you for this little luxury. Your logo will be featured on the Lip Balm containers.  Everyone will receive this item with their Conference Organizer.

Thursday, March 19, 2009 through Saturday, March 21, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive sponsorship
$1,250
Refresh everyone’s breath by providing breath mints. Your logo will be featured on the mint containers, which are sure to be opened again and again by the attendees at the conference, as well as long after the event. Everyone will receive this item with their Conference Organizer.

Thursday, March 19, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive sponsorship
$6,500
Year after year, attendees enjoy this fun, interactive activity where they work together in teams. As the sponsor, your company will be acknowledged from the podium. Your logo will be featured on signage at the entrance to this well-attended session. This sponsorship also includes acknowledgement during a General Session.
Prize Upgrade Opportunity
$2,000 (negotiable if sponsor supplies the prize)
The winning team’s prize will be brought to them by your company through this upgraded sponsorship. If applicable, one of your own company’s products or books will be the featured prize.

Thursday, March 19, 2009 through Saturday, March 21, 2009
Newport Beach, CA
Unlimited number of sponsorships
$5,000 per sponsorship
This Registration Sponsorship allows PMA to cover the conference registration cost for up to five retail and foodservice professionals. A personalized letter will go to each of the registrants letting them know about your generosity. You may include a giveaway to have delivered with this letter. Further recognition includes acknowledgment during the Thursday Orientation Session and a PSC General Session. Also, your company logo will be included on each registration form used for your sponsorship.

Prior to PSC, as well as Thursday, March 19 through Saturday, March 21, 2009.
$4,500 per co-sponsorship for inside front cover, inside back cover or back cover
$3,500 per co-sponsorship for an interior full-page
$2,500 per co-sponsorship for an interior half-page
This sponsorship is an opportunity to be featured in PMA’s FRESH Magazine, which will provide interviews with conference speakers and the latest on industry hot topics. FRESH will be mailed to hundreds of leaders within the retail supply chain as well as the fresh produce industry and media. It will also be distributed onsite at the event. Please keep in mind that as a co-sponsor, there may be other competitive co-sponsors within this publication. Your full-color promotion can be placed on the inside front cover (full page), inside back cover (full page), the back cover (¾-page), or on the interior pages.

Thursday, March 19, 2009 through Saturday, March 21, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive sponsorship
$5,500
Gain exposure to all PSC participants in this handy booklet. As the sponsor, you receive a full-color promotion that will be printed on the top three-quarters of the back cover of the conference program.

Refreshment Breaks Sponsorship
Thursday, March 19, 2009 through Saturday, March 21, 2009
Nashville, TN
Two of Three co-sponsorships available
$2,750 per co-sponsorships (plus product, if applicable)
Energize conference attendees at the refreshment breaks that occur throughout the event. Signs displayed at the refreshment tables acknowledge the fact that you are quenching everyone’s thirst with complimentary drinks and your company’s product, if possible. Reusable water bottles will also be provided featuring your logo.

Thursday, March 19, 2009 through Saturday, March 21, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive sponsorship
$2,750
Your company logo will be featured on the official pre-conference Registrant List, which is distributed to all attendees via email.

Saturday, March 21, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive sponsorship or two co-sponsorships
$6,000 for full sponsorship or $3,500 co-sponsorships (plus product, if applicable)
Welcome participants to this meal function with your company logo, which will be featured on signage at the entrance to this continental breakfast. Your product will be incorporated, if possible, into the menu. This sponsorship (exclusive sponsorship only) includes acknowledgement during a General Session.

Thursday, March 19, 2009
Nashville, TN
Exclusive Sponsorship
$5,500
The Supermarket Tour will feature retail locations unique to the Nashville area. As the sponsor of the tour your company logo will be featured on signage on each bus and on the Area Facts Handout that is created and distributed by PMA. Your promotional piece will be placed on all bus seats for attendees to take along. And, finally, you may show a video to this captive audience while riding to the tour stops.

