Feb. 27 - Mar. 1, 2022
Enercare Centre, Toronto
The Canada Pavilion showcases the immense reach and breadth of our country’s offerings, and celebrates the quality and innovation produced. Update your menu by including Canadian-made and Canadian-grown products that highlight our country’s bounty.
Presented By
Canada Beef
DFC
Quebec
Chicken Farmers
FCC
Pavilion HIGHLIGHTS
Dairy Farmers of Canada
Dairy Farmers of Canada celebrates Canadian milk and presents new cheese trends made with Canadian dairy products beautifully paired with wine, beer and coffee. Find out how partnering with the Dairy Farmers of Canada can help you drive traffic and increase your cheque size. Support locally farmed, natural ingredients and quality dairy products and proudly promote the Blue Cow logo.
Chicken Farmers of Canada
Stop by the Chicken Farmers of Canada exhibit for a chance to win one of two, $500 gift cards and learn about the programs that farmers use to raise their birds to the highest standards of care, quality and sustainability. Now, when consumers choose chicken with the Raised by a Canadian Farmer logo, they know that they’re getting the best from their local farmers.
Behind the Barn Door: Onsite Live Chicken Farm Tour & Q&A
Tues, Mar. 2 - 1:00pm-1:45pm EST
Culinary Stage
Presented by Chicken Farmers of Canada
Join us for a live Q&A session where you take a tour of a Canadian chicken farm and speak directly with a farmer! Learn about what Raised by a Canadian Farmer truly means.
Participating Exhibitors
Canada Beef
Chicken Farmers
DFC
FCC
Health
Quebec Spirits
CANADIAN BEEF & VEAL PAVILION
Take a tour of Canadian beef and veal industries, beef cuts and profitable seasonal opportunities and resources to ensure profitable returns with local Canadian beef & veal offerings. Amie Peck will discuss an award-winning documentary and the role of cattle in preserving Canada’s endangered temperate grasslands. Discover profitable solutions with undervalued Canadian beef cuts. Canada Beef will also share facts and resources available and how to respond to beef myths to tell the right story
Pavilion HIGHLIGHTS
Daily from Monday to Wednesday in the Canadian Beef & Veal Pavilion, find insightful and solutions-based programming to help feed the recovery of your operations.
Mon, Mar. 1 - 11:00am-11:30am EST
Canada Beef Performs
Take a tour of Canada Beef’s resources that will ensure profitable returns with your local Canadian beef offerings
Mar. 1 & 2 - 2:00pm-2:30pm EST
Canadian Beef Market Insights with Duane Ellard
Tues, Mar. 2 - 11:00am-11:30am EST
Guardians of The Grasslands
Amie Peck will discuss this award-winning documentary and the role of cattle in preserving Canada’s endangered temperate grasslands.
Tues, Mar. 2 - 2:00pm-2:30pm EST
Beef Myth Busters
Canada Beef will share facts and resources available and how to respond to beef myths to tell the right story with Michele McAdoo.
Wed, Mar. 3 - 11:00am-11:30am EST
Hidden Gems
Discover profitable solutions with undervalued Canadian beef cuts.
Wed, Mar. 3 - 2:00pm-2:30pm EST
The Ground Beef Tool Kit
Learn how to ‘speak meat’ with this handy resource that covers topics like: how Canadians cook with Canada’s #1 ground meat
Best of Butchery: Uncovering Menu Ideation & Industry Tools
Mon, Mar. 1 - 3:00pm-3:45pm EST
Culinary Stage
Presented by Canada Beef
Join top chefs from the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence as they dive into the best of butchery. They’ll discuss and showcase product attributes and versatility, innovative techniques, address current challenges and identify new opportunities. You’ll also uncover new approaches for maximizing beef on your menus, and equip your team with the tools to speak confidently about your menu offerings.
FARM CREDIT CANADA Pavilion
Did you know that Farm Credit Canada is the only lender 100% invested in Canadian food? From start-ups to mature enterprises, FCC partners with businesses and entrepreneurs to help them reach their full potential. Looking to grow or expand a business, let FCC help find new opportunities through their networks and financing expertise.Check out some of the companies they support by visiting the Farm Credit Canada Pavilion.
Participating Exhibitors
Black Fox
Fallentimber
King Cole
Naked Natural
Soleterra
Village
The Pandemic Effect: Economic Outlook on Issues Affecting You
Tues, Mar. 2 - 12:30pm-1:15pm EST
Speaker Stage
Presented by Farm Credit Canada
Two leading food industry economists will be engaging in an intimate discussion about the most relevant issues that are impacting you. Learn about supply chain disruptions and economic trends to identify emerging opportunities and risks in food markets. This discussion will move you past the numbers and into analytical answers and data-backed insights to help you prepare, plan and recover.
Québec SPIRITS
Boldly, creatively and expertly, the distillers of Québec have been exploring the Quebec region and paying tribute to its wealth of natural resources: the soil, the climate and the culture. Today, Quebec is the largest gin market in Canada and more than 50 craft distilleries spread across the province. Visit the Québec Spirits Feature Area to discover 29 of these unique stories.
Participating Exhibitors
Blue Pearl
3 Lacs
Cote
Montreal
Quebec
Appalaches
marigots
29
fjord
quai
laurent
fils
grand
chauf
manuf
mitis
noroi
oush
pirate
puyjalon
sheffird
strada
vent
wabasso
lafrance
oshlag
ubald
vice
Schedule HIGHLIGHTS
Discovering the Gems of Quebec
Sun, Feb. 28 - 2:00pm-2:45pm EST
Bar & Beverage Stage
Presented by Spirits of Quebec and Made with Love
Noted bar owner and beverage expert Andrew Whibley will guide you through innovations in the craft distillery industry of La Belle Province. In the spirit of supporting your local purveyors, this session is not to be missed!
Local Bar Check-In
Tues, Mar. 2 - 3:00pm-3:45pm EST
Bar & Beverage Stage
Presented by Spirits of Quebec and Made with Love
The Hosts of the Bar & Beverage Stage sit down with some of Canada’s most prominent bar figures, to discuss war stories and fond memories, and to raise a toast to resilience and the reopening of Canada's Bars.