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Are you interested in an excellent opportunity to network and showcase your company's products/services to influential decision-makers in the ice cream distributing and vending industries? Then you won't want to miss the opportunity to exhibit at the TICA's 54th Annual Convention in San Antonio, TX.

View the current exhibitor floorplan here.

Testimonials:

"This convention brings together members from all facets of the ice cream and italian ice business from manufacturing to wholesalers, to product distributors, and related industry suppliers from around the country and beyond! The convention provides an excellent opportunity for both new and established frozen dessert-related companies to meet, interact, discover, learn, and possibly create new relationships to bring mutual success. " - Deborah Stanek Reast, Rosati Ice

"If you want to meet all the top companies in the ice cream industry, then you have to go to this convention." - Vince DeConna, DeConna Ice Cream

"This is not your grandfathers ice cream convention. This group of vendors and distributors have a unique collaborative approach to raising all boats with the tide. The board of directors and members went out of their way to make sure new vendors received warm introductions to their members and members were genuinely interested in exploring new solutions. Very unique group, well organized and effective." - Mike Hajjar, ERC Application

Exhibitor Registration Rates 

Receive $100 off your registration just by staying at the convention host hotel, the JW Marriott Hill Country Resort & Spa.

Make hotel reservations before you register for the convention. To redeem the discount, enter your hotel confirmation number in the registration form and enter promo code HOTEL100 in the payment section. The confirmation number is found in the confirmation email sent by the hotel upon your reservation.

Member Registration Tickets
Rate
Single Exhibit Booth
Includes one delegate registration.
$2,090
Double Exhibit Booth
Includes two delegate registrations.
$4,180
Additional Delegate
$715

TICA's Annual Convention is a member-only event. For membership information, please click here

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What's Included in My Registration?

Exhibitor registration tickets include:

  • One delegate registration with full access to all speakers, educational sessions, and food/beverages at the social/meal functions
  • An exhibit booth space with back and side wall drapes, measuring ten feet by ten feet (10’x10’) in a carpeted ballroom
  • One six-foot skirted table
  • Two chairs
  • One wastebasket
  • Booth signage featuring your company name
  • Company featured on TICA's website and convention mobile app
  • Access to the attendee list with contact information
  • Unlimited networking opportunities! 

TICA exhibitors also have the opportunity to be featured in a welcome video that is played for all attendees on the second day of the convention. A videographer will come to your booth during set-up time to record your company's one minute plug, so come prepared. Inclusion in the welcome video is optional. View a past exhibitor video.


What's NOT Included in My Registration:

A/V, electricity, internet and additional booth accessories such as furniture and graphics must be ordered through the GEMS (Gilbert Exposition Management Services) online portal hereYou will receive an email with your portal login information in the coming weeks. 

For all exhibitor-related questions, contact Cathy Gilbert at 407-438-5002 ext.113 or [email protected] 

If you need to rent a freezer and/or fridge to store your products, the following TICA members may be able to help:

Important Dates & Exhibitor Information
  • Monday, September 23: Advance shipments may start arriving at the exhibitor management company warehouse.
  • Monday, October 7: Deadline to book your hotel reservation at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa.
  • Friday, October 11: GEMS Pre-Order Discount Deadline. All orders must be received with payment in full by this date to receive discounted pricing.
  • Wednesday, October 16: Deadline to make changes to exhibitor representatives in attendance.
  • Wednesday, October 23: Deadline for exhibitor shipments to arrive at the exhibit management company's warehouse without surcharges.
  • Wednesday, October 30: Exhibitor check-in and set-up, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 1-min. exhibitor introduction videos filmed at booths.
  • Thursday, October 31: Exhibit Hall Open, 12:35 PM - 3:00 PM | Luncheon, 12:35 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Friday, November 1: Exhibit Hall Luncheon, 11:10 AM - 1:00 PM | Tear-down, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM | All exhibit hall materials must be off the floor by 4:00 PM. Exhibitors may not tear-down prior to 1:00 PM.

Transferring name badges on-site is not permitted. If there is a change to a current registrant, this must be communicated in writing to TICA Headquarters at [email protected] no later than October 16. No one will be allowed in and out of the exhibit hall without a valid registrant badge. Security will be on-site checking badges.

The attendee list will be included in the “Know Before You Go” email communication, which is distributed to all registrants with valid email addresses one week prior to the event. CHECK YOUR SPAM! The attendee list is provided to all registrants in PDF format and does not include opt-outs or EU Citizens due to GDPR regulations. TICA does not provide registrant lists by request or in any other format.

Registered Exhibitors

Exhibitors will be listed here in the order of reservation. Sponsors indicated in bold.

  • Rich's Ice Cream
  • Palermo's Pizza
  • Liebherr
  • Wells Enterprises, Inc.
  • Pepper
  • Elcold Freezers
  • Fruitfull Snacks
  • Great Dane
  • Cold Car USA
  • IntegraSys
  • Unilever
  • Sonoco ThermoSafe
  • CoolR Group
  • Totally Bananas, Inc.
  • Excellence Industries
  • Tropicale Foods
  • Due North (Minus Forty Technologies)
  • Get Silly Ice Cream
  • C. Nelson Manufacturing
  • Rosati Ice
  • Philadelphia Water Ice
  • Serendipity Frozen
  • My/Mochi Ice Cream Company
  • San Bernardo Ice Cream
  • Mars Ice Cream
  • Habco Manufacturing
  • CVT Soft Serve
  • EA Sween
  • Laceup Solutions
Cancellation Policy

All cancellations must be emailed to [email protected]. Refunds are subject to a 15% processing fee. No refunds will be made after September 24, 2024 unless the event is cancelled by TICA. 

Hotel, airline, and rental car cancellations must be made by the registrant.