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Real Deal Expo 2008

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Joint Industry Warehouse Delivered Snack Committee meeting 1

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Joint Industry Warehouse Delivered Snack Committee meeting.

Joint Industry Warehouse Delivered Snack Committee Meeting 2

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Marty Monserez, Procter & Gamble, leads a discussion during the Joint Industry Warehouse Delivered Snack Committee meeting in Vegas

Joint Industry Warehouse Delivered Snack Committee Meeting 3

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Kit Dietz, special consultant, with members of the Joint Industry Warehouse Delivered Snack Committee.

Joint Industry Warehouse Delivered Snack Committee Meeting 4

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Charlie Casper, MyDad, Inc., adds yet another bid to a Silent Auction item.

Receptions 1

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AWMA staffers Anne Holloway, Marcia Barker and Traci Carneal compare notes at the AWMA Welcome Reception.

Receptions 2

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AWMA functions always provide excellent networking opportunities, but the 2008 EXPO Welcome Reception drew an especially large crowd!

Receptions 3

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Enjoying a rare quiet moment at the Welcome Reception are (left) Dick and Donna Dunham, Stephenson Wholesale Company, and Clare and Scott Ramminger, AWMA.

Receptions 4

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From left, Dick, Dustin and Donna Dunham with Scott and Clare Ramminger.

Receptions 5

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AWMA Board Member Eric Atkinson (left), Atkinson Candy Company, and Mark Neuwirth, Unitech Material Handling Systems, network at the AWMA events.

Receptions 6

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AWMA Board Member Eric Atkinson (left), Atkinson Candy Company, works the reception crowd.

Receptions 7

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Silverton, Oregon-based World Kitchens’ team members enjoy the Welcome Reception.

Receptions 8

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Receptions provide great networking opportunities for AWMA REAL DEAL EXPO attendees.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session

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Morning registration was brisk at this year’s sold-out EXPO!

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 2

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Incoming AWMA Chairman Dick Dunham, eagerly accepts the official green Chairman’s jacket from AWMA’s Penny Paterson and 2007 Chairman Jode Bunce.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 3

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AWMA’s 2008 Chairman Dick Dunham, Stephenson Wholesale Company, with last year’s chairman Jode Bunce, Eby-Brown Company.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 4

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Jode Bunce (left), 2007 AWMA Chairman, is presented with a special commemorative gift by 2008 Chairman Dick Dunham.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 5

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AWMA Chairman Dick Dunham delivers a rousing keynote address to a very receptive audience!

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 6

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Oklahoma members (from left) Jerry Naifeh, Standard Distributing; Paula Glidewell, Glidewell Distributing; and Sandy Ruble, Oklahoma Wholesale Marketers Association.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 7

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Dick Dunham’s many Oklahoma friends share a laugh during his keynote address at the EXPO.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 8

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The REAL DEAL EXPO’s opening session drew a large audience.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 9

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EXPO Guest Speaker Greg Gumbel

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 10

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Highly acclaimed sportscaster Greg Gumbel delivered an inspirational speech.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 11

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Guest speaker Greg Gumbel kept AWMA members laughing throughout his presentation.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 12

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Sportscaster Greg Gumbel’s address mixed humor, hope and inspiration.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 13

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AWMA's 2008 Chairman Dick Dunham is shown here with some of his biggest fans: son Dustin, wife Donna, and the Oklahoma delegation.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 14

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New AWMA Chairman Dick Dunham delivers a rousing welcome address on the first day of the EXPO.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 15

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Industry consultant Kit Dietz, Dietz Consulting, addresses the AWMA Buyer’s Program.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 16

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Marc Fortin, President of the National Convenience Stores Distributors Association of Canada (NACDA)

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 17

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Marc Fortin, President of NACDA, spoke on “The C-Channel Challenge in Canada.”

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 18

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Consultant Kit Dietz led a panel discussion on the challenges facing the Canadian convenience-channel.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 19

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From left, Jacques Beaudry, President, Jean-Paul Beaudry Ltee, and Steve Tennant, National Director, We Expect ID, Canadian C-Stores Association.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 20

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Steve Tennant, National Director, We Expect ID, Canadian Convenience Stores Association.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 21

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Canadian panel participant Ron Funk, V.P. Corporate Affairs, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges.

