Wednesday, April 29, MTCC South Building, 801 A/B & 803

11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Produce Trends

Join three industry experts from EDC, Nielsen IQ, and Execulytics for an exploration of trade shifts that are currently reshaping the fresh produce industry. This session bridges the gap between global trade dynamics and exclusive Canadian consumption data. Together these professionals will provide industry oversights of the driving the market today. Attendees will gain essential knowledge to translate these macro forces into retail successes. Developing a specialized look at drivers of the modern consumer mindset with a focus on how food loss and waste is transforming the grocery aisle.

Speakers:

  • Mike Mauti – Execulytics – Managing Partner
  • Meena Aier – Export Development Canada, Manager, EDC Economics - Research and Economic Impact
  • