The CHFA NOW Vancouver conference and trade show took place in Vancouver from March 30 to April 2, and Grocery Business was there. View part two of our gallery below (view part one of our gallery here) .
Rod Sinclair, Traditional Medicinals, Shelley Moore and Dave Gelinas, Traditional Medicinals Chris Powell, Tree of Life (retired) and Kristen Powell (Upfield) Team Tree of Life Italian Trade Agency pavilion Team Horizon Jim Slomka, Andre Chow-Leong, Loblaw Companies Limited and Sonya Aquilina, Balzac’s Frédérick Neault and Katy Ampleman, Café William Coffee, Jim Kavanagh, BrandSeed Marketing Inc.; Carmen Labbe and Jean-Roch Boudreau, Café William Coffee Team Daiya Foods Jim Slomka and Aaron Skelton, CHFA Jim Slomka and Aaron Skelton, CHFA Team Kimberly-Clark: Jennifer Mossop, Rania Benzidane, Samantha Turner, Tina Horstead Martino Ciambrelli, Naturo Group, Jordan Rogers, The Very Good Food Company, David Kam, Lassonde, Kim Pauls and Julie Pellicelli, Clorox Boyd Stevens and Peter Andreassen, Cyba Stevens Management Group Eric Longval, Melissa Richardson, Robert De Klerk, Denise Alves, Bel Cheese Canada Inc. William Crosby and Christian Boisvert, Crosby Molasses Tal Dovas and Bill Ivany, Acosta/Natural Specialty Sales Natasha Szachta and Paul Gill, Naked & Saucy Dave Thomson, Beata Antoninas and Brian Polla, Amino Snacks Mark Froke, Real Food From The Ground Up Steve Burmaster, James Dobbin and Will Cerre, Partake Brewing Brian Jackson, CPG Brand Management and Heather Smelsr, 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters Michael Seely, Seely Mint Emily O’Brien, Comeback Snacks and Errol Cerit, FHCP Dror Balshine, Consultant and Ameen Fadel, Cedar Valley Baz & Katherine Corden and Sarah Simpson-Byrd, UMYUM Foods Rafic Sidani, Ecoideas Innovation, Robert Cogan, Power Full Energy and Takudzwa Chinyani, Ecoideas Innovation James O’Young, Uncle Lee’s Tea and Gary Davis, iLevel Management Christina Johnston and Angela Ysseldyk, Dutchman’s Gold Nicolas Tomaro, Amy’s Kitchen and Jim Slomka Chris Powell, Tree of Life (retired), Melanie Barlow and Francois Bouchard, GS1 Canada Kathleen Bird, Healthology and Jim Slomka Ken Dixon, Nugale Pharmaceutical Sara Ameen, Awake Chocolate, Leanne Sedor, Affinity Group and Jim Slomka Todd Kelly and James Boettcher, Righteous Gelato David Di Dodo and Taijia Keighley, Skinny Pop Nick Simmons, Jamie-Lynn Burton and Jen Wilkinson, Propel Natural Brands Kelly Behring and Margaret Coons, Nuts for Cheese Maite Lizama, Shelley Martin and Azeem Ahamed, Elias Honey Ltd. Roxandra Botezatu, Marc-Antoine Bovet and Nicolas Duchesneau, Oatbox Group Franco Vieni, Marsham Natural Products Blake Murray, Murray Market National Team Vega; Mais St. Thomas, Christina Dinsdale, Tanya Mclaughlin Neil Green and Chris Harrington Jessica Zilberbrant, Brent Scowen, Jennifer Lihou and Julie Booth, Prana Scott Sultz, Kristen Mandel and Corey Bowen, ChocXO Paul Rivett-Camac and Johnny Larocque, St Francis Herb Farm Caitlyn Vanderhaeghe and Chelan Wilkins, KidStar Nutrients Michel MacFarlane, Unilever Sandra Kabat, CHFA and Jim Slomka Jessica Bernstein, Siew