Food & Beverage

Grocery Innovations Canada 2026

rocery Innovations Canada 2026 is the premier stage where top brands, innovators, and thought leaders come together to shape the future of grocery and retail. Featuring exhibitions, conference sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities, the event brings together key decision-makers, buyers, and industry leaders. Discover the latest products, innovati…

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12Voices

0Underwriters

0Exhibitors

0On the bill · sessions

12Companies · in total

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The Voices

Programmed at Grocery, in alphabetical order.

Aaron Goertzen

Sr. Economist & Director · BMO

Adam Halim

SVP, Product & Marketing · Flipp

Adam Zimmerman

Co-Founder · Ideal

Brian Bradley

President · Stong’s Markets Ltd.

Carman Allison

VP of Business Development · Canada

Cole Jones

Local Line

Cyndi Loza

Senior Editor · Path to Purchase Institute

David Burnett

St. Culinary Development Manager · McCormick & Company

Dino Bianco

Spirit of the Independent

Edward Son

Korea Food Trading

Gary Sands

SVP · Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers

Henry Chambers

SVP Canada & Americas · Sentinel

Intermission

Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 12 companies, parsed from the program.

“Twelve companies in attendance.”

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

№ 01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House

0All threespeak · spons · exh

0Sponsoringsponsor only

0Exhibitingexhibitor only

12Speakingspeaker only

№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

50% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

Founder / Owner18%
VP-level433%
Director / Head of18%
Manager / Lead18%
Other roles542%

Of 12 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room

01BMO1V
02Canada1V
03Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers1V
04Flipp1V
05Ideal1V
06Korea Food Trading1V
07Local Line1V
08McCormick & Company1V
09Path to Purchase Institute1V
10Sentinel1V
11Spirit of the Independent1V
12Stong’s Markets Ltd.1V

№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this convocation.