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2008 Special Events

Keynotes

Change is Inevitable.... Resistance is Futile!

It is time to stop thinking and acting like part of a collective.... because the real winners in modern retailing are the businesses and personalities that take a chance, gamble on a unique reading of the marketplace, and look for differential advantages that will distinguish them from the pack mentality.

Michael Sansolo, formerly of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), and Kevin Coupe, the "Content Guy" for MorningNewsBeat.com – now teamed up on MorningNewsBeat and a new enterprise called The Coupe-Sansolo Project – look to the past, present, and future for examples and lessons that can help audiences create innovation-driven customer experiences. Using proprietary research compiled by The Hartman Group and their combined four decades of writing about and observing the retailing business, Sansolo and Coupe provide the kind of perspective, humor and engagement that nobody else in the industry offers. Learn more about the 2008 conference program today!

Exciting Happenings at the Culinary Demonstration Theater

2nd Annual Oyster Shucking Contest

Monday, February 25 2008, 3:30pm
An event not to be missed! The Second Annual Oyster Shucking Contest was a success, filled with excitement and some fierce competition. Come and witness contestants battle to become the 2009 Fastest Shucker of the East. First place prize is $500; second place $300; and third place $100.

Who Won?

William " Chopper " Young Jr. won the second annual Oyster Shucking Contest at the International Boston Seafood Show yesterday for the second consecutive year. The Wellfleet, Mass., oysterman took home $500 for shucking 36 oysters in 7 minutes, 30 seconds.

George Hastings of the Maryland Department of Agriculture won $300 for placing second with a time of 7:47.

Luis Iglesias of Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant in New York won $100 for finishing third with a time of 7:52.

Pacific Oysters
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Atlantic Oysters
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Gulf Oysters Donated By:

Penn Cove Shellfish

Ameripure

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Knives donated by:

Chef Demonstrations

Ongoing throughout the show
Looking for the hottest trends in preparing seafood or a new way to appeal to your customers’ taste buds? Prepare to be entertained and sample some of the best seafood concoctions by top chefs, and take away products ideas that you can add to your current offerings.

New Product Showcase Awards Ceremony and Reception

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Awards Ceremony and Reception: Sunday, February 24, 3:30pm

Watch as an assembled panel of seafood buyers and experts from the retail and foodservice industries conduct a live tasting of the latest seafood products to hit the market. Find out which products get named “Best New Retail Product” and “Best New Foodservice Product” of the year at the Awards Ceremony and Reception. See who won the 2007 competition here!