The latest in foodservice equipment & supplies (E&S) on display.

WHAT’S HOT! WHAT’S COOL!® highlights new foodservice equipment and supplies solutions designed to make a measurable impact on real-life operations.

Eligible products include new products (introduced to the market after The NAFEM Show in 2025), substantial updates to an existing product, or working prototypes that are not yet on the market but have been tested and demonstrate cost containment in one or more of the following ways:

  • Direct cost savings: lowering operating expenses, reducing labor needs, or requiring fewer or more cost-effective materials
  • Efficiency improvements: streamlining workflows, automating tasks or reducing time and labor costs
  • Future cost avoidance: helping prevent errors, downtime, service issues or other costly disruptions

A $250 non-refundable application fee applies to each product submitted, with a limit of three (3) submissions per company.

The submission deadline is Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. CST. Qualifying products not selected for the gallery will receive honorable mention at The NAFEM Show.