PLMA Sets Theme For 2025 Private Label Show
“Store Brands Marketplace” will be the theme for the Private Label Manufacturers Association’s (PLMA) 2025 Private Label Trade Show In Chicago.
The annual event will be held November 16-18 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
The exhibit floor will feature the latest products, including food, beverages, wine and spirits, ingredients, authentic international foods and nonfoods, refrigerated and frozen foods, food service items, sustainable packaging, snack foods, beauty and cosmetic products, pet products, self-care, baby care, health and wellness, household goods, kitchenware, general merchandise, convenience foods and grab-and-go items and much more.
The announcement comes at a time of record-setting sales results for the store brands industry. In 2024, store brand sales reached $271 billion, an increase of $9 billion from 2023, setting new records in both units and dollars, according to PLMA’s 2025 Private Label Report.
“Whether attendees are looking for private label food, beverages, or nonfoods, the annual Private Label Trade Show is the place to see the newest products and latest trends,” said Peggy Davies president of PLMA. “It’s the ultimate ‘Store Brands Marketplace.’”
In 2024, the sold-out show featured 1,821 exhibitors from 60 countries, including 700 first-time exhibitors. In all, some 14,000 retailers, visitors, exhibitors, and others from the store brand and retail industries attended the event.
Attendees will have access to insights through opening seminars, a keynote breakfast on both show days, networking events, and informational on-site displays, including:
• PLMA’s Idea Supermarket, featuring the latest product and packaging trends from around the globe.
• New Product Expo, a showcase of select product and packaging innovations from companies exhibiting at the show.
• PLMA 2025 Salute to Excellence Awards, a display of retailer food and non-food product innovations chosen best private label product in their categories by industry and consumer judges.
