The 2014 Distribution Solutions Conference Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

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1 The 2014 Ditribution Solution Conference Indiana Convention Center & Luca Oil Stadium, Indianapoli, Indiana CONFERENCE: October 21-23, 2014 EXPOSITION: October 21-22, 2014

2 Outlook FOR and SUMMARY OF wa a banner year for the 8th annual Ditribution Solution Conference. More than 140 exhibitor diplayed their cutting edge product and ervice in more than 34,000 net quare feet of exhibit pace, which wa a record for the how. More than 500 qualified attendee pent the expo day talking with exhibitor, finding efficiencie and eeing innovation to make them improve their buinee. The feeling at the conference wa very poitive and companie were looking optimitically toward the future. Our new initiative in 2013 were ucceful and will be continued in Our firt ever charity golf tournament raied more than $11,000 for the Second Harvet Food Bank of Central Florida. In 2014 we will hold the tournament at the hitoric and beautiful Brickyard Croing. In conjunction with the tournament hole ponor will once again be tied into an exhibit hall promotion a part of their benefit. In 2014, thi indutry-wide event i once again being upported by IFDA, UniPro Foodervice, Progreive Group Alliance, Golbon, Federated Foodervice, F.A.B., Inc., IMA, Legacy Foodervice and AWMA. Our programming for the 2014 event will again focu on the mot preing iue facing food ditributor in the area of tranportation, ditribution, technology, human reource, and broader upply chain topic. If you provide product and/or ervice to the ditribution indutry, thi i the one conference of the year to meet with executive who purchae hardware, technology, and ervice upporting ditribution center and tranportation operation. Thi i a key opportunity to develop new buine relationhip, grow your buine, and trengthen relationhip with ome of your mot valued cutomer. CONFERENCE: October 21-23, 2014 EXPOSITION: October 21-22, 2014

3 Quality propect attend The Ditribution Solution Conference. Meeting and networking with deciion maker can make all the difference in your company gaining valuable market hare and having a ucceful year. The Ditribution Solution Conference can be the forum you need. Where ele will you have the opportunity to meet key deciion maker that can increae your bottom line? In 2013 Attendee pent an Average of 5.49 hour in the Expo Hall % 49.6% 28.5% 13.9% Hour pent in the Expo overall (total time for both day)? Here are the attendee demographic from our pat how*: *All Demographic baed on number of repondent recording an anwer to a pecific quetion. Top 5 Product/Service Attendee Reported That They Were Actively Seeking: 1 - Software Sytem 2 - Onboard Computer 3 - Safety 4 - Trailer 5 - Labor Management Tool 86% of Attendee Rated the Expo a Good or Excellent Experience 79% of Exhibitor Reported a Good or Excellent Exhibitor Experience 79% of Exhibitor Met Their Objective 84% of Exhibitor Reported the Quality of Attendee a Good or Excellent 96% of Exhibitor Reported a Good or Excellent Experience with Show Management Operation /Ditribution VP, Director, or Manager 45% C-Level 23% Tranportation VP, Director, or Manager 14% HR VP, Director, or Manager 6% IT VP, Director, or Manager 7% Reported Other 3% Sale & Marketing VP, Director, or Manager 4% Supply Chain VP, Director, or Manager 3% Finance 1% Final Deciion Maker 35% Recommend/Reearch 55% Not Applicable 10% Title of attendee, % of each Multiple Repone were allowed and were baed on who reported. Purchaing power breakdown Southeat 12% Multiple 9% MidWet 19% Northeat 17% South/Central 8% Wet/Southwet 26% Mid-Atlantic 8% International 3% Other 10% Region Repreenting Multiple Repone were allowed and were bae on who reported. Ditributor Sale % % % % Under 25M 3% Number of Ditribution Center Repreented % % 8 or more 21% Indiana Convention Center & Luca Oil Stadium, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA or

