International Exhibition - U.S. Private Label Trade Show
| Receiving applications for the exhibition selection competition is open from February 9, 2026, at 12:00 through February 23, 2026, at 18:00 (inclusive) |
On November 15–17, 2026, the U.S. Private Label Trade Show is held in Chicago, USA.
Last year, the exhibition recorded a record number of participants, with more than 1,900 companies from 60 countries. The event provides interested parties with access to the private label industry markets of the United States and Canada. Detailed information is available on the exhibition’s official website.
Organised by the LEPL Rural Development Agency, participation in the exhibition is available only to processing companies producing food and/or beverage products.
In case of complying with compliance criteria, the evaluation will be done by assigning points to the relevant indicators:
| Indicator | Score |
| 1. Annual turnover of the enterprise for the last calendar year | |
| 1.1 Enterprise (from 0 GEL to 500,000 GEL) | 1 |
| 1.2 Enterprise (from 500,000 GEL to 5,000,000 GEL) | 2 |
| 1.3 Enterprise (from 5,000,000 GEL to 20,000,000 GEL) | 1.5 |
| 1.4 Enterprise (from 20,000,000 GEL and more) | 0.5 |
| 2. Possession of an international food safety management system/standard certificate for the relevant product and/or a conformity assessment certificate issued by the LEPL National Food Agency | 2.5 |
| 3. Export of products corresponding to the exhibition content carried out within the last 3 years prior to submitting the application to the Agency | 2 |
To participate in the exhibition selection competition, you need to register on the website, fill out an electronic application, and upload the following documents:
- Copy of ID document of the authorized individual;
- Extract from the Registry of Non-Entrepreneurial (Non-Commercial) Legal Entities;
- Reference from LEPL – Revenue Service on the absence of debt;
- Document proving the annual turnover for the previous calendar year of the beneficiary, issued by the LEPL Revenue Service;
- Certificate of international food safety management systems/standards (if any);
- Document proving the export procedures (if any);
- Other additional documentation if required by the Agency.
To participate in the international exhibition, your evaluation score must be at least 3.5 points. In case of equal scores, the principle of order will apply when selecting companies.
Note: In the event that, after the completion of the review of applications received within a specific exhibition, the number of positive/approved applications is less than the number of potential beneficiaries determined by the Agency for that exhibition, participation will also be granted to companies that have fully submitted the documentation required by the programme but did not accumulate the minimum points stipulated by the programme.
When selecting applications, priority will be given to those that have accumulated the maximum score, and if applications have equal scores, the date of submission of the application to the Agency will be taken into account.
If the relevant conditions stipulated by the programme are met, you will be informed by the LEPL – Rural Development Agency about the preparation of the contract.
After successfully passing the competition, it is mandatory to become a member of the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA), for which the appropriate form is filled and sent to the said organization. Association membership fee is 1,500 euros per year. The representative of the agency will provide additional information to the selected participants.
We wish you success!
