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Grocery and Specialty Food West’s annual Canadian trade show and conference is being held virtually on May 11-12, 2021, with live retailer connect.

The event is an exclusive B2B virtual trade show, designed to connect people.

The virtual event will bring together customers and stakeholders for meetings, networking and relationship building.

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