SNAXPO 2027Exhibitor guide: booth costs, dates and deadlines

For an equipment supplier showing one running module, plan on a 20×20 island: $16,000 to $40,000 as a rental or $50,000 to $120,000 custom. Seasoning and film suppliers fit well in a 10×20 rental at $7,500 to $15,000. At SNAXPO the number moves with machine plinths, utility drops and drip trays; SNAC bills space separately at $3,900 per 10×10.

SNAC wants the space balance by November 30, 2026; applications after that pay 100% upfront, and cancelling after that date costs the full space fee. For the build, we need design sign-off in late January 2027 and each machine's power and air specs before the convention center's advance utility rates close, 30 days ahead of move-in.

A SNAXPO rental covers the frame, printed fabric graphics, LED lighting, a counter, freight, install and dismantle on one fixed proposal. We size it to SNAC's rule, 8 feet at the back wall and nothing over 4 feet in the front half, and can add a custom tasting rail or machine plinth built in Fishkill, NY.

Yes. Under SNAC's rules your own full-time employees may install, or you can hand the work to the official decorator or an appointed contractor such as Purple. Utilities are the exception: the convention center's electricians and plumbers bring every line to the booth, though your technicians may connect machines to the ordered drops. We file the EAC forms and certificates so your crew badges in on time.

Yes, with paperwork. The SNAXPO27 application asks you to list every machine you will operate, SNAC requires drip pans under anything that could leak, and food or drink may be served only with written consent. The venue caps food samples at bite size and drinks at 4 ounces, and nothing but water goes down its drains, so we plan oil trays and waste removal.

Drayage, the charge for moving freight from the dock to your booth and back, is priced by weight and paid by the exhibitor, so skidded fryers, slicers and baggers add up quickly. We weigh every crate, consolidate shipments onto one bill of lading where we can and put the estimate on your proposal. The building's 19 covered docks and drive-in hall gates keep forklift moves short.

SNAXPO only comes around every other year, so the structure should earn its keep in between. We build it to break down into a 10×20 inline for PACK EXPO Southeast in Atlanta, IFT FIRST in Chicago or PACK EXPO Las Vegas, store it between shows and reprint graphics for each audience, so the machine plinths keep working.

The building's exhibit level is one 280,000-square-foot floor split into Halls A and B at 100,000 square feet each and Halls C1 and C2 at 40,000 each, all with drive-in truck access. SNAC assigns space first come, first served and may move competitors apart, so we check columns and floor boxes on your assigned spot.

We measure your exhibit against SNAC's standard-booth rule, 8 feet maximum in the rear half and 4 feet in front, then cut down or re-panel whatever exceeds it. We reprint graphics for a snack-producer audience, add a machine plinth or tasting rail if needed, ship it to Charlotte, install it with our own project manager and store it afterward.

SNAXPO27 runs Sunday, April 4 to Tuesday, April 6, 2027, at the Charlotte Convention Center, and the exhibit hall is open Monday, April 5 and Tuesday, April 6, with lunch served on the floor both days. The exhibitor dates come first: the space balance is due November 30, 2026 and insurance certificates by February 14, 2027.

At the Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S. College St. in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina; SNAC also brought SNAXPO21 to Charlotte in August 2021. Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is 7 miles and about 15 minutes away, and the LYNX Blue Line stops at Brooklyn Village and 3rd St/Convention Center, with the building directly between them.

SNAC counted over 900 snack producers and suppliers at SNAXPO21 in Charlotte, August 22 to 24, 2021, when SNAXPO brought the industry back together after more than two years. The 2025 edition in Orlando ran 15 education sessions and a Flavor Showdown among 10 seasoning suppliers. From a 20×30 booth up, exhibitors invite snack-producer customers free and without limit.

SNAC International, the snack industry trade association in Arlington, Virginia, founded in 1937 and formerly called the Snack Food Association. It represents over 200 companies worldwide and holds SNAXPO every other year, alternating with SNX, which met in Dallas March 29 to 31, 2026. SNAXPO27 is the 86th SNAC International Exhibit & Conference.

Through SNAC's online booth request form: open the SNAXPO 2027 booth map, add booths in order of preference and return the completed contract with a 50% deposit. Space is $3,900 per 10×10, islands add an $800 aisle fee and non-members add $1,250. SNAC assigns booths first come, first served, and applications after November 30, 2026 pay in full.