Back row l-r: Linda Seiler, Galerie au Chocolat; Monica Walker, Healthy Planet; Errol Cerit, FHCP; Traci Wildish, McCormick; Brenda Seto, WFIM, Jim Slomka. Front row l-r: Ameen Fadel and Surria Fadel, Cedar Valley; Krista Payne, Melissa Cox and Anna Spano, Sobeys
Women in Food Industry Management (WFIM) held its annual holiday gala on November 23 at Millennium Gardens in Brampton, Ont.
Close to 300 people attended the event. Margaret Hudson, president and CEO of Burnbrae Farms, was the keynote speaker. Each year, WFIM holds a raffle to raise money for charity. This year, more than $5,000 was raised for Swim Drink Fish, a charity that Hudson supports. The charity focuses on supporting initiatives that make water swimmable, drinkable and fishable for everyone.
Tom Gunter, T.A.G. Marketplace Consulting Inc.; Margaret Hudson and Pam Kellogg, Burnbrae FarmsTanja Fraser, Stacey Kravitz, Rebecca MacMillan, UNFI Canada, with Charles Buhagiar, Metro OntarioLisa MacNeil, Tree of Life; Amy Smith and Samantha Chianti, McCormack Burrie, Tara Brownlee and Anabel Neeves, Tree of Life, and Helen Dallimore, Coombe CastleTeam Burnbrae FarmsTeam Nestle Purinaharles Buhagiar, Metro Inc. and Jim SlomkaMargaret Hudson, president and CEO of Burnbrae Farms, keynote speakerWFIM board from left: Mariana Macovei, Tolu Olutunfese, Debbie MacDonald, Limor Gendler, Brenda Seto, Praveena Thirunathan, Barbara OnyskowGigi Gill, ZoRaw and Debra PearceBrian Polla and Beata Antoninas, Amino SnacksErrol Cerit, FHCP; Tamara Al Dip, Nanashake; Jim Slomka and Ameen, Awake ChocolateKatharine Chiu and Cathy Pye, Tree of Life; Natalia Gomes, Metro; Lisa MacNeil, Tree of Life; Kristine Smith, Georgia Main; Ruth Bento and Julia Gennaro, Tree of LifeLarry Bonikowsky, Grocery Business and Sara Ameen, Awake ChocolateMargaret Hudson, Beth Plumstead, Sue Hudson and Kelly Teeter, Burnbrae Farmsraci Wildish, McCormick; Errol Cerit, FHCP; Sonya Fiorini, Beth Plumstead and Iain McRuvie, Burnbrae FarmsConnie Goodhall, Sue Hudson and Marsha MacKinnon, Burnbrae Farms
