For more than 40 years, H.H. Backer Associates Inc. has been at the forefront of the pet industry with its record-breaking trade shows and educational conferences. As a highly respected and progressive force in the constantly evolving pet industry, H.H. Backer Associates Inc. delivers quality buyers and quality results. H.H. Backer is proud to announce that its pet industry trade show now has a new name: Total Pet Expo. With this and other exciting changes/additions, Backer welcomes in a new era of its outstanding legacy. Backer's Total Pet Expo 2014 Fall Trade Show occurs September 19-21, 2014, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont (Chicago), IL. In 2013, the fall show comprised of 408 exhibitors in 693 booths and over 6,500 retail buyers from around the world.