Prior to the Foodservice Conference
Exclusive sponsorship
$5,000
Offering high visibility before the event, your company logo will be included on an enclosure sent to all self-qualifying recipients of the Foodservice Conference badge mailing. Add your own promotional piece to the other conference materials featured in this mailing.
Registration Area Upgrade
Friday, July 24, 2009 through Sunday, July 26, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship
$1,500 (plus product, if applicable)
Offer your commodity, if possible, near the high-traffic registration area. Special signage and limited space (3’ x 3’ maximum) for your promotional piece is included with this sponsorship. Your display will be unmanned. However, you will be responsible for replenishment of product, as needed.

Various dates July 14 – August 8
Exclusive Sponsorship
$2,250
With this sponsorship your company brand reaches approximately 149 foodservice-focused exhibitors before, during and after the Expo. Your sponsorship of the Best of Show Contest is promoted in the "Before You Leave" email exhibitors receive the week prior to the Foodservice Conference. Onsite, your company will also be acknowledged as the contest sponsor when the Best of Show winners are announced. For the trifecta, your logo will be printed on the Best of Show Scorecard which exhibitors receive post conference for that lasting impression.

Sunday, July 26, 2009
Six co-sponsorships available
$4,000 for each co-sponsorship (plus product, if applicable*)
The Chef Demonstrations, moderated by Ted Allen, will feature Chef Jeff Henderson and Chef Robert Danhi. They will create recipes featuring your product, if possible. As a sponsor, Allen will acknowledge you as the sponsor and mention your booth number, if you are exhibiting in the Foodservice Produce Expo. After the demos, the audience will be given a sample of each recipe (or a variation of the recipe) to taste. As a sponsor, your logo will be featured in the recipe book and on signage. Your logo will also be featured on the bookmark inside the cookbook(s) given to the first 150 Chef Demonstration attendees. There will be space set aside on a table in the room specifically for your promotional piece to be picked up by attendees.
*While PMA will work with each sponsor to properly incorporate sponsor product, final product usage is up to the discretion of the chefs. Each chef will feature the same product from each sponsor in one of their recipes. The sponsor needs to choose that one commodity to be used by both chefs.
“Celebrity at Your Booth” Upgrade Opportunity:
Two Opportunities available
$3,500
If you are an exhibitor in the PMA Foodservice Produce Expo, here is your chance to have one of our celebrities in your booth for 30 minutes during the Expo. In the case of two co-sponsors, the first sponsor to take advantage of this opportunity will have their choice between Ted Allen and Chef Jeff Henderson while the second sponsor will work with the remaining celebrity.

Saturday, July 25, 2009 through Sunday, July 26, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship
$7,500
Attendees will thank you for the convenience of an E-mail Center in the lobby of the Monterey Conference Center and in the Portola Plaza. Your company logo will be highlighted on signage and through a screen saver on the computers. This sponsorship also includes acknowledgement during the General Session.
Printer Upgrade Opportunity
$1,500
This feature can be added to your sponsorship. Attendees will appreciate having the ability to print out short e-mails, documents and boarding passes on the two laser printers you will be sponsoring. Your logo will be featured on the printer paper and on signage.

Saturday, July 25, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship
$3,000
Attendees will hear an up-to-the minute analysis of the most influential emerging economic trends, the causes and effects of those trends, and how they will shape the future of the industry and your business. As the sponsor, your company will be acknowledged from the podium and your logo will be featured on signage at the entrance to this session.

Saturday, July 25, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship
$4,500
This session will provide an update on the latest on food safety rules and regulations. Your company logo will be featured on signage at the entrance to the sessions. Your company will be acknowledged from the podium.

Prior to the Foodservice Conference, as well as Friday, July 24, 2009 through Sunday, July 26, 2009
$4,500 per co-sponsorship for inside front cover, inside back cover or back cover
$3,500 per co-sponsorship for an interior full-page
$2,500 per co-sponsorship for an interior half-page
This sponsorship is an opportunity to be featured in PMA’s foodservice publication, FRESH, which will highlight some of the newest products and services on the Foodservice Produce Expo’s trade show floor. It will also include articles about the event and the conference’s featured speakers. FRESH will be mailed to foodservice operators, chefs, menu developers and distributors, as well as the fresh produce industry and media. It will also be distributed onsite at the event. Please keep in mind that as a co-sponsor, there may be other competitive co-sponsors within this publication. Your full-color promotion* can be placed on the inside front cover (full page), inside back cover (full page), the back cover (¾-page), or on the interior pages.

