We are excited to announce two upcoming events at the Wisconsin State Fair and Iowa State Fair over the next week. First, join us tomorrow, Thursday, August 10th for our first NICA Midwest Member Gathering of the 2023 season at the Wisconsin State Fair, held at Blue Moon Tavern at the Park. Next, join us on Tuesday, August 15th at the Iowa State Fair'sBack Alley Bar at The Depot. At both NICA Gatherings, enjoy greetings from the NICA Midwest Council and State Fair Leadership, as well as NICA updates, door prizes, food and refreshments, great dialogue, and more! All Food and Beverage Vendors and Commercial Exhibitors encouraged to attend. We hope to see you there!
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Join Us in Las Vegas for NICA Marketplace: Early Bird & Trade Show Registration Now Available!
Dear Business Owners, Managers, Fair Industry Leaders, Trade Show Exhibitors, and YOU! We are proud to announce the upcoming 2023 NICA Marketplace, "Together!" event, taking place December 3-6, 2023 at the Tuscany Suites and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, where we will share ideas, networking, products, and services. Ever since we held our inaugural event last year, we are continuing to receive positive responses from our Attendees and Trade Show Exhibitors. 2022 Attendee Lori Hull, Hillsdale County Fair, shared, “I appreciated the opportunity to meet with Vendors and see things from their perspective. There were two sessions that were particularly helpful. The first discussed at length the processes that different Fairs and Events use in the Transfer of Ownership. The second session related to handling different types of Vendors in the same buildings. These are areas that our Fair has struggled with and I came away with several good ideas to share.”
NICA Marketplace, "Together!" will feature a non-exclusive Trade Show, Educational Sessions led by hands-on Event Industry Thought Leaders, and Networking Opportunities that are welcome and comfortable—a place where we all understand we are Customers of each other and Together we share a Fair Guest to serve. We are proud to welcome many new and returning Trade Show Exhibitors to this year’s event including Beach Cities, Berk, Entegra, Smithfield, Boxed Water, Tyson/Advanced Pierre, Aspire/Otis Spunkmeyer, McCain, Pactiv, Holten Meats, Heinz, Fare Foods, Hummel Group, Goodyear, Florida’s Best, JKJ Workforce, and Sysco among others. See you in Vegas!
You must sign in to your Online Member Account when registering to receive your special rate. If you do not have an account or are not sure what it is, you can Create Your Account today; if you do not receive a verification or reset link in your email, you may not have a valid email on file.
Stay tuned to NICA's emails, social media and www.nicainc.org/marketplace for upcoming event information, programming updates, and more. If you have any questions or require registration assistance, please contact us at (813) 438-8926 or reply to this email. "Together We Can!"
The Deadline For NICA Director Nominations Has Been Extended to August 30, 2023
NICA is currently accepting nominations for next year’s Board of Directors election. This month the Board voted to extend the deadline for Board election nominations to August 30th in the hopes that you will see each other, encourage each other to run for the Board, or maybe even run yourself. Joining NICA’s Board offers many opportunities to have your voice heard, connect with other professionals in the Fair industry, and to further the cause of NICA. If you need more information, please call (813) 438-8926 or email us today!
Nominations must be received in the NICA Office by August 30th.
What is the single most important challenge facing Concessionaires today?
As a Board Member, how would you help overcome this challenge?
Where do you see NICA in five years?
What would you plan to help NICA get there?
You must email, mail, or fax all nomination materials listed above to the NICA office at 1043 E. Brandon Blvd., Brandon, FL 33511, via fax to (813) 803-8460, or via email to nominations@nicainc.org.
*Required signatures may be gathered either in person, by email, or by fax; due to the differing methods involved, additional signature sheets will be accepted.
Login as a NICA Member to Use the Updated NICA Sysco Marketplace Savings Tool Online
We invite you to utilize the NICA Sysco Marketplace Savings Tool, last updated this week. NICA, Sysco, and Entegra are committed to your success and believe that utilizing this tool will drive savings and increased profits for your business. We have matched similar items that would offer savings. The suggested items are very close alternatives and any that are not considered exact matches will have explanations to the far right. To start, sort to the Sysco distribution house you will be purchasing from and see the common items that are being purchased at that house.
