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HEY THERE FOOD AND BEVERAGE LOVERS!
Discover the next big thing in snacking and CPG products at the Miami Beach Food & Beverage Expo. As a buyer, retailer or avid consumer, this is your opportunity to get ahead of the curve and connect directly with the most exciting emerging CPG snack brands before they hit the mainstream. This show is designed to capture today’s consumers and boost your category sales. Set in the stunning and luxurious backdrop of Miami Beach, you’ll meet founders, sample breakthrough products and build exclusive partnerships that keep your shelves fresh and your customers coming back for more. Miami Beach is where the future of CPG takes shape. Don’t miss your chance to stock it first.
Why Attend:
ATTENDEE CATEGORIES
Please go through the below categories to select the best registration for you.
Buyers and Distributers
CPG Buyers, Retailers & Distributors are qualified trade professionals responsible for sourcing, purchasing, merchandising, or distributing consumer packaged food and beverage products for resale or foodservice channels. They attend the Expo to discover new brands and products, evaluate suppliers, negotiate partnerships, and identify trends that align with their assortment and customer demand.
This audience includes retail buyers, category managers, store owners, e-commerce merchants, importers, wholesalers, and distribution partners across grocery, specialty retail, convenience, hospitality, and online marketplaces. Their participation drives commercial opportunities, product placement, and route-to-market expansion for exhibiting brands.
Press and Media
Press & Media attendees are credentialed journalists, editors, broadcasters, and media professionals who cover food, beverage, consumer products, hospitality, and lifestyle topics for editorial outlets and publications. They attend the Expo to report on emerging brands, product innovation, industry trends, and event highlights, and to conduct interviews, gather story material, and produce editorial or broadcast coverage.
This audience includes reporters, magazine and digital editors, freelance writers, photographers, television and radio producers, podcast hosts, and accredited media organizations whose work informs and influences industry and consumer audiences. Their participation generates earned media visibility, thought leadership, and public awareness for the Expo and its participants.
CPG industry Investor
CPG Investors are individuals and firms that deploy capital into consumer packaged goods (CPG) food and beverage brands and related startups. They attend the Expo to source investment opportunities, evaluate emerging products and founders, assess market trends, and build relationships across the CPG ecosystem.
This audience includes venture capital and private equity investors, family offices, angel investors, corporate venture and strategic investment teams, and investment funds with active interest in packaged food and beverage. They participate in a professional capacity with the intent and financial capability to invest, partner, or support growth-stage and early-stage CPG businesses.
Avid Consumer Market
Passionate food and beverage enthusiasts and lifestyle consumers who attend to discover, taste, and purchase new products, engage with brands firsthand, and experience CPG trends and demonstrations firsthand. If you have a genuine interest in learning about the future of CPG and making connections with your next snack obsession, this show is for you.
CPG Industry Professional
CPG Industry Professionals are non-exhibiting individuals who work within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) ecosystem and attend the Expo to stay informed, build relationships, and explore innovations across food and beverage. They represent brands, manufacturers, service providers, agencies, consultancies and supporting organizations connected to the development, production, marketing, or commercialization of packaged consumer products.
This audience participates to gain market insight, identify partners and opportunities, benchmark trends and competitors, and engage with peers across the industry. While not exhibiting or sourcing as primary buyers, they consider themselves active members of the CPG community and attend in a professional capacity.
Social Media Influencers
NOTE – this is a networking opportunity for influencers to network with potential brand partnerships. You must purchase a ticket to attend. For influencers looking to PROMOTE the expo or create promotional opportunities for the expo AHEAD of the show, please contact sally@socialexposure.media and submit your pitch.
CPG / Food & Beverage Social Media Influencers are content creators and digital storytellers who produce and share food, beverage, and packaged goods–related content across social platforms and attend the Expo to discover brands, trends, and experiences to feature to their audiences. They create original content such as product reviews, tastings, recipes, unboxings, event coverage and lifestyle storytelling that highlights consumer packaged foods and beverages.
This audience includes professional influencers, bloggers, vloggers, and highly engaged creators with established followings whose platforms shape consumer awareness, brand perception, and purchasing behavior. If you are an influencer looking to make new relationships with potential CPG brands, this show is for you.
