spent the whole day at the coffee fest in the meadowlands. first time attending and it was one of the better expos i’ve been to in a long time. these trade shows are great for networking and landing new business opportunities. we met some great people and have plenty of leads to follow up with. we are expanding the range of business at tavalon and now entertaining collaborations with various distributors throughout the states. these expos are crucial to build these relationships and i wish i had participated in more of these in the past. also realized how the coffee and tea industry is very large yet so small at the same time. you see the same people over and over again and the market is very incestuous. account representatives bounce around from company to company which makes it hard to put a face to company, quite hilarious. also makes me realize how fortunate we are to have a low turnover rate at tavalon. i would hate to see any of our members leaving to work with competitors…