PMCA's Program Committee hosted a live Cocoa Tree Display in the exhibition hall. Highlights for attendees included video and microscopy demonstrations,   cocoa fruit tasting and the opportunity to take home a live cocoa tree plant with instructions for nutruing it to maturity.

2010 Exhibitor: Dairy Farmers of America                                                                             2010 Exhibitor: Loder's Croklaan                     2010 Exhibitor: Transmar Commodity Group                                                                  2010 Exhibitor: The Warrell Classic Company

Jim Greenburg, Union Confectionery Machinery and Bernie Pacyniak, Candy                           Rose Potts, Blommer Chocolate Company, with her family after   Industry Magazine, share some laughs during the Monday evening dinner                               receiving the 2010 Hans Dresel Memorial award.   program.

PMCA President, W. David Hess, Pharmaloz Manufacturing                      Tuesday evening dinner attendees had the opportunity to experience the joy of   with the 2009 Marie Kelso Award recipeint, Tracey Duffey,                     creating their own chocolate sculptures. The program, entitled "A Bird in Hand is   World Cocoa Foundation.                                                                            Delicious" was led by Master Chocolatier Emeritus, Elaine Gonzales.