Industry Focus
Food Processing Machinery Food Tech. Services Others

Products and Services Focus
Restaurant
Food Service Equipment & Supplies; Restaurant Furnishings and Design; Table Linens; Tableware; Uniforms; Menus; Restaurant Consulting.

Flavors
Food & Beverage, including Appetizers, Baked Goods, Beer & Ale; Coffee/Tea/Espresso/Cappuccino; Dairy Products; Deli Products; Desserts; Frozen Foods; Fruits and Vegetables; Gourmet Foods; Meat/Poultry and Fish; Non-Alcoholic Beverages; Pasta; Prepared Foods; Wine & Liquor.

General Information

The International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show, the world's largest showcase and exchange of industry products, trends, and developments, attracts every segment and facet of the industry. The trade show, owned by the Hotel Association of New York City, Inc., the New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association, Inc., and the American Hotel & Lodging Association, unveils more than 1,000 exhibitors' products and services and draws more than 35,000 attendees each year. The IH/M&RS also offers dozens of informative seminars, special events, displays, and features.

Exhibitors, cleanly organized into vertical market categories, showcase the newest products and services available to the hotel and restaurant industries, including food & beverage, furnishings, technology, equipment, linens, amenities, tableware, cleaning and much more.

Luxury Product Collection
Featuring high-end furnishings, linen, technology, amenities and entertainment products, the new Luxury Product Collection showcases the finest suppliers to the luxury market. It's the hot spot for high end!

The hospitality industry's most influential buyers from hotels, restaurants, purchasing companies, owner groups, design firms, catering and specialty foodservice establishments, dealerships, casinos, resorts and more converge on New York in November to see what's new in the industry. If you purchase or supply products or services for the lodging or foodservice industry, you need to be here!

Attendee Information
Key Statistics Each buyer finds an average of 5 new suppliers while attending the IH/M&RS 93.1% of IH/M&RS buyers will recommend a later purchase based on what they saw at the IH/M&RS Over 40% of IH/M&RS buyers attend no other Show U.S. Air Force Inns and U.S. Navy Gateway Inns & Suites spend more than $30 million on the Show floor Buyer Breakdown by Category 33% Lodging 21% Dealer / Distributor / Supplier 18% Restaurant 4% Specialty Foodservice 4% Architect / Designer / Consultant 7% Institutional Foodservice 7% Catering 6% Club Industry Statistics - strength still very evident in industry 0 US Hotels will spend a record $5.85 billion dollars in 2008 upgrading their properties, a 6.4% increase over an outstanding 2007 (PricewaterhouseCoopers) 0 Restaurant sales are expected to reach a record $558 billion in 2008-a solid 4.4% increase over 2007 (NRA)

Exhibitor Information
Each year, more than 1,250 suppliers display at the IH/M&RS, offering the most diverse collection of products and services available to the industry. From high-end linens and flat-screen TVs to energy efficient cooking equipment and unique tableware; in-room furnishings and wall coverings to property-management systems and internet solutions; appetizers and tea to green cleaning options, IH/M&RS exhibitors present thousands of new and innovative products and services - and they're organized by product category for your convenience!