▁ 5 0 0 ▁exhib itors ▁and ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁buy ers ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁ 2 9 ▁countries ▁at ▁the ▁Jacob ▁K . ▁J av its ▁Convention ▁Center . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁ 3 3 0 ▁exhib itors ▁and ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁registered ▁at ten de es ▁participated , ▁filling ▁all ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁M ead ow lands ▁Ex position ▁Center ▁in ▁Sec au cus , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁D ivers ified ▁Communic ations ▁of ▁Port land , ▁Maine , ▁began ▁co - produ cing ▁the ▁event ▁with ▁Lub ic om . ▁ ▁Location ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁Kos her fest ▁was ▁st aged ▁at ▁the ▁M ead ow lands ▁Ex position ▁Center , ▁but ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Jacob ▁K . ▁J av its ▁Convention ▁Center ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁where ▁it ▁conven ed ▁continu ously ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁it ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁M ead ow lands , ▁where ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁Att endance ▁Att endance ▁at ▁Kos her fest ▁is ▁restricted ▁to ▁manufact ur ers , ▁supp liers , ▁wh oles al ers , ▁buy ers , ▁c ater ers , ▁ret ail ▁stores , ▁and ▁media ▁personnel , ▁including ▁photograph ers ▁and ▁food ▁blog gers . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁participants