The Global Pet Expo, the joint annual trade show of the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA) and the Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA), will be held next year from 23 to 25 March in San Diego. 700 exhibitors from all over the world will present their products and innovations in an exhibition area of 64 000 m2. Among those exhibiting are 150 companies that have their own stand at the show for the first time. The Global Pet Expo attracts specialist retailers, supermarket buyers, distributors and other professionals from the pet product trade.