How Does it Work?
Login to your NICA Member Account at www.nicainc.org/login or by selecting the button below
Access the Savings Tool under Benefits
Sort to your distribution house in column “A”
See current items being purchased in columns “B-F”
See suggested alternative columns “J-N”
Decide if this is a fit for you and update order guide to reflect new item
Enjoy savings!
If you know that you will be attending a certain event, look ahead and see the items you may already be buying and make adjustments. This is a great way to take advantage of additional values available to you. Because we only look at valid, actionable conversions, there may not be a savings opportunity for every item. Although only in stock items are considered, you should always confirm availability through your local Sysco Representative. You should also make them aware of any item changes so inventories may be adjusted.
Entegra will update this tool monthly to reflect the most recent purchases by Concessionaires. Keep checking back for more updates! If you haven't enrolled yet with the NICA Sysco Marketplace, please apply at the link below.
Do you have any news or resources you would like to share with us? Reply to this email, post on our Social Media pages, or utilize our Submit Your Content tool. "Together We Can!"
Breast markets have started to strengthen as supply has tightened. Tenders are strengthening and are still in short supply. Whole birds are mostly even. Wings of all sizes are strengthening and supply is tighter. Dark meat is steady on solid demand.
Pork
Pork cutout value remained relatively flat. Butts are still down but there was not a sharp dip in pricing like last week. Butts usually find their bottom between August & September. The rib complex continues to decline. Loins also continue to decline. Bellies, Hams, & Trimmings continue to increase due to large cold storage supplies and an increase of exports.
Beef
Lower trending production schedules by packers’ are forcing buyers into buying earlier. Middle meat interest is seen as steady overall; rib interest is slightly better than loin cuts. Packers continue to try and hold the price gap between CAB vs Choice. End cuts continue to show a steady balance. Grinds continue to reflect mixed offerings and a steady tone.
Eggs / Dairy
Shell Egg markets remain steady, however some softness in California markets for next week. Cheese and Butter markets both continue to increase, with more bullish overtones for the following week. Cream and Culture pricing will be flat to slightly up depending on categories listed below.
Grains / Oil
Soybean oil futures were near 6% higher again last week as hot dry weather persists. Increases in crude oil and biofuel demand also helped aid higher prices. Canola was flat with farmer’s selling seed. Palm followed the soybean oil market.
Seafood
Snow crab season extended into mid–August for multiple areas. Imported Shrimps soft demand seems to be plateauing. Warehoused inventory on imported shrimp is leveling off, and importers are showing more interest in placing POs. Overall, frozen seafood pricing in multiple species that saw a downturn seem to be firming.
Asparagus
Supplies from both Mexico and Peru are light. Regions that have been negatively affected by weather. Larger sizes remain light. Market is holding.
Citrus
Lemons – The market is firming up. The Central Coast is not producing enough. Imports are needed to fill the pipeline. Vessels due this week are being held up at port and containers are not being offloaded in a timely manner. Supplies are thin but will improve once this fruit hits. Fancy grade and small sizes are extremely tight.
Oranges – Valencia’s are in full swing peaking in an 88/113. growers seeing some re–greening due to the extreme heat. An increased amount of choice grade will be packed as well.
Limes – Weather issues/continued rain limiting harvest and creating quality
Peppers
Moderate supplies are expected to decrease into next week expected to trade higher. Quality fair on all. Green pepper supply lighter, good quality, and demand strong; red and yellow extremely short in the east.
The August 2023 issue of NICA News has the theme, "All In For the Summer!"
Featuring NICA Marketplace, "Together!" Event Information and Program Schedule, Director Nominations Extended, Save the Date for 2024, Member's Voice, Commercial Exhibitors, "All In!" Partnerships with Coca-Cola, Let's Make a Deal, Happy Together at OC Fair, From the Camera Roll, and more!
NICA is a membership-driven organization dedicated to strengthening relationships with the Fair, Festival, and Special Events Industries through effective communication, benefits, education, leadership, and solutions.
