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Arkansas Celebrates SHOW SCHEDULE

New Social Media Handles MAY 20 – 23

ining Services at the Uni- NRA 98th RESTAURANT AND
Dversity of Arkansas in HOTEL/MOTEL SHOW
Fayetteville recently changed McCormick Place
its social media handles. Chicago, Ill.
The new social media han- 312-853-2525
www.restaurant.org
dles on Instagram and Twit- National Restaurant Association
ter are now @FoodPigSooie,
replacing @ua_food. “We, MAY 23 – 25
of course, wanted to end the
2016-2017 academic year with SWEETS & SNACKS EXPO
a bang; but more importantly, McCormick Place West
we wanted to uniquely identify Chicago, Ill.
ourselves at the University of 202-534-1440
Arkansas by combining our www.candyusa.com/www.allcandyexpo.com
two favorite things at the Uni- National Confectioners Association
versity: food and the hogs,” JUNE 4 – 6
said Kristin Jacobelli, market-
ing manager with Chartwells, DAIRY·DELI·BAKE 2017
the campus foodservice pro- Anaheim Convention Center
vider. “We’re so much more Anaheim, Calif.
than food, and we wanted our www.iddba.org
new name to reflect that. We International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association
also changed it so that the
JUNE 4 – 6, 11 – 14
NACAS REGIONAL CONFERENCES
name became cohesive with West: June 4-6
our blog (foodpigsooie.com). Embassy Suites Hotel, Brea, Calif.
It also often gets confused with Central: June 11-14
other campuses, specifically: Loews Hotel, Minneapolis, Minn.
Arizona, Alaska and Alabama. 434-245-8425
The university has also begun www.nacas.org
shifting their staple from U of National Association of College Auxiliary
A to UARK.” Services
Students were invited to JUNE 4 – 9
celebrate the change. “An
announcement as exciting as 23RD ANNUAL TASTES OF THE WORLD CHEF
this deserved much more than CULINARY CONFERENCE
a tweet or Instagram post,” she University of Massachusetts/
said. “It deserved all things Marriott Center
party — confetti, balloons, Amherst, Mass.
cake pops and more.” www.chefculinaryconference.com
The party featured the JUNE 12 – 15
school’s colors of red and
white, as well as cake pops, NACC ANNUAL CONFERENCE
cannoli and cupcakes. Also University of North Texas
on the menu were a cake and Denton, Texas
cookie cake with a razorback 206-440-9203
on it. www.nacc-online.org
Dining worked to build ex- National Association of Collegiate
citement for the change even Concessionaires
before the party. “Three days JULY 12 – 15
before the launch party we
built up the hype of the party/ NACUFS 59th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
new name with intriguing give- Nashville, Tenn.
aways (Beats Pill, Yeti Roadie 517-332-2494
and Apple Watch) — this alone www.nacufs.org
grew our Instagram following National Association of College and
by 283,” said Jacobelli. University Food Services

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