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2019

EVENT REPORT ATTENDEE PROFILE Well over 8,000 buyers converged on the Las Vegas Convention Center to see, shop, sample and buy at the International Pizza Expo 2019. We set records for attendees, exhibitors and net square footage of exhibit space.

OVERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS Pizza Expo Attendance by Registration 57% 87% 58% 8,000+ first time Attendees of attendees of attendees indicated 13,000+ MORE BUYERS consider Pizza Expo Pizza Expo is the Pizza Expo Pizza Expo a “must-attend” event only event they will Qualified Attendees Professional Attendees MORE DISTRIBUTORS attend this year

ATTENDANCE TRENDS

Total attendance was % TOP 5 REASONS WHY ATTENDEES COME TO PIZZA EXPO up more than 8%. 8 % Qualified attendance % 13% increase in total 1. See new products - 87 has steadily increased 13 qualified attendance (all % over the last 10 years! buyer classifications). 2. Keep up to date with industry trends - 71 % % Distributors (3-day badge) 21 3. Maintain and build new relationships and network - 52 and buyers (3-day badge) had 4. Find new suppliers - % the largest increases year 57 over year with 21% and 14% % 14 4. See Existing Suppliers - % respectively. 50 % Buyers per exhibiting company 5. Compare competing products/companies - 49 4% was up more than 4%. ATTENDEE PROFILE

ANNUAL SALES VOLUME BY UNIT SHOW INFLUENCE % l Over 1 Million...... 30% Survey respondents 71 l $750,001 - 1 Million...... 14% indicate the influence of seeing a product at l $500,001 - $750,000...... 12% Pizza Expo versus other l $300,001 - $500,000...... 16% available options l $200,001 - $300,000...... 9% l Less than $200,000...... 18% % No response...... 1% 3% 26

Less The same Pizza Expo was TOP 7 STATES IN ATTENDANCE influential more influential

% 1. : 11 “Pizza Expo 2019 was an absolute success for Univex. We showcased 2. Nevada: 8% our equipment, got to meet excellent pizza professionals and grow relationships with already existing 3. Texas: % 5 colleagues. The team at Emerald WHAT EXHIBITORS Expositions always does an excellent % 4. : 5 ARE SAYING job of putting together a great show Attendees came from 88% and we look forward to many more all 50 states plus DC 9% “The traffic at the Pizza Expo this successful show to come! % have a job title of Owner, 5. Arizona: 4 year was amazing! We had so many Evan Priesel – Univex Corporation International Attendance CEO, President, great visits with current and new customers in regards to many of the “We had a great show!” % representing 45 Countries Corporate Officer, 6. : 3 % items we showcased that would be Chris Travisano – Purchasing Manager perfect for the Pizza Industry.” Sugar Foods Corporation % 91 or manager Jacque Folts – Atalanta 7. Ohio: 3 Attendance from “An amazing Pizza Expo!” Jamie Smith - Wood Stone Corporation SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

KEYNOTES EXHIBIT HALL & SHOW OPENING WORLD PIZZA GAMES SCOTT’S LAS VEGAS PIZZA TOUR BEER & BULL

Networking events brought together CHRIS BIANCO SAMMY MANDELL advice-sharing pizzeria owners after exhibit hall hours. Tuesday’s kick-off keynote featured A huge crowd converged on the Exhibit Hall entrance. Chef-Owner of Pizzeria Bianco, Chris Well more than 8,000 buyers entered Expo 2019. Bianco. Owner of Greenville Avenue Pizza expert Scott Wiener hosted 50 attendees on an informative tour of the Pizza Company and 2018 Pizza best Las Vegas pizzerias. Today Young Entrepreneur of the Year Sammy Mandell, followed on Acrobatic dough spinners stole Wednesday. the show during the finals at the Pizza Expo Block Party.

INTERNATIONAL PIZZA CHALLENGE NEW OPERATOR MONDAY $10,000 MEGABUCKS “I have been coming to the Pizza “If you are in the pizza making Expo as a district manager for business you cant skip this event many years this was my first time if you want to be relevant in 2020.” coming as an owner it is definitely Oleksandr Nikonchuk - different experience bigger Alex Pizza, Regina, Canada WHAT ATTENDEES decisions for my business.” ARE SAYING Luis Hernandez - Pizzaiolo’s “Again, it’s the best week of the Gourmet Pizza, Magnolia, TX year! The info I gather each year “This is my third year attending helps throughout the year! “ the International Pizza Expo, by “After about 15 years of wanting John Bellucci - John’s Wildwood far my best year. The educational to attend this show I finally was Pizzeria I & II (and maybe III), seminars were outstanding this able to get away and attended. Edenboro, PA year as were some of the new It was a great experience saw vendors and their products. a lot of new products and new “This show leaves no stone A standing-room crowd hung The show was a must attend equipment that I wanted to see unturned in its quest to educate around until the end of the for anybody planning to grow their in person not just in a magazine and properly equip and people show to see if their name was business or start something new.“ and got a lot of education. who are in the business., or Crowds of onlookers watched inventive pizza chefs compete for drawn to win Ten Grand! Scott Condon - top honors in five divisions of the International Pizza Challenge. looking to get in the Pizza Inferno WoodFired Pizza Definitely will be going back next business. There is no other event Early arrivers were eager to learn Kitchen, San Marcos, CA year. Thank you for a great show.“ that covers as much in such detail about start-up mistakes and how to Nick Mavroidis - President avoid them. Athens Pizzeria, Cleveland OH as the Pizza Expo.” Jim Jones - Two Dips, Sun City West, AZ SAME GREAT EVENT. SAME GREAT LOCATION.

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