Change-ups among pitches at ShoWest

March 13, 2008 [...] though trade show exhibitors at ShoWest include lots of popcorn machine and candy vendors, theater seat manufacturers and carpet companies, there always are a few more au courant confab vendors on board as well. [...] while theater-cleaning suppliers remain a part of the exhibitor mix, Royal Paper this year decided to put an emphasis on its "green" maintenance products like biodegradable trash bags. Similarly, Component Engineering has been coming to ShoWest for years, but this year it's stressing the availability of theater-management hardware that's compatible with digital-cinema installations.

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