Join us for a NICA Midwest Member Gathering on Tuesday, August 29th, hosted by the Midwest Council at The Hangar, located at the Minnesota State Fair! Enjoy greetings from Minnesota State Fair and NICA Leadership and learn more about NICA. All Food and Beverage Vendors and Commercial Exhibitors encouraged to attend. We hope to see you there!
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Time is Running Out! All NICA Director Nominations Are Due By August 30th
NICA is currently accepting nominations for this year’s Board of DirectorsElection. 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.
All NICA Director Nominations are DUE NEXT WEEK by Wednesday, 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. If you need more information, call (813) 438-8926 or email us today!
*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.
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 Jay Bohannon, Camas Concessions, shared, “As a new NICA Member, I was unsure what to expect. The NICA event far exceeded my expectations with engaging Discussions, expert Panelists, and Roundtables with peers. Overall, the Speakers and Vendors were very knowledgeable and helpful, with several creative ideas we will likely benefit from in our future events.”
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 Aspire/Otis Spunkmeyer, Beach Cities, Berk, Boxed Water, Entegra, Fare Foods, Florida's Best, Goodyear, Heinz, Holten Meats, Hummel Group, JKJ Workforce, The Langlois Company, McCain Foods, McGowan Allied Specialty Insurance, OA Finance, Pactiv, Smithfield, Sysco, and Tyson/Advanced Pierre. 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!"
Thank you to all who have attended our gathering last week at the Iowa State Fair, held at the Back Alley Bar at The Depot. These opportunities allow our members, non-members, and Fair staff to enjoy greetings from NICA and Fair Leadership, learn more about NICA benefits and events, including NICA Marketplace, and have the chance to win something too! Extra special thanks to the Midwest Council's Connie Boesen,Dennis Larson, CFE, and James McConnell for their help in organizing and a big NICA thank you to the Campbells for offering us the space, time, lunch, and beverages.
Were you there? We are currently accepting any photos or videos that were taken during any of these events. Submit them online via our Submission Tool or by replying to this email.
We wish for a full and speedy recovery to NICA Members and their families who have recently undergone surgery or who have had health challenges, including Hyrum Allen, H & M Funnel Cake Express; Rob Gottsche, Eastern States Exposition; Dan Lusenhop, Treasurer; and Makenzie, granddaughter of Foundation Trustee Don Kenna. Please keep them and their families in your thoughts and prayers at this time.
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!"
Hot weather in the south continues to affect bird weights which shrinks supply. Breast markets continue to strengthen as supply has tightened, especially in jumbo. Tenders are in high demand and are in short supply. Whole birds are mostly even. Wings of all sizes have heavy demand and short supply. Dark meat is mostly steady.
Pork
Butts are moving up next week, we expect them to continue to move up in preparation for Labor Day. Ribs are relatively flat for next week and loins are down slightly. Bellies continue to trend down after running up a few weeks ago. Hams continue to decline due to low exports.
Beef
Packers find themselves in a good place and should be able to hold pricing. Tenders and ribs continue firm, and replacement cost have edged higher, strips have cleaned up for the short–term. Interest from processors, grinders, and retail continue to support steady to stronger tones on end cuts. Grinds reflect mixed offerings and a steady tone.
Eggs / Dairy
Shell Egg markets continue to increase, California starting to adjust up. Cheese markets remain up this week but could stabilize next week, same for Butter markets. Cream and Culture pricing will be flat to slightly up.
Grains / Oil
The soybean oil market was higher, again, as weather has turned back to very hot and dry during this critical time in the life of a soybean. Demand continues being strong, specifically from a bio diesel standpoint. Canola is higher following soybean oil, but hot and dry weather is back in Saskatchewan. Palm is a little lower.
Seafood
Farm-gate pricing increasing overseas on Tilapia. As a result, we are seeing a price increase month-over-month. Frozen farmed Atlantic Salmon should be price stable going into the Holiday season. Barents Sea season will be starting next month with reduced quotas. This is the lowest quota since 2009, this should firm up groundfish.
Asparagus
Hurricane did not help an already beleaguered commodity. Damage is being assessed in both Northern and Southern Baja.
Citrus
Lemons – Market increasing due to lighter industry supplies right from import delays, and domestic harvesting challenges due to recent weather. The Desert (D3) expected to start approximately mid–September.
Oranges – Valencia’s are peaking in an 72/56/88 and small sizes are becoming harder to make. 113 & 138ct Sized fruit is very tight, there is not a lot of extra fruit to start the day with which is causing loading delays.
Limes – Rain last week and this week has slowed supplies down some and increase in quality issues – stylar and oil spotting on inbound supplies. Suppliers are having to rerun product prior to shipping.
Eggplant
West – Very limited supplies, quality only fair, pricing expected to increase as steady demand continues. East – Supplies good.
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!
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