Sep 22, 2017Live streaming to debut at POTATO EXPO 2018
POTATO EXPO will launch a live streaming network covering POTATO EXPO 2018, called The Eye. Reporters for the service will cover the show floor and conduct in-depth interviews at The Eye booth #636. All interviews, as well as highlights from the third annual Spud Nation Throwdown Cook-off and featured sessions in the new POTATO EXPO Innovation Hub, will live-stream throughout the convention on Facebook Live and YouTube.
“The Eye will provide a full 360-degree view of the trade show making it more informative, interesting and fun,” said Jim Tiede, co-chair of Potato Expo 2018.
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In addition, the voting for sessions featured at the Innovation Hub Main Stage is now open at www.Potato.Onscore.Net/Vote. Located on the Trade Show floor, the Innovation Hub will include presentations, panel discussions and research findings. Members of the POTATO EXPO community are invited to vote on the topics they find most interesting. Session options include a variety of educational topics such as production, research, consumer trends, food safety, globalization, food service, labor and use of marketing and social media to network, increase sales and more.
The Main Stage will feature 12 events over 2.5 days. In addition, there are nearly 20 breakout sessions taking place in other locations. Voting closes Sept. 27. After the votes are tallied, the Innovation Hub schedule will be announced Oct. 5.
In addition, the 2018 Spud Nation Throwdown Cook-off will have a new twist: blind judging. In its third annual year, test kitchen culinarians from the biggest brands who market potatoes or use potatoes in their ingredients will don their chef hats and head to the stage where they will prepare their most innovative dishes. Hosted by Phil Lempert, the Supermarket Guru, the judging panel will taste each chef’s creation blindfolded to offer their objective reviews. The Throwdown takes place over two days with two finalists competing one-on-one to turn mystery ingredients left for them on the stage into a Spud Nation winning dish.
