MFV Expositions Announces 2025 Franchise Expos

Franchise News: MFV Expositions Announces 2025 Franchise Expos
Mary Vinnedge

Dates Released for Charlotte, New York City, Los Angeles and Austin Franchise Shows

MFV Expositions and Comexposium have scheduled their inaugural Charlotte, N.C., trade show for early April. It will be followed by franchise expos in New York City, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas. These events are designed to introduce thousands of prospective business owners to emerging and established franchises. Altogether, MFV Expositions says that these four expos will showcase more than 500 exhibitors and that visitors may choose to attend any of the dozens of workshops on franchise-related topics that are integrated into the shows’ agendas.

Franchise conferences serve as information central for attendees and provide significant benefits to brands. According to the company Trade Show Labs, trade show attendees are 72% more likely to buy from an exhibitor they have interacted with at a trade show than from a competitor they’ve never met. (Trade Show Labs offers various services such as strategy development and data analysis to businesses and helps them create interactive trade show experiences.)

2025 Franchise Expos

Expo dates and venues are as follows:

  • Charlotte: The Charlotte show will be held April 4-5 in the North Carolina Embassy Suites by Hilton Charlotte-Concord Golf Resort. About 1,500 guests are expected to check out 100 brands and 25 educational events. 
  • New York: The three-day New York event is scheduled for May 29-31 in the Jacob Javits Convention Center. More than 6,000 attendees are expected to visit with 300 exhibitors and participate in the 70-plus workshops and other educational presentations of their choice.
  • Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Convention Center will host over 150 exhibitors and 25 informational sessions from Sept. 5-6. Some 3,000 entrepreneurs are expected to attend.
  • Austin: The Renaissance Austin Texas Hotel has been booked for the Nov. 14-15 Texas expo. Approximately 1,500 attendees can visit with more than 125 exhibitors and sit in on more than two dozen workshops and franchise-related information sessions as desired.

In a news release announcing the schedule, Martin Joksimovic, president of MFV Expositions, said these four franchise expos are an opportunity for franchisees, vendors and suppliers to make meaningful connections for future partnerships. Brands that routinely exhibit include 7-Eleven, American Family Care, Burger King, Fantastic Sams, The Learning Experience, Perkins Restaurant and Bakery, and Rosati’s Pizza. 

About MFV and Comexposium

MFV Expositions is a major producer of franchise expos in the United States and internationally. Exhibiting franchises hail from diverse industries and require varying investment levels. MFV Expositions is headquartered in Glen Rock, N.J.

France-based Comexposium is a leading international event organizer that hosts 135-plus B2B and B2C events across many different sectors, including agriculture, construction, fashion, food, health, leisure, real estate, retail, security and tourism. At its events held in more than 30 countries, Comexposium receives in excess of 3.5 million visitors and 48,000 exhibitors per year.

To learn more about exhibiting at this year’s MFV Expos, click here. For details about attending these trade shows, visit the MFV website

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Mary Vinnedge

Mary Vinnedge

Mary Vinnedge is an award-winning journalist who has served as editor in chief, managing editor and senior editor at national and regional publications, including SUCCESS and Design NJ magazines. She also held reporting and editing roles at The Dallas Morning News and Charlotte Observer newspapers.

Before Mary began covering franchise news and trends as a staff writer for FranchiseWire and Franchise Consultant Magazine, she developed articles on topics ranging from lifestyle, education, health and science to home projects, horticulture, gardening, interior design and architecture. These articles included her reporting on academic news at her alma mater, Texas A&M University, when Mary worked in the marketing department of the Texas A&M Foundation. She continues to be a news junkie and subscribes to several publications.

Today Mary and her husband are empty nesters living on Galveston Island near Houston. The couple’s blended family – scattered around the United States – includes five children, five grandchildren and two very spoiled, very barky miniature schnauzer rescues.

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