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Events

“Where big ideas

come to life”

The Global Pet Expo in Orlando will kick-start the new year on
23-25 March and present the up-and-coming trends in the pet

supplies industry

ings and digital interactions, we Upgraded services
are elated to be immersed in the A new development this year is
energy that only comes from the 2022 show’s move into the
connecting in person. The trade South Concourse of the Orange
show team has been hard at County Convention Center, pre-
work behind the scenes making senting entirely new features de-
sure Global Pet Expo 2022 will signed with attendees in mind:
be the best yet. Now is the time to improved layout, easier-to-nav-
seize the opportunity – discover igate floor plan, simplified reg-
new products and trends, learn istration process, enhanced
from the experts about what it mobile app, and upgraded ser-
takes to succeed, and network vices on site. The popular Global
with industry peers.” Learning Series is open to all at-
As the first major interna- tendees, featuring new Learning
tional pet industry trade show Pathways and Knowledge areas
The Global Pet Expo will take place Produced by the American Pet each year, the Global Pet Expo geared towards all attendees,
again on 23­25 March in Orlando, Products Association (APPA) regards itself as the event to such as the Retailer Success Se-
according to APPA and PIDA.
and Pet Industry Distributors kick-start the new year and learn ries, Market Data, Customer Ex-
Association (PIDA), the Global all about the up-and-coming perience, Leadership, Profitabil-
Pet Expo considers itself the trends for 2022. The show fea- ity and Growth, and more.
premier international gathering tures more than 3 000 product GlobalPetExpo.org offers the
for the pet supplies industry. Pet launches, nearly 300 first-time floor plan, explains how to ex-
product manufacturers, retailers, exhibitors, and more than 1 000 hibit at the show, and presents
importers, trend setters and cre- companies from across the globe the opportunity to register as a
ative minds will convene for the showcasing all pet product types. buyer, to book a hotel, and more.
trade show at the Orange County The latest product launches will Buyer attendance at the Global
Convention Center in Orlando, be presented in the New Prod- Pet Expo is open to independ-
Florida, on 23 -25 March. ucts Showcase – a dedicated ent retailers, distributors, mass-
“The national pet industry is 45 000-square-feet space (al- market buyers, and other quali-
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booming, with sales exceed- most 4 200 m ) displaying nearly fied professionals. All the latest
ing the 100-bn-dollar mark for 1 000 product entries, making it show updates will be communi-
the first time in industry history the largest new products show- cated on Instagram, Facebook,
in 2020,” said Andy Darmohraj, case at any pet product industry LinkedIn, Twitter and You Tube.
EVP and COO of APPA. “After al- trade show in the world, accord- n
most two years of virtual meet- ing to APPA und PIDA.

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