The selling show is designed to help garden centers and retailers stock up for spring 2001. Garden centers from Maine to North Carolina, and the East Coast to Ohio, are expected to attend. More than 350 exhibitor booths will be displayed with merchandise. There will be a special presentation on Internet services, and other specialty programs throughout the show. Hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday.
Admission is by invitation only.
Pizzeria owners and operators will convene at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday and Thursday, October 11 and 12 for the Northeast Pizza Expo . The show will feature more than 360 booths exhibiting the newest lines of pizza restaurant equipment as well as the latest foods and beverages made specifically for the pizza industry. There will be a variety of educational seminars, on topics such as how to run a more profitable operation, how to keep and attract a workforce, and how to keep the family business in the family. This year, for the first time, the show will include Pizza Crust Boot Camp . Operators will learn to trouble-shoot dough problems and improve pizza crust production techniques.