Nov. 13-15 • Chicago

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Presented by the Private Label Manufacturers Association

Your Invitation... Here comes the band! Join the celebration.It’s PLMA’s 2016 Store Brands Jamboree and you are invited. Come exhibitand showcase your products to the largest audience of store brands buyersin America.

From food and beverages to health and beauty, from household to GM andDIY, PLMA’s 2016 Store Brands Jamboree is the private label event of theyear. Over 5,000 visitors. More than 2,700 exhibit booths. All under one roofat one time. There’s never been a store brands show like it.

This is the right time to exhibit, too. Private label marketshare has reached nearly 25% of unit sales in the U.S. In fact, it’s expanding faster than national brands asretailers coast-to-coast commit themselves to an aggressivestore brands strategy. Supermarkets, drugstores, massmerchandisers, dollar stores and convenience retailers are all doing it.

Whether you are a small manufacturer or part of a largemulti-national company, PLMA’s 2016 Store Brands Jamboreeis your chance to meet retail decision-makers who areresponsible for private label purchasing.

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PLMA’s 2016 Private Label Trade ShowNov. 13-15 • Chicago

The Show That Gets the Job DoneTo maximize efficiency, the show floor is divided into food and non-food.The North Hall and Sky Hall are devoted to food, snacks and beverages

while the South Hall presents health and beauty, household and GM.

PLMA helps exhibitors before and during the show, too.

• PLMA’s online Show Preview opens 30 days before the show to help you announcenew products to retail buyers.

• The New Product Expo, on display in PLMA’s unique Idea Supermarket®, lets youpromote your company’s innovations and attract buyer attention.

• The Official Program Guide, distributed to retailers on-site, gives your company advertising opportunities to spotlight your booth location.

• PLMA’s Show Floor Navigator permits visitors to use their smartphones to search for products and exhibitors while they are at the show.

But PLMA is more than a trade show. Your membership opens the door to seminars, conferences, publications, research, and networkingthat you will need in the year ahead.

You can exhibit in other shows, but no show will help you build yourbusiness better than PLMA’s 2016 Store Brands Jamboree. To exhibit,

contact PLMA today. Telephone (212) 972-3131 or email exhibit@plma.com.

PLMA’s 2016 Private Label Trade ShowNov. 13-15 • Chicago

Presented by the Private Label Manufacturers Association630 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 • Telephone: (212) 972-3131 Fax: (212) 983-1382 E-mail: info@plma.com www.plma.com

Welcome to the Private Label Manufacturers Association With more than 4,000 member companies worldwide, PLMA is theonly industry organization devoted entirely to promoting the interestsof store brands. Through its year-round programs and publications,PLMA gives members the contacts and services they need to competeeffectively in today's marketplace.

Membership ProfileFounded in 1979, PLMA's membership ranges from multi-nationalcorporations to small family-owned suppliers. Their products includefood, beverages, snacks, health and beauty, household, kitchen,housewares, DIY, leisure and general merchandise. Many membermanufacturers only do private label. Others are well-known brandmakers who also have private label capacity. Together, they formPLMA's Active Membership. For brokers and trade suppliers,there is PLMA’s Associate Membership. For internationalcompanies, there is PLMA International Council.

Trade ShowsIn addition to PLMA’s annual show in Chicago,PLMA provides member manufacturers withselling opportunities around the world.PLMA presents the “World of Private Label”International Trade Show in May in Europe.PLMA’s Shanghai Private Label Fair inChina is presented in partnership withPLSC (Shanghai Licensing AssociationPrivate Label Specialty Committee).

Conferences and SeminarsPLMA also presents conferences and eventsthroughout the year that deal with currentissues from marketing and consumer trends to trade practices and legislative and regulatory concerns. These include PLMA’s Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference and PLMA’s Washington Conference.

Executive EducationMembers can also participate in PLMA's Executive Education program,developed in conjunction with St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia.The program offers courses covering private label history, retailmarketing and merchandising, new product development andpromotion.

Research and PublicationsIn cooperation with The Nielsen Company, PLMA publishes the onlinePrivate Label Yearbook with market share data from supermarkets,drug chains and mass merchandisers. PLMA also regularly reports ontrends in consumer shopping behavior in conjunction with SurveyLab.

To keep members informed throughout the year, PLMA providesmembers with the online E-Scanner newsletter.

Outreach and CommunicationsPLMA also reaches out directly to

consumers via video streaming on Store Brands USA, a unique websitewww.storebrandsusa.com whichprovides shoppers with recipes,health tips, home and lifestyle ideasand retail news. For the industry,PLMA produces PLMALive, amonthly video news program with reports on retailers,manufacturers and trendsimportant to store brands.

A Unique Organization for a Unique IndustryYou may belong to other tradeassociations, but PLMA is unique.

That is why it has grown bigger and bigger for more than 30 years. Join and become part of the family.

Welcome to the PLMA Family

PLMA’s 2016 Private Label Trade ShowNov. 13-15 • Chicago