HFMA 2005 Schedule

Date

Event

Schedule

Feb 28

Monthly Meeting

Norwegian Cruise Lines

Mar 30

Monthly Meeting (Pineapple Rm)

Pending Hawaii Legislation that will affect you with Ed Thompson, Executive Director,, HFIA

Apr 24

 



Apr 30

Monthy Meeting (Pineapple Rm)

 

Trade Show

Selling to Hilo Hattie – Dirk Nordhoff, General Merchandising Manager / Debbie Shigeoka, Food Buyer

Associate Member: KHON News Promo offer for HFMA members

Ulupalakua Thing – see http://www.ulupalakuathing.com for details on attending and exhibiting.

May 27

Friday

Seminar (Pineapple Rm)

Going Retail: Successful Strategies for Retail Sales

10am:  Register, welcome, introductions

10:30  From Factory to Store Shelf
Karen Syrmos, President, Island Epicure

·   Create a Winning Team - Working with Sales Reps, Brokers, and Distributors

·   Beyond Advertising - In-Store Merchandising, Demos & Promotions

·   The financial decision tree – how much does it all cost?

11:10  Military Retail Opportunities

Benjamin Wainright, Hawaii Zone Manager for Defense Commissary Agency (DECA)

·   The Military retail system

·   Commissary or Exchange – where does my product fit in?

·   Vendor requirements

·   How to get into the system 

11:40   The Factory Outlet Formula

Neal Arakaki / Susan Morita, Menehune Mac Gift Center

·   Criteria for a factory outlet

·   Creating a successful factory outlet

12030  Lunch

12:30  Derek Kurisu, EVP, KTA Superstores

 

June 28 (Tuesday)

Annual Meeting (Pineapple Rm)

-HFMA Officer and Board of Directors Election Results

-Trade Show Smarter

Exhibitor’s Point of View:  How to get the trade show results you want – it takes more that just showing up and shaking hands.

Trade Show Promoter’s Point of View:  Ken  Kanter – Secrets your Trade Show Promoter can tell you. You just have to ask.

 

July 13-14

 

 

Trade Show

Hawaii Lodging, Hospitality, & Foodservice Expo – 40 HFMA Booths in the arena
Hotel & Restaurant Products, Services & Equipment
See http://www.douglastradeshows.com for details.

 

No Monthly Meeting on Oahu

Aug 19-21

 

Aug 31

Trade Show

 

Monthly Meeting (Pineapple Rm)

Made in Hawaii Festival, Neal S. Blaisdell Center (Exhibition Hall and Arena)

 

Speaker to be announced.

Sept  28

Seminar
(Pineapple Rm)

To be announced.

October

Fund Raiser

 

Golf Tournament to benefit community college and raise funds for HFMA (Tentative)