due to the cancellation of the
NRA show, all marketing
placed with Food fair will be
honored in the 2021 nra show buyer's guide issue.
The pricing schedule represents 2 tiers, one is print & eEdition marketing
and the other option is for eEdition only.
50% is discounted for the eEdition only tier.
Our 16th Year Exhibiting at NRA.
We Love the Show!
These plans do not auto renew. For premium positions: Front Cover Banners, C2, C4 Covers, Bellybands, inserts and digital magazine sponsorships, please contact us at media@foodfairmag.com.
Print deadline: for space reservation is April 12
Print deadline: for materials is April 17
eEdition deadline: for space reservation is May 1
eEdition deadline: for space reservation is May 6
Please see bottom of page for mechanical requirements and relevant details.
For any questions please contact media@foodfairmag.com or use the chat option on bottom of page.
business focus
Business Focus spread. Your purchase of this includes a leaderboard Banner ad onsite with telephone or video interview if desired.
showcase
super showcase
.
Showcase advertising includes website press, a site button ad linking to your site and a podcast interview.
Editorial Calendar under construction.
FoodFair: noun
1. An indispensable resource
used to help buyers through
the NRA pre-show
planning process.
2. A home for your brand
throughout the year reaching thousands of food humans.
64% of buyers plan ahead.
(NRA Survey)
Reach them at the office
during their planning.
We'll give them a
magazine at the show too.
Food Fair NRA Show Buyer's Guide in print and electronic, reaches your buyers 1, 2 and 3 weeks before the show, in the midst of their planning. Get on their daily schedules!






The amazing Garfield, a British Shorthair, is found quite often just sleeping on his back in the middle of deadline production.
We think it keeps everything under control.
Print deadline: for space reservation is April 24
Print deadline: for materials is April 26
eEdition deadline: for space reservation is May 5
eEdition deadline: for materials is May 8
Distribution & Circulation
Food Fair Magazine
2020 NRA Show Issue Circulation:
5,000 US Restaurant Addresses
Recipients: NRA attending restaurant operators, Chefs, chain store purchasing agents, caterers, new restaurant opens, select hotels and airlines.
Addresses obtained from the NRA show directly each year to ensure a current attendee readership.
500 to the trade
Select non-NRA show sanctioned hotel lobbies in the Chicago Loop district.
From Show floor exhibit in South Hall #1346
NRA Show (National Rest. Association)
**Discontinued since 2016 was show shuttle stop distribution. This was replaced with the pre-show mailing above due to superior
reader/buyer penetration. **
Digital
>33,850 email recipients
List consists of NRA attending operators, including chain stores, distributors and new restaurant opens, caterers, hotels.
List development is from:
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website and at show subscriptions
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the most recent NRA show database direct from the show.
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Independent firm of Restaurant Activity Report
>13,000 LinkedIn Food Fair network members are exposed to the special Buyer's Guide issue.
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and all new for 2020: "The Food Fair Social" Podcast.

Our Premiere NRA Show Issue
May 21, 2005
Formerly Foodservice Daily News, now Food Fair Magazine

Mechanical Specifications
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Publication Trim 9" x 13" (22.86cm x 33.02cm)
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Live Area 8.75 X 12.75 (22.225cm x 32.385cm)
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Bleed 9.25 X 13.25 (23.495cm x 33.655cm)
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Half Page
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Live Area 8.75 x 6.85 (22.225cm x 17.399cm)
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Bleed 9.25 x 6.85 (23.495cm x 17.399)
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Quarter Page
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Live Area 4.25” wide by 6.5” (10.795cm x 16.51cm)
Please submit print ready files as CMYK PDF with crop marks.
For editorial submissions use a stand alone word doc for text with separate and content labeled high res jpegs at least 6" in diameter.
For eEdition advertisers not running in print, we can accept the same files though no crop marks required.
Website Advertising
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Leaderboard Banner runs all pages top in slider. no GIF 1,300 x 247 px
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Mini Banner - GIF ok. 425 x 100 px
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Button - GIF ok 125 x 125 px
For Website: PNG or JPG
no pdf please.
If you are a Showcase or Super Showcase advertiser you do not need to format an ad.
We simply require the product image(s), 50-70 words text with booth number and logo.
If you would like for us to build your ad, we can do this for a flat rate of $200 and it is yours to republish.
Please give us a shout
for assistance!
Food Fair People +1 Cat
Jim Lopolito
Business Editor
Cost Management
Contracts
Consultant
Robert Ancil
Contributing
Business Editor
Restaurant Trends
Menu Development
Consultant

Jane Tolman, MA
Managing Editor
Social Media Genius

Chef Romana Hussein
Regional Editor
Africa/Middle East



Mark Kelnhofer, CFBA, MBA
Contributing Business Editor
Food Cost Management
Consultant
Author
Chef Tawnya Bahr
Regional Editor
Australia
Food consultant
Founding partner
of
Straight To The Source
Nancy Kruse
Contributing
Trends Editor
Food Trends
Consultant
Steve Goodman, MA
Regional Editor
SE Asia
Centered in Vietnam
Christopher R. Gudenzi
Chief Editor
President
Kelly Isaacs
Art Director
