The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is hosting a series of virtual meetings to help connect Virginia’s Finest specialty food and beverage producers to customers. The ...

When it comes to “virtual trade shows”, I agree with Gertrude Stein’s long-ago observation: There is no there, there. A virtual event and an in-person event can each be described as a “trade show”.

Whether you are new to a show or have long-standing commitments to one or several industry shows, it’s helpful to behave as if every show is a ‘clean slate’, and ask: ‘Why are we investing in this ...