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February 16-18, 2026
Arlington, Texas

Loews Arlington Hotel

The Marketplace Trade Show
Tuesday, February 17 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Trade Show

Marketplace’s one-day turnkey trade show includes the top trading partners and suppliers of convenience products wholesale distributors: connecting you and your team with companies that truly matter to your bottom line. You’ll get business done quickly and efficiently with the Touchdown Lounge open throughout the trade show.

Side Line Lunch

Fuel up at the Side Line Lunch from 12:30–1:30pm. It’s the perfect way to grab a quick bite without missing a play at the trade show.

Prize Drawings, the Touchdown Lounge and the Grand Prize

Each Marketplace Platinum Sponsor will host a Prize Wheel drawing at their booth during the trade show. Listen for your name to be called for a chance to spin and win!

Visit the Touchdown Lounge, a centralized place for attendees to connect and actively engage with one another. The Touchdown Lounge is also the location for the Grand Prize Drawing. Distributor member attendees are eligible for the Grand Prize Drawing during the trade show. One entry per person. Distributor member attendees must be present at the trade show to win.

Passport to Prizes

Distributor attendees will have additional opportunities to win prizes at Marketplace by engaging with exhibitors. Distributors will be provided with a passport encouraging them to visit exhibitors and complete tasks to earn a stamp.

Winners will be announced at the Hall of Fame Dinner on Tuesday, February 18.

Distributor attendees must be present at the Hall of Fame Dinner to win.

Sample passport (from 2025)

Trade Show Floor Plan

View the trade show floor plan and current participating exhibitors.

For more information, contact Jenn Finn at (703) 208-1649 or jennf@cdaweb.net.

About CDA

The Convenience Distribution Association (CDA) is the trade organization working on behalf of convenience products distributors in the United States. Its distributor members represent more than $102 billion in U.S convenience product sales, serving a wide variety of small retail formats. Associate members include leading convenience product manufacturers, brokers, retailers, suppliers and others allied to the industry.

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Disclaimer

CDA does not endorse any product or service that is advertised in CDA magazines or newsletters, displayed at CDA trade shows, or otherwise promoted by CDA members. CDA has not verified whether any tobacco or deemed tobacco product is authorized pursuant to current FDA rules and regulations. CDA shall not be liable for any purchase of, use by, or claim relating to any advertised product.

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  •   Address:
    11250 Roger Bacon Drive #8,
    Reston, VA 20190
  •   Phone:
    (703) 208-3358
  •   Fax:
    (703) 573-5738