Largest Food Expo in the West Coast
Expo Comida Latina Heats up Hispanic Food Scene October 15-16
at Los Angeles Convention Center

Portland, Maine, August 24, 2006 - "Muy caliente!" Hot, hot, hot, is the only way to describe the upcoming Expo Comida Latina Los Angeles taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on October 15 - 16. Food and beverage professionals from across the globe are returning to Los Angeles for the much-anticipated fifth annual Hispanic food and beverage trade show. In addition, Expo Comida Latina has guaranteed yet another block-buster event by sharing this year's venue with fellow food fest leaders All Asia Food and the International West Coast Seafood Show.

In the half decade since its introduction, Expo Comida Latina has become world renown as the go-to place for Hispanic foods and beverages. Whether the search is for new products, new information, or new ideas for their growing markets, Expo Comida Latina will provide business professionals with a two-day opportunity to catch the buzz on market trends, gather significant industry information, and, of course, experience the very latest in food and beverage products first hand.

"We are delighted to welcome Expo Comida Latina back to Los Angeles, home to nearly 1.7 million Hispanic citizens," says Brian Randall, Vice President of the Cultural Food Group at Diversified Business Communications. "The Hispanic food and beverage industry in the U.S. continues to grow astronomically, recently surpassing $64 billion. I am confident that Expo Comida Latina will once again do its magic in bringing together the latest products, innovations and innovators for this exciting market."

Expo Comida Latina's unique gift is that it gives the world's Hispanic communities a platform from which to share authentic foods and beverages and accomplish growth. Expo Comida Latina welcomes companies from various Latin American homelands and includes representatives from El Salvador, Honduras, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, several Mexican states, and Canada. Exhibitors will showcase products that are unique to their country.

Expo Comida Latina will also feature seminars of particular interest to the Hispanic business community with a focus on industry insights, trends and key news. Seminars span a wide array of topics including "The Hispanic Demographic Explosion and Its Impact
on the U.S. Food Industry," "The Role of the Internet in Selling Consumer Products to
Hispanics in the U.S.," and "Vino Latino: The Exponential Growth of Latino-Owned Wineries," among others.

And, of course, what's a food expo without the food itself! To spice up the event, Expo Comida Latina will feature a Culinary Demonstration Theater hosted by the one-and-only Chef Lala. Using the most exciting and latest foods, drink and ingredients, the culinary demos will include Chino Latino - Fusion Fare with Chef Lala and Martin Yan, El Tequila en la Comida Mexicana and Spice it Up! Learn How to Create Traditional Caribbean Fare.

Expo Comida Latina Los Angeles will feature 500-plus exhibitors and anticipates more than 6,000 registrants to attend this two-day event. Press and Trade registration are available on line. For further information and registration please visit
www.expo-comida-latina.com or contact Lucila Garcia at 949-369-6515.

About Diversified Business Communications
Diversified Business Communications, a division of Diversified Communications, brings buyers and sellers together through award-winning publications and internationally acclaimed trade shows produced on four continents. Some of the other products in Diversified's food portfolio include Kosherfest, All Asia Food, SeaFood Business magazine, the International Boston Seafood Show and Fine Food Australia. For more information, visit: www.divbusiness.com.