Keynote Speaker/Morning Session 22

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Steven Karrys, Karrys Bros. Ltd.

EXPO Grand Opening 1

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In opening day ceremonies, sportscaster Greg Gumbel and AWMA President Scott Ramminger cut the REAL DEAL EXPO red ribbon.

EXPO Grand Opening 2

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Opening day crowds stampede into the AWMA REAL DEAL EXPO at the Las Vegas Hilton on February 20-22, 2008.

EXPO Business

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AWMA REAL DEAL EXPO - Where the deals are made!

EXPO Business 2

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The busy show floor at the REAL DEAL EXPO!

EXPO Business 3

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Atkinson Candy Company's Jed Ventura meets with a customer.

EXPO Business 4

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Business was brisk at the Philip Morris USA exhibit.

EXPO Business 5

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Country Boy Meat Stix

EXPO Business 6

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The Eisenberg Sausage booth attracted a hungry - and appreciative - crowd.

EXPO Business 7

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RED Stamp Inc./Tax Right, LLC

EXPO Business 8

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AWMA Board Member Tom Joyce, The Hershey Company.

EXPO Business 9

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Kraft Foods' Mark Kamin (center) talks business with AWMA Board member Sherwin Herring, CEO of Southco Distributing Company.

EXPO Business 10

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The Ice Box Company of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

EXPO Business 11

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United Distributing’s Bill Banta shown here with Jim Barrett.

EXPO Business 12

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Penguin Ice’s Burleigh Kaster talks with buyers.

EXPO Business 13

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Penguin Ice team members: (from left) Burleigh Kaster, Steven Ezyk, Carl Wells, Renea Wells and Cliff Cole

EXPO Business 14

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Sportscaster Greg Gumbel autographs photos for the EXPO crowd.

EXPO Business 15

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Special guest speaker Greg Gumbel with General Mills’ Sean Karp.

EXPO Business 16

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Sportscaster Greg Gumbel with sports fan Paula Glidewell, Glidewell Distributing Company.

EXPO Business 17

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AWMA President Scott Ramminger with Ibrahim Karim, Select Distributor, Inc.

EXPO Business 18

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AWMA President Scott Ramminger stopped by the Select Distributor, Inc. exhibit to talk with Ibrahim Karim.

EXPO Business 19

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CBS sportscaster Greg Gumbel and AWMA Chairman Dick Dunham, Stephenson Wholesale.

EXPO Business 20

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Greg Gumbel and AWMA Board Member Sherwin Herring, Southco Distributing.

EXPO Business 21

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Greg Gumbel and Silent Auction winner Tom Ainsworth, Huntington National Bank, meet after Tom placed the winning bid on a lunch with Gumbel.

Prize Drawings 1

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AWMA’s Penny Paterson draws the name of a lucky cash prize winner!

Prize Drawings 2

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Is there a winner in the crowd? YES!

State Execs Dinner

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State association executives hold a dinner meeting with tobacco manufacturers.

State Execs Dinner 2

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State association executives’ dinner at the EXPO.

State Execs Dinner 3

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Tobacco regulation was the primary topic at the state association executives' dinner.

Morning Session 1

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Washington insider Ron Christie addressed the upcoming Presidential election.

Morning Session 2

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AWMA’s EXPO always includes valuable briefing sessions.

Morning Session 3

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Guest speaker – and former aide to President Bush and Vice President Cheney – Ron Christie.

Morning Session 4

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Guest speaker Ron Christie.

Guest speaker Ron Christie.

Morning Session 5

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The Silent Auction, which benefits AWMA’s government affairs program, always draws interested bidders.

Morning Session 6

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With a deadline looming, business at the Silent Auction tables picks up.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-1

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Bambu Sales’ Ashley Shaughnessy (left) and Sarah Saiger greet a Las Vegas legend.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-2

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Commonwealth Brands’ Bobby Reese (left) and Wayne Barnes.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-3

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MyDad’s Charlie Casper (left) and Kenny Richardson with Las Vegas Showgirl, Yvonne.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-4

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Curt Easter, The Morrison Group, with AWMA favorite Las Vegas Showgirl, Yvonne.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-5

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Natural Emphasis’ Brodie Craig with Las Vegas Showgirl Yvonne.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-6

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From left, Nordic-American Smokeless’s Bill Eder and Todd Milligan with Las Vegas showgirl.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-7

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National Honey Almond’s Joseph Kang (left) and Andrew Lee with Las Vegas Showgirl Yvonne.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-8

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The Meyercord/United Silicone team with AWMA’s favorite Las Vegas Showgirl, Yvonne. From left: Lisa Presutti, Tom Letizia, Kim Jackson, Eric Sim, and Joe Fisher.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-9

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Carter Adair, Jack Link’s Beef Jerky, with AWMA’s favorite Las Vegas Showgirl Yvonne.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-10

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The Hershey Company’s Tom Joyce (left) and Eby-Brown’s John Scardina with Las Vegas Showgirl.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-11

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Las Vegas Showgirl with Nick Zaden, City Wholesale Grocery Company.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-12

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Jed Ventura, Atkinson Candy Company, presents Las Vegas Showgirl Yvonne with “The World’s Largest Christmas Stick!”

EXPO Show Floor 2008-13

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Candy Alliance’s Blythe Sanders (left) and Hilary Jenson with Las Vegas Showgirl Yvonne.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-14

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United Distributing’s Bill Allen (left) and Bill Bantu with Las Vegas Showgirl.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-15

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AWMA President Scott Ramminger and Larry Glass, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company

EXPO Show Floor 2008-16

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Meyercord's Kim Jackson (right) presents a $5,000 donation to AWMA Chairman Scott Ramminger for the AWMA Distributors Education Fund (DEF)

EXPO Show Floor 2008-17

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From left, Paula Glidewell, Glidewell Distributing Company; Carter Adair, Jack Link’s Beef Jerky; and Sandy Ruble, Oklahoma Wholesale Marketers Association.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-18

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The UPS Logistics Technologies team from Baltimore, Maryland, included (from left) Ken Currie, Ken Krucenski, and Steve Marsh.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-19

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Atlantic Dominion Distributors' Richard Nye (left) and Siria Smith (center) enjoy the AWMA reception and its networking opportunities.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-20

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The Mainstream Ventures Inc. DBA ZIZZAZZ team included (from left) Lindsey Pinapfel, Josh Dannan, Ryan Alarid and Larry Pettis

EXPO Show Floor 2008-21

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The Meyercord/United Silicone Team

State Representatives Meeting 2008-1

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Greg Martin, Southern Association of Wholesale Distributors, addresses a meeting of state association representatives at the EXPO.

State Representatives Meeting 2008-2

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State Representatives Meeting at the EXPO.

Silent Auction 2008-1

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Autographed sports memorabilia always draws interest at the AWMA Silent Auction.

Silent Auction 2008-2

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As the Silent Auction draws to a close, Christa Rhodes and Bill Goodwin place their bids.

Silent Auction 2008-3

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The annual Silent Auction, which benefits AWMA’s government affairs program, always draws a crowd.

Prize Drawings 2008-1

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Terry Loeffler, Henry’s Foods, was the lucky winner of an Xbox 360!

Prize Drawings 2008-2

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Michael Wagnon, Caldwell Wholesale Company, won an iPhone!

Prize Drawings 2008-3

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Peggy Simmonds, Michael A. Simmonds Company, was another lucky winner!

Prize Drawings 2008-4

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AWMA's Bob Pignato (right) presents a $2,500 check to happy winner Charles Worthy, Bahama Bo's, Eclectic, Alabama, shown here with Las Vegas Showgirl Yvonne.

Prize Drawings 2008-5

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Grand Prize winner Greg Martin (right), Southern Association of Wholesale Distributors, receives his $5,000 check from AWMA's Scott Ramminger.

Prize Drawings 2008-6

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Cash prize winner Matt Moskwa (left), National Tobacco Company, walked away with $2,500!

Date: 
02/20/2008 - 02/22/2008