Beifuss, Aaron Rietkerk and Joelle Paquin, The Not Company Vince Lee, Advantage Solutions Kim and Matt LeBeau, LeBeau Excel Jim Slomka and Michael DiPierro, UNFI Jim Slomka and Erica Rankin, Bro Dough Lorenzo DiNino, Better Bears Jeffrey Beatty, Leanne Carson and Brandi Day, Sisu / Garden of Life Gigi Gill and Tanveer Randhawa, ZoRaw Chocolates Stefano Faita and Vish Mayekar, Faita Forgione Foods Inc. Team Indigo Team Purity Life Team Nature’s Path Louise McNally and Alexandre Jeanneau, LeGrand Team UNFI Adam Kenndy, Khalil Khamis and Justin Seah, Ramen Market The iLevel Management team from left: Heidi Blecker, Jimmy Vaid, Nancy Anderson, Gary Davis, Carlye Towne, Angeline Hircock, and Mariia Pryimachek Pierre-Olivier Drouin (left) and Cory Baran, Chosen Foods Gino Ingriselli (left) and Mario Corrente, Northern Dancer Sales & Marketing Team JonLuca Neal Gloria Guinand (left) and Sharon Rotzang, La Presserie Tom Rojek, Sonya Aquilina, and Christine Cruz-Clarke, Balzac’s Coffee Roasters Ralph Chovin (left) and Sacha Laflamme, Theobroma Chocolate Brandseed Marketing team, from left: Caroline Capizzano, Shelly Hutcheson, Jim Kavanagh, Sheila Farah, and Anna Zurawiecka Larry Bonikowsky, Grocery Business Magazine (left) and Brian Jackson, CPG Brand Management Brian Jackson, CPG Brand Management and Sarah Clarke, Freeyum Foods Left Coast Naturals team from left Lauren Keegan, Ian Walker, Sean Maracle, Luanne Svetelj and Coby Palidwar Dani Le (left) and Colleen Rintamaki, Three Farmers Foods Dom Mielnicki, Dream Pops Peter Mattson, Burnbrae Farms (left), Greg Semkuley, Rhema Made Riverside Natural Foods team from left: Lisa Rodrigues, Jonathan Grennan, Kevin Farinha, Gint Karasiejus, Teena DeAtley Patricia Salazar and Tony Towers of Colnuck Ben Miller (left), Fulya Ozkul, and Richard Stark, Level Ground Trading James Conrad, Mother Raw Amanda Sztanek (left) and Ayana Wheeler, Califia Farms Tia Loftsgard (left) and Sophie Marvell, Canada Organic Trade Association (COTA) Marie Marthe Faubert (left), Angelo Cataldo, and Nancy Desjardins, Oggi Foods Steven Singer, Fody Food Chris Beall (left), Sydney Wong, Saputo Dairy Products Team Marsham International Food Brokers: Franco Vieni (left), Dakota Marsham, Felicia Silver, Derek Marsham, Kyle Marsham, and Peter Erdelsky Chris Neal (left), Andrea Ramlogan, Casey Eleusiniotis, and Peter Neal, JonLuca Neal John (left) and Adrian Jaques, Sunshine Pickles Robert Mortensen, REM (left) with Alex Olivieri, Thomas Large & Singer UNFI’s Melinda Zoccoli (left), Stacey Kravitz, and Ali Davies Lassonde’s Barb Broder (left), Cheryl Taylor, Kostas Kapralos, and Cindy McGowan Amie Brenner (left), Ted McDowell and Alison O’Donnell Kathy Boyce of Boyce Strategic Marketing Mark Ebedes and Nicole Finelli, representing Washington Apple Commission Aurela Delibashi, USDA – Foreign Agricultural Service (left) and Natasha Townsend, Harbinger, representing California Prune Board Errol Cerit, FHCP (left), Mike Fuller, Saputo, Kristen Powell, Upfield, and Dan Bajor, Clorox. Chris Renner, Dole Foods (left) and CHFA’s Aaron Skelton Gigi Gill, ZoRaw Chocolates