Saturday, July 25, 2009
Exclusive Sponsorship or Three Co-sponsorships
$10,000 or $3,500
Fresh Perspective: Women’s Leadership Event: an intimate group (up to 125) of industry newcomers and vets will come together to learn, network & be inspired in a book club setting. Wine and hors devours will be served.  As a sponsor of Fresh Perspective, your company logo will be displayed on signage; included on the Registrant List which is emailed to attendees pre-conference; and incorporated into both the e-mailed and printed invitations (if your sponsorship is confirmed by August 1, 2008). Other benefits include the distribution of take-home items in an attendee gift bag and acknowledgment from the podium.

Friday, July 24, 2009
Two co-sponsorships
$4,000 each
You will need to provide a place for the attendees to actually work with and handle your commodity(ies). As the tour host, you are also required to present information on your company’s food safety practices, as well as innovative ways to get your commodity(ies) on menus. You will also be able to provide a tasting of your commodity(ies) during the tour. Each tour will last approximately 2 hours. For best exposure, we recommend your tour site be within ½ hour from the Monterey Marriott.
Attendees will enjoy your sponsorship of their continental boxed breakfast and lunch on Friday, as well. Additional recognition includes your company logo featured on signage. As the sponsor, you will be acknowledged at the welcome and your promotional piece will be distributed on the bus seats.

Friday, July 24, 2009 through Sunday, July 26, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship
$8,500
The Hotel Room Key Card Sponsorship allows your company to be seen by all registered Foodservice Conference participants who booked their housing through PMA’s official housing company and are staying in the Portola Plaza and Monterey Marriott. Your company logo will be printed on the hotel room key cards. This sponsorship also includes acknowledgement during a General Session.

Friday, July 24, 2009 through Sunday, July 26, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship
$1,700
Keep everyone looking and feeling great at the Foodservice Produce Expo. Attendees will thank you for this convenience as they are doing business on the show floor. Your logo will be featured on the Lip Balm containers. Foodservice Conference participants will receive this item in their Foodservice Conference Materials Bags.

Friday, July 24, 2009 through Sunday, July 26, 2009
Two co-sponsorships
$9,000 for each co-sponsorship
Attendees will carry your company logo throughout the Foodservice Conference on this functional conference bag. Add your own promotional piece* to the other conference materials featured in this item. Your color logo will appear in alphabetical order when there is more than one sponsor. The Materials Bag may contain sponsored items from other Foodservice Conference sponsor companies (for instance, the conference pen).This sponsorship also includes acknowledgement during a General Session.

Friday, July 24, 2009 through Sunday, July 26, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship
$2,100
Refresh everyone’s breath during the exposition by providing breath mints. Your logo will be featured in color on the mint containers which are sure to be opened again and again by the attendees at the show as well as long after the event. Foodservice Conference participants will receive their mints in their Foodservice Conference Materials Bags.

Saturday, July 25, 2009
Two co-sponsorships
$5,000 for each co-sponsorship
The Opening General Session will provide an update on several of the hottest trends in foodservice. After the general session, two of the top trends will be discussed in detail (Sustainability & Produce Powered Trends and Strategies). During all three sessions, your logo will be featured on signage at the entrances. Your company will also be acknowledged from the podium during all three sessions.

Friday, July 24, 2009
Three co-sponsorships
$11,000 for each co-sponsorship (plus product, if applicable)
Networking, food, and your company will be center stage at this festive event. This sponsorship includes incorporating your product, if possible, into the menu for all attendees to enjoy.  Gain even more of their attention by having your company logo on signage at the entrance to the venue, Monterey Plaza Hotel, and the opportunity to display your products (one table per sponsor). As a co-sponsor you will also receive 10 VIP tickets to this event. This sponsorship also includes acknowledgement during a General Session.