4 Airclic Allion Tranmiion Atlantic Dynamic B&P Manufacturing BFC Aociate, Inc. Blue Tree Sytem Bonar Platic Cadec Global, Inc. Captone Logitic Carrier Tranicold CMC Deign-Build, Inc. Cooling Concept Trailer Leaing Crane Compoite Cruader Management Group Decarte Sytem (USA) LLC. Digital Lumen Diverified Logitic Eclipe Advantage Inc. ESI Group USA FG Product Inc. Fleet Advantage Flow-Rite Control Food Facility Engineering, Inc. Food Tech, Inc. Freightliner Truck FSEnet+ GDSN Data Pool Gleeon Contructor & Engineer, L.L.C. Great Dane Trailer Griffco Deign/Build Inc. Hanen-Rice Hyundai Tranlead Intructional Technologie, Inc Iotrak ITS Compliance, Inc. ITW Inulated Product J. J. Keller & Aociate, Inc. Kalman Floor Company Kidron Leo A Daly LIDD Conultant Inc. Lytx Magline, Inc. Maxon Lift Corporation Metzger/McGuire Mi-Jack Sytem & Technology, LLC NCR Palfinger Liftgate Paragon Software Sytem, Inc. Penke PeopleNet PLM Trailer Leaing ProCat Ditribution Technologie R.O.M Corporation Randall Manufacturing Rapid Ramp by Thermo King Northwet RefrigiWear, Inc. relogitic Service Samco Freezerwear Co. Save-A-Load, Inc. Senitech Inc. SmartDrive SmartTruck Sytem Storage Solution, Inc. Sytem Application Engineering TDI Nationwide TEAM Group, Ltd. Telogi The Frick Company Thermo King ThermoSafe Brand - A Tegrant Corporation Thoma M. William and Aociate, Inc. Tippmann Group/Intertate Warehouing TMW Sytem, Inc. Tranervice Logitic Inc. TranForce, Inc. TZA UniPro Foodervice, Inc. Utility Trailer Manufacturing VAI Velociti Inc. Wavelink WEBER/SMITH Aociate, Inc. Whiting Door Manufacturing Corp. Wye Indutrial Cart, Inc. XRS Corporation Yale Material Handling Corporation Zonar Product/Service Categorie 3PL AS/RS Container & Tray Alternative Fuel Architectural Architecture & Engineering Conultant Automated Order Entry Software Solution Auxiliary Power Sytem B2B Exchange Builder Building Conultant Buine Intelligence Buying Group Cargo Control Center Divide Sytem Cold Chain Monitoring Cold Storage Cold Storage Door Communication Computer Hardware Contruction Contruction Management Conulting Contract Inventory Management Converter Dollie Curb Ramp Curtain Sytem Data Collection Device Data Management Data Synchronization Dedicated Contract Carriage Delivery Sytem Deign Diagnotic Ditribution Service Document Management Door EWS Energy Energy Control Energy Efficiency Energy Management Solution Engineering Enterprie Reource Planning (ERP) Equipment Leaing Fibergla Financial Service Fire Protection Fire Safety Fire Sprinkler Fleet Financing Fleet Management Flexible Wall Floor Repair Product & Service Floor Sytem Fork Lift Fork Lift - Narrow Aile Freezer Boxe Fuel Procurement Fuel Ue GPS Tracking GS1 General Contractor Hand Truck Hardware Health & Safety Information Technology Inulated Acceorie Inulated Bag Inulated Bulkhead Inulated Clothing Keyboard Labor Management Liftgate Lighting Loading Loading Dock Equipment Logitic Magazine Maintenance Managed On-ite Labor Material Handling Media Medical Compliance Mobile Aet Management Mobile Communication Mobile Computing Mounting Equipment Natural Ga Onboard Computer Optimization Order Selection Overhead Door Packaging Machinery Pallet Cover Pallet Panel Peripheral Picking Sytem Platform Powertrain Procurement Program Productivity Proof of Delivery Publication Purchaing Sytem Ramp Rebate Tracking Recycling Refrigerated & Frozen Tranportation Regulatory & Compliance Rental Return Air Bulkhead Reuable Platic Crate Routing & Scheduling Routing Software Safety Product Sale Force Automation Security Sidewall Software Solar Integration Solution Staffing Storage & Ditribution Stretch Wrapper Strip Door Supply Chain Execution Sytem Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Solution Supply Chain Strategy Supporting Organization Technology Telecom Telematic Temperature Control Product Thermal Power Thermal Protection Product Tire Trailer Acce Trailer Equipment Trailer Tracking Trailer Training Training Product Tranmiion Tranportation Tranportation Management Sytem (TMS) Truck Component Truck Equipment and Acceorie Truck Leaing Truck/Trailer Refrigeration Unloading Service Vehicle Maintenance Voice Capable Voice Solution Warehoue Equipment Warehoue Management Warehoue Management Sytem (WMS) Warehoue Operation Warehouing and Ditribution Service Wate Management Yard Management CONFERENCE: October 21-23, 2014 EXPOSITION: October 21-22, 2014

