PHOENIX -- Virgo Publishing announced pre-registered attendee figures for SupplySide West 2005 are up more than 15 percent compared to the previous year. The event is scheduled for Nov. 9 to 11 at The Venetian and The Sands Expo in Las Vegas.   Booth sales have increased 10 percent compared to 2004.

"SupplySide West has had exceptional growth every year since its inception in 1997," said Peggy Jackson, director of publishing for Virgo Publishings Health and Nutrition Division. "With more than 730 booths and 50 presentations over the course of three days, SupplySide West is the worlds largest event for functional and healthy ingredients."

More information, including updated exhibitor lists and registration forms, is available at www.supplysideshow.com/west. Registrations are also accepted on site. The next SupplySide event, SupplySide East, is scheduled for May 1 to 3, 2006, at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, N.J.
 
Virgo Publishing produces the SupplySide Trade Shows and Conferences, the Focus on the Future Executive Conference and Retreat, and the online training Web site nutrilearn.com; and publishes Natural Products INSIDER, Food Product Design and HSR: Health Supplement Retailer magazines.