The Pride of New York Marketplace/Taste NY Pavilion will preview exclusive products from New York growers and producers at the International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York from March 8 – 10, 2015, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City.
Pride of NY/Taste NY will provide a unique opportunity for restaurant and foodservice professionals to discover food processors who will feature delicious new products including locally grown produce, handcrafted spirits and whiskeys, yogurts and cheeses, honey and maple syrup, breads and bakery products, wines and craft beers and much more.
“The Pride of New York Marketplace/Taste NY Pavilion brings our attendees face-to-face with family farmers and purveyors who have made New York State one of America's leading suppliers of food and agricultural products. This is a one of a kind opportunity to find resources all under one roof, that addresses guest's desires for local ingredients and farm-to-table fare,” said Ron Mathews, Industry Vice President for Urban Expositions Foodservice Events, producers of the event. The Pavilion will feature the following companies (as of January 2015).
- Amagansett Sea Salt Co.
- Argyle Cheese Farmer
- Black Willow Winery
- Brotherhood, America's Oldest Winery
- Catskill Provisions
- Cheeky Monkey Foods
- Cliffton Dry
- Cornell University – College of Agriculture and Life Sciences & Cornell Cooperative Extension
- Crepini LLC
- Damascus Bakeries
- Dr. Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars
- Dutch's Spirits
- Esposito's Finest Quality Sausage
- Farm to Table Foods
- Finger Lakes Family Farms
- Fox Run Vineyards
- Hudson Valley Harvest
- Kaneb Orchards
- Larry's Southwestern Sauces
- Old Chatham Sheepherding Company
- Orwasher's: New York's Original Artisan Bakery
- Pleasant Valley Wine Company
- Pure Catskills
- The Ravioli Store
- Red Jacket Orchards
- Saratoga Spring Water Company
- Serendipi Tea
- Spoonable LLC
- New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets – Taste NY ,
Pride of NY/ Taste NY will be part of the Food Trends Experience, a tasting event featuring over 100 exhibitors providing direct access to product, flavors and ingredients driving the most recent trends in the market – healthy, organic, sustainable, ethnic, artisanal, and more. In addition to the Marketplace, attendees are invited to the Farm to City Expo taking place on Tuesday, March 10 from 12:00 noon to 2:30 pm. Restaurant owners and foodservice professionals can learn how buying locally can improve their bottom line at this free seminar. Both programs are run by the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets to help people identify New York-produced food and beverages. All exhibitors in the Marketplace are proud members of the Pride of NY/ Taste NY program.
The 22nd Annual International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York will be held Sunday, March 8 – Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The show will bring together thousands of foodservice, restaurant and hospitality professionals from New York State, and will feature more than 500 leading vendors, accompanying the Ferdinand Metz Foodservice Forum education sessions and buzz building special events. The show is owned and produced by Urban Expositions, and sponsored by the New York State Restaurant Association, a member of the National Restaurant Association. For more information on exhibiting or attending, visit the official Show website at www.internationalrestaurantny.com.
