More than 160 distribution companies and 125 exhibitors are present at the Kentucky International Convention Center for the three-day event, said Terry Walsh, conference chairman and executive vice president and coo, Maines Paper & Food Service, Inc., Conklin, NY.
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Conference leadership and friend: Steve Potter, IFDA senior vice president for industry relations; Mark Allen, IFDA president and ceo; Terry Walsh, conference chairman and executive vice president and coo, Maines Paper & Food Service, Inc.; and Dr. Krishnaswami
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