5 Exhibit Information ALLIEDMEMBER* $2700 PER UNIT NON-MEMBER $3100 PER UNIT Minimum booth unit i 10 x 10 or 100 q. ft. (Example: 10 x 10 = 1 unit, 10 x 20 = 2 unit, 20 x 20 = 4 unit, etc.) In order to qualify for the Allied Member rate, the applicant mut be an Allied Member of IFDA in good tanding at the time of application and at the time of the 2014 Ditribution Solution Conference. CORNERFEE: $250 PER CORNER ISLANDFEE: $500 Minimum iland i 20 x 20 (End cap and Peninula are not permitted) BOOTHTYPES AVAILABLE: Inline Corner Iland (Example: Exhibit pace cot for a Non-member 10 x 20 pace with 1 open corner i Number of Unit 2 x $3100 = $ $250 corner fee = $6450) YOUR BOOTH REGISTRATIONS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS: All non-iland booth will include 8 back and 3 ide wall draping in official color and a 7 x 44 identification ign. Iland booth will receive a 7 x44 identification ign.** Two complimentary full conference regitration per exhibit pace unit (i.e., a 10 x 20 pace i two unit, therefore you would receive four conference regitration). One complimentary pre- or pot-how mailing lit of attendee. Acce to the Exhibitor Lounge where complimentary refrehment will be provided. Complimentary liting in the pocket directory/ program, which include company name, contact name, addre, telephone, fax, , web ite and 255 character decription (which i about 35 word or le) Augut 22, PAYMENT INFORMATION Application received on or before April 24, 2014, mut include a 50% non-refundable depoit. After April 24, 2014, all application mut be accompanied with full payment, 50% of which will be regarded a a non-refundable depoit. CANCELLATIONPOLICY Cancellation mut be made in writing. Depoit are non-refundable. Refund of balance paid will not be made after June 31, Pleae ee Term and Condition, Section 1, on page 2 of the Application for Exhibit Space for further clarification. * IFDA Allied Memberhip Join today. IFDA Allied Memberhip due are $5100/year. Allied member will receive a $2550 credit toward exhibit pace at the Ditribution Solution Conference. **All other booth furnihing including carpet, table, chair, electricity, computer, A/V equipment, and other furnihing or ervice are not included and are available for rent for all booth. Indiana Convention Center & Luca Oil Stadium, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA or

6 Exhibit Hall Schedule FLOORPLAN (a of 3/8/2014) IMPORTANT DATES April 24, 2014 Full payment due June 34, 2014 No refund of remaining balance will be iued after thi date July, 2014 Exhibitor Service Manual (ESM) will be mailed. The ESM include information, rule and regulation, labor rate, hipping and drayage information and order form for carpet, furnihing, electric, telecommunication, a/v equipment and other ervice. Augut 22, 2014 Deadline to be lited in Pocket Directory September 21, 2013* Houing Deadline October 20-21, 2014 Exhibitor Move-in October 21-22, 2014 Exhibit Hall Open October 22-23, 2014 Exhibitor *All date, time and activitie ubject to change or cancellation MOVE IN DATES AND TIMES October 20: 8a-6p October 21: 8a-10:30a Exhibit Open October 21: 12:30p-5:30p October 22: 9:15a-1:15p Networking Event October 20: 11:30a-5p Charity Golf Tournamnet IFDA Member Invitation Only Reception October 20: 6p-7:30p Lunch October 21: 12:30p-1:30p Lunch in Exhibit Hall October 22: 12 noon-1p Lunch in Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall Social October 21: 3p-4p Tueday Night Networking Reception October 22: 5:30p-7p Exhibit Hall Educational Seion October 21: 2p- 5:15p October 22: 9:30a-12:15p Grand Prize Drawing October 21: 5:15p October 22: 1p Move-out October 22: 1:15p-6p October 23: 8a-12p CONFERENCE: October 21-23, 2014 EXPOSITION: October 21-22, 2014