Friday, July 24, 2009 through Sunday, July 26, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship
There are 2 alternatives to this sponsorship:
$4,000 if PMA supplies the pens
OR
$2,750 if the sponsor supplies the pens
Foodservice Conference registrants receive a pen with their conference materials. Highlight your company by putting your company information on this popular take-home item.

Friday, July 24, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship
$4,500 (plus product, if applicable)
The President’s Invitational Reception Sponsorship allows you to mix with an invitation-only audience of new PMA members, PMA and PMA FIT Board Members, Planning Committee members, membership Rock Stars, and Gold Circle contributors before they join the larger crowd at the Foodservice Conference Opening Reception. Incorporate your product into the menu, if possible, and have your company logo displayed at the entrance to the venue.      

Saturday, July 25, 2009 through Sunday, July 26, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship
$7,000
Put your promotion on the back cover of this very useful tool distributed to conference participants through the Foodservice Conference Materials Bags. Your color promotion will be printed in the upper three-quarters of the program’s back cover.

Saturday, July 25, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship (plus product, if applicable)
$4,000
Energize conference attendees with refreshments offered Saturday and Sunday morning. Signs displayed at the refreshment tables acknowledge the fact that you are quenching everyone’s thirst with complimentary soft drinks, coffee, and your company’s product, if possible. Water bottles will also be provided featuring your logo.

Saturday, July 25, 2009 through Sunday, July 26, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship
$4,000
Enjoy an exclusive parking space for your company’s refrigerated trailer in front of the Portola Plaza Hotel and Monterey Conference Center. Gain the appreciation of the exhibitors by keeping their commodities fresh before and during the Foodservice Produce Expo.

Friday, July 24, 2009 through Sunday, July 26, 2009
Two co-sponsorships
$4,000 for each co-sponsorship
Your company logo will be featured on the official pre-conference Registrant List, which is distributed to all attendees via email. In the case of there being two co-sponsors, your logo will appear in alphabetical order.

Saturday, July 25, 2009
Two co-sponsorships
$3,500 for each co-sponsorship (plus product, if applicable)
This sponsorship includes incorporating your product into the continental breakfast, if possible. Your company logo will be displayed at the entrance to the venue.

Saturday, July 25, 2009
Two of Three co-sponsorships available
$3,500 for each co-sponsorship (plus product, if applicable)
This sponsorship includes incorporating your product into the lunch, if possible. Gain even more of the attendees’ attention by displaying your company logo at the entrance to the venue.

Friday, July 24, 2009 through Sunday, July 26, 2009
Exclusive sponsorship
$2,250
These 3” x 3” pads of paper are sure to be a hit with the attendees as they capture important details from the conference or use them to jot a quick note or phone message. Foodservice Conference participants will receive their Sticky Note Pads in their Foodservice Conference Materials Bags. Your company logo and Web address can be printed in full color on each page of the note pads.

Sunday, July 26, 2009
Two co-sponsorships
$8,500 for each co-sponsorship
Chef Jeff Henderson (Food Network bio: http://www.foodnetwork.com/chefs/jeff-henderson/index.html), author and star of Food Network’s Chef Jeff Project, and Ted Allen (Food Network bio: http://www.foodnetwork.com/ted-allen/bio/index.html), cooking expert known from shows such as Queer Eye, a judge on Top Chef, and his new show Food Detectives on the Food Network, will discuss their very different backgrounds, philosophies, their shows, and their career paths that brought them to food. As the sponsor, you will have a 5-minute meet, greet, and photo opportunity with the celebrities. Additionally, your company logo will be featured on signage at the entrance to the session and on a projection screen throughout the session. Your company will also be acknowledged from the podium, and you may distribute a promotional piece at this event and provide a 2-minute welcome.

Sunday, July 26, 2009
Three co-sponsorships
$5,000 for each co-sponsorship (plus product, if applicable)
This event is a celebration of newly-established business relationships and long-term acquaintances. It allows attendees one last networking opportunity as they look back on a successful time in Monterey. As the sponsor, your product can be incorporated in to the menu, if possible. The Sunday Happy Hour Sponsorship also includes your company logo displayed on signage.