Our 2022 Food Expo was held on Tuesday October 25 at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, PA and it was an exciting day! We had 350 customer accounts, represented by over 800 people, that attended the expo this year and over 90 vendors! The vendor booths were set up in the spacious downstairs of the convention center, giving everyone ample room to move around and visit with each supplier to learn more about their products, make deals and save an incredible amount of money! Customers were able to book products out for 10 weeks, covering all of the upcoming major holidays. The first 4 weeks of shipping, the Immediate Ship period, started on Saturday October 29, 2022, and will end on Friday November 25, 2022. The last 6 weeks of shipping, the Regular Ship period, will start on Saturday November 26, 2022, and conclude on Friday January 6, 2023.

This event would not have been possible without the continued and loyal support from our vendor and supplier partners. We had a record number of booths at our expo this year and are so very appreciative for all of the support we receive from our vendor community and their enthusiasm during our food expo to make each year better than the last. We held our annual vendor reception on Monday night, October 24, to honor our vendor partners and thank them for their support not only during the food expo, but throughout the whole year. We were so honored to present awards to the following recipients:

Business Services Supplier of the Year: Joe Imler, Evergreen Insurance
Fresh Beef & Pork Supplier of the Year: Neal Patmore, GPA
Deli Supplier of the Year: King’s Quality Foods
Frozen Protein Supplier of the Year: Holten Meats
Cheese Supplier of the Year: Laubscher Cheese Company
Outstanding Sales Support Refrigerated Protein Supplier of the Year: Berks Foods
Largest Volume Increase Refrigerated Protein Supplier of the Year: Sugardale Foods
Refrigerated Grocery Supplier of the Year: Martin’s Quality Eggs
Frozen Chicken Supplier of the Year: Koch Foods
Seafood Supplier of the Year: Eastern Fish Company
Largest Volume Increase – Poultry: The Best Dressed Chicken
Fresh Poultry Supplier of the Year: Fieldale Farms Corporation
Purchasing Partner Supplier of the Year: Golbon
Fred N. Imler, Sr. Vendor of the Year: Amick Farms, LLC

In addition to our vendor community, the success of our food expo, year after year, would not be possible without the support and friendship of all our amazing customers. We had a record number of customers attend our expo this year and we could not be more excited to have spent the day with so many folks – meeting our new customers, catching up with our old ones and helping everyone save money and discover new items! At the conclusion of the food expo, we held our customer and vendor appreciation dinner where we gave away four prizes to some very lucky customers! The prizes included an 85” TV, 4 Tickets to a Pittsburgh Penguins game, 2 Tickets to a Pittsburgh Steelers game and our Grand Prize – a 5 night stay for two at an all-inclusive resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic! We love being able to reward our customers and thank them for their business and loyalty. We truly view our customers as part of our extended Imler family and we were so thankful to spend the day with them, helping them save money and continue building their businesses.

Imler’s Poultry is so appreciative of all the support and loyalty from both our customers and suppliers, and we are looking forward to another successful food expo next year on October 31, 2023.