Shipments to Show

Dates for Shipping Products & Show Supplies

 

  • March 24-April 14: Dry goods and booth display items will be accepted at the advance warehouse. Shipments that arrive after April 14 will be subject to additional charges.

  • April 21: Items will be accepted on the show site. Items that are frozen or refrigerated will need to be sent directly to the show site starting on this date.

  • Carriers must arrive by 9:30 a.m. on April 24 for outbound shipments from Innovations.

 

Receiving Shipments on Site

 

The George R. Brown Convention Center and the local Union have strict rules regarding unloading of freight at the loading docks. Anything being delivered on site at the loading docks must be unloaded and delivered by a local Union worker. This is primarily for the safety of all, as the docks are shared with other halls and forklift traffic is high.

 

The process of receiving your materials, either at the warehouse in advance of the show or at show site during move-in; delivering them to your booth; removing empty containers for storage during the show; returning the empty containers to your booth after the show; delivering your materials back to the dock; and loading for outbound shipping, is called material handling. Charges are determined by weight and ease of handling.

 

Cold shipments will not automatically be brought to your booth. To receive any temperature controlled product, you will need to schedule a delivery. More details will be available soon. You can also make an appointment at the Heritage Exhibitor Services desk on site to have it delivered to your booth. This form of temp controlled material handling is charged per delivery, by the hour (each delivery is a one hour minimum). 

 

Shipping Labels

 

Every piece of freight you send must have one of the three Heritage color coded labels, as well as any other labels from your chosen carrier. Labels will be available to download soon.

 

If these items need to be stored in refrigerated or frozen trailers on site, use one of the colored labels:

 

  • White: Dry/Booth Display
  • Blue: Frozen (Must ship direct to show site)
  • Gold: Refrigerated (Must ship direct to show site) 

 

These samples will be accessible by visiting the Service Desk during show hours.

 

Receiving Samples from Dot on Site

 

All dry products ordered directly from Dot Foods will be at your booth when you arrive at Innovations. 

 

To receive any temperature controlled product, you will need to schedule a delivery. More information will be available soon. 

 

You can also make an appointment at the Heritage Exhibitor Services desk on site to have temperature controlled product delivered to your booth. This form of temp controlled material handling is charged per delivery, by the hour (each delivery is a one hour minimum). Exhibitors who wait to make appointments on the show site may have to wait up to an hour for their product to be delivered to their booth. 

 

For more info on ordering product for the show directly from Dot, see Food Samples.

 

Personal Operated Vehicle (POV) Deliveries

 

Exhibitors are strongly encouraged to ship to the advanced warehouse listed in the exhibitor kit. Your freight will be waiting at your booth upon your arrival. POVs are allowed in the docks, but material handling charges still apply. 

 

Exhibitors are allowed to hand carry their own small items into the convention center. Carts and dollies are allowed to come in the front of the exhibit hall, but all unloading and loading must be done in the parking garage. No unloading or loading can take place on the streets surrounding the building.