Worldwide Food Expo: technology, education come together in Chicago.(International Dairy Foods Association, International Association of Food Industry Suppliers, American Meat Institute)

Worldwide Food Expo, the biennial food and beverage technology trade show sponsored by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), the International Association of Food Industry Suppliers (IAFIS) and the American Meat Institute (AMI), is gearing up for its 2005 event at Chicago's McCormick Place, Oct. 26-29. Show organizers call the show the food and beverage industry's premier showcase of processing, packaging, equipment, ingredients and services.

Industry professionals will find solutions for the manufacturing process, from receiving and blending, processing and packaging, material handling and distribution. Attendees include executives, plant managers, purchasing agents, engineers, researchers and operations managers--decision-makers at all levels of the food and beverage industry.

Worldwide Food Expo is expected to attract 30,000 attendees from 100 countries, more than 1,200 exhibitors covering 1.2 million square feet of floor space. The exhibit floor is comprised of two areas, the Food, Dairy & Beverage Exposition and the International Meat, Poultry & Seafood Exposition.

The show also features more than 45 educational workshops that address issues, trends and processing technologies. This year's show will include an enhanced educational program, highlighted by six new Super Sessions, including:

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