Top 9 Booths at Expo Jamaica

In search of the best booth, the Market Me Team found their way into the exclusive Expo Jamaica showing and visited every booth. We spoke to reps (when they were willing), sampled products (when they were available) and came up with the top 9 booths ( because we couldn't find a 10th!) out of the over 50 brands and companies that showed up! 

Moving into the weekend we have a couple recommendations for exhibitors: 

• Have samples - Make sure everyone walks away with something when they come to your booth, otherwise they will just forget you as one of the other million set-ups.
• Walk the floor - peak our interest from before we get to you by walking around and giving out samples/flyers.
• Engage everyone - reps need to be fully coached to engage and reach out to persons walking by. Many times persons get interested after talking about a product and learning about how and where your product is made.

Without further wait, here are our top 9 booths and why they made the list!

Greeted by lovely ladies dressed in outfits we thought resembled what the Jamaican bobsled team would’ve worn, this booth had on display a wide array of snacks- from sweet to savoury. They handed us goodie bags packed with their “Crunch” Cookies which not only had a brand new packaging but new flavours: Ginger, Lemon and chocolate!

Making up for a lack of engagement, the Flow booth had one very redeeming quality which made it land on our list. The life-size projection of Sanneta Myrie greeting passers by to the booth excited almost everyone when they saw it for the first time. The clean futuristic concept buildout kept you circling and searching for more, but the lack of persons manning and engaging the audience meant that after taking the obligatory selfie with the beauty queen, there was nothing else to keep you there. 

One word, BACON.

Attracted by the scent of ham, bacon and sausages, we found the Victoria Farm Processing Company. The rep there approached us right away and the free samples of bacon and jerk sausage pasta kept us interested in everything she had to say. 

Owned by parent company Spanish Grain Store Ltd, Victoria Farms’ products are locally made at their farm in Victoria, Manchester.

We are a lover of most things produced by this company… Although they did not have breadfruit chips available we were excited to see that the cassava chips now come in a larger packaging. The more the merrier.

Well if you like sports and you like beer then you will probably stop by Red Stripes booth and not leave for the entire time. Designed for the reluctant husband or boyfriend being dragged to another 'shopping' experience, the booth is a tribute to the holy matrimony between sports and beer. Stop by and sip on their latest flavours, and if you’re not into beer, there’s also Malta for a picker-upper to continue your adventure. 

Welcome to the future!

The JPS booth highlighted the next generation of electricity - where even our cars would need to tap into their source.

The rep on site was extremely engaging and explained to us that very soon we will be in an era where we will take out the trash just by using an app on our smart phones.

He explained to us how electric cars function and directed us to the cell-phone charging station on site - Now that was a win!

Everything was up for sample in this booth (hint hint brands). We were able to try out the new Ice Dream product which has a super simple 3 step process- add water, mix and freeze.

Each package makes about a pint of ice cream and though the only available flavours on the market now are Vanilla and Chocolate, the product is extremely versatile and can be used to mix and create a wide range of different blends.

So, shake things up and add peanuts or raisins to make ice dream even more interesting. 

Caribbean Broilers found an amazing way to incorporate almost all their food brands under one blended execution.

They had a meal for everyone utilizing their brands: Smart Eggs salads; Bad Dawgs signature hot dogs; Caribbean Passion chorizo, Italian or jerk sausage pasta; Copperwoods' pork-belly red peas soup, barby-jerk country style ribs and; CB Chickens pumpkin Soup.

The draped canopy roofing provided the perfect amount of shade for the guests and the music courtesy of the DJ in his elevated booth made the affair lively and entertaining.

From the deck below we spotted this eye-catching booth fitted with sailor stools, fishing nets and lifejackets just like a shipping vessel.

Once up close you notice the lobsters crawling over each other in the aquariums trying their best to get in your selfie!

It’s a rare and mesmerizing sight to see these strange hard shelled creatures alive and up close. Just staring at them we felt like we drifted away to the Dubai Aquarium.

This is the wow moment we were looking for!

Inside the booth you can see the full line of B&D Trawling products, take a break at their lounge area or just read up on everything they do. The reps were so pleasant (even though they were so busy with everyone else).