This year the Grocery & Specialty Food West show in Vancouver (April 23 & 24, 2018) has a brand new look and feel as it’s in a new location.
Similar to the Toronto show, both the Western show’s conference and exhibition will be all under one roof – at the Vancouver Convention Centre West Building.
The show’s theme of Excite. Exceed. Exchange. will be present throughout the two day event.
SUNDAY
Sunday Store Tours (for CFIG members only, pre registration required here: events@cfig.ca) will feature stops at the following leading Vancouver grocers: Fresh Street Market; Save-on-Foods; Choices Market; Stong’s Market.
That evening everyone is welcomed to join in our annual show kick off at the Steamworks Brew Pub from 5:30pm – 7:30pm
MONDAY
Monday Keynote with Finance Minister Bill Morneau will be followed by a market analysis by CIBC World Market’s Mark Petrie.
The trade show education sessions that afternoon will feature Matthew Diamond and James Fraser from Mosaic with Shopper Marketing as a focus, as well by CPMA’s Ron Lemaire around merchandising and marketing ideas for fresh.
Networking events Monday include the Trade Floor Mix ‘n Mingle from 4:15pm – 5:00pm, followed by dinner and entertainment starting at 6:30pm at the Summit Room (3rd floor, Vancouver Convention Centre West).
TUESDAY
The kickoff keynote Tuesday is sure to get everyone thinking about the future of retailing – Rory Capern is an ex-Googler, and formerly of Twitter, so he’ll provide insights into where retailing is going.
Concurrent workshops that morning feature the following experts:
Social media 101 – Giancarlo Trimarchi, Vince’s Market
New technologies to improve productivity and reduce costs – Stewart Samuel, IGD
Meal kits, grocerants and more – Katie Martin, Progressive Grocer/Gourmet Retailer magazines
We look forward to seeing you at the show!
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