7 2014 Sponorhip The IFDA Ditribution Solution Conference i the only how dedicated to the need of foodervice ditributor. Ue thi how and IFDA a a great marketing opportunity to reach your target audience. ABOUT IFDA The International Foodervice Ditributor Aociation i a trade organization of foodervice ditributor erving operation throughout the US, Canada, and other countrie. IFDA member include broadline, ytem, and pecialty ditributor with operation ranging from regional to international cope. IFDA currently ha more than 170 Ditributor Member repreenting more than $110 Billion in annual ale. Thee include 10 of the Top 10 ditributor in the US and 43 of the top 50 ditributor in the US. For more information on the program and benefit contact Scott Savodnik, avodnik@ifdaonline.org or IFDA Elite Sponor Only 1 left Want to have category excluivity, interact with CEO /Head of Firm and have a preence in all of IFDA activitie? The Elite Sponorhip i for your company. For more information on thi prime opportunity pleae contact, Scott Savodnik, or avodnik@ifdaonline.org. IFDA Select Sponor Only 10 left Thi ponorhip alo include a preence at all IFDA event and carrie many other great benefit a well. For more information on thi opportunity pleae contact, Scott Savodnik, or avodnik@ifdaonline.org. IFDA Ditribution Solution Conference Event Sponor $10,000 Thi general ponorhip of the conference offer multiple branding opportunitie and recognition olely at the IFDA Ditribution Solution Conference. For more information on thi opportunity pleae contact, Scott Savodnik, oravodnik@ifdaonline.org. IFDA Ditribution Solution Conference Additional Opportunitie Official Pocket Directory Hotel Key Card Grand Prize Room Drop Regitration Bag Inert For more information on thi opportunity pleae contact, Scott Savodnik, or avodnik@ifdaonline.org. IFDA Ditribution Solution Conference 2nd Annual Golf Tournament at the Brickyard Croing Golf Club benefiting a local Indianapoli charity Hole-In-One Hole Sponorhip Only 1 Available Sponor the Hole-In-One hole at the tournament and tie your company in with a the potential of a golfer to win a great prize. Lat year the prize wa a Harley Davidon Motorcycle or $30,000 cah. The Hole-In-One ponor will not only receive a complimentary fourome at the golf tournament event but will alo get placed on a Scorecard to be handed to each conference attendee. Attendee will have to viit every Hole Sponor in the Exhibit Hall during the conference to be eligible to win a pecial prize. Thi i a guaranteed great booth attendance builder. Hole Sponorhip $3000/hole Sponor a hole at the tournament and tie it into the Exhibit Hall. Hole ponor will not only receive a complimentary fourome at the golf tournament event but will alo get placed on a Scorecard to be handed to each conference attendee. Attendee will have to viit every Hole Sponor in the Exhibit Hall during the conference to be eligible to win a pecial prize. Thi i a guaranteed great booth attendance builder Beverage Cart Sponorhip $2500 Fourome $1100 Reerve a fourome for thi worthwhile Tournament. What a great way to get ome quality time with cutomer, propect or friend. Individual Player $300 Sign up a an individual and we ll place you in a fourome. Want to Sponor other IFDA Event uch a the Truck Driving Championhip or SMart Conference? For more information on what i available or to dicu an idea, pleae feel free to contact Scott Savodnik, or avodnik@ifdaonline.org Indiana Convention Center & Luca Oil Stadium, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA or

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