FLFOA Trade Show

The Central Florida FOA Trade Show is the annual one-day table-top trade show of the Central Florida Franchise Owners Association of 7-Eleven Franchisees (CFLFOA / Central Florida FOA) — the non-profit, volunteer franchisee association formed by Orlando 7-Eleven franchisees in 2009, which now represents well over 200 members in Orlando, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Bradenton, Sarasota, Daytona and Palm Bay, and is a member of the National Coalition of Associations of 7-Eleven Franchisees (NCASEF).

Last confirmed edition

• Date: Wednesday, 1 May 2024 (single day)
• Venue: DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando @ SeaWorld — Majestic Ballroom, 10100 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32821, United States
• Hours: show floor 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.; exhibitor set-up 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.; tear-down immediately after the show
• Format: regional "in and out in one day" show for convenience-store suppliers. Booth package includes ID sign, one draped table and two chairs; booth fee US$2,500 (non-refundable after 17 April 2024). Multi-level sponsor packages (Gold / Silver / Bronze) also cover the co-located charity golf outing.
• Reach: hundreds of 7-Eleven franchise owners in one day; no restrictions on what exhibitors may sell or show, and show deals are encouraged.
• Organiser contact: Leslie Dempsey, Central Florida FOA, 1348 Falconcrest Blvd., Apopka, FL 32712 (centralflfoa@gmail.com).

Related CFLFOA events

• Charity Golf Outing — Tuesday, 30 April 2024, Orange County National Golf Course, 16301 Phil Ritson Way, Winter Garden, FL 34787 (lunch and socialising 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., tee time 1:00 p.m.) — part of the same vendor weekend.
• 2025 joint edition: the three Florida FOAs (Central, South & United Florida) staged the merged First Florida Trade Show — charity golf on Thursday 3 April 2025 at Orange County National Golf Course and the trade show on Friday 4 April 2025 at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Kissimmee, FL — promoted from the CFLFOA homepage.

Status / verification

No 2026 or 2027 edition has been announced. The association's trade-show page (centralfloridafoa.com/cflfoa-trade-show) is live (HTTP 200) but currently carries no dates, and the general-meeting, holiday-party and charity-golf pages are equally empty; the franchisee sign-up form reports "Submissions for this form are closed". The dedicated 2025 show domain (firstfloridatradeshow.com) has expired and is now parked/NXDOMAIN. The association's domain, board and member services remain active. The dates shown are the last edition confirmed by the association's own trade-show page and its official 2024 vendor forms (form-Vendor-Information-24.pdf / form-Vendor-Application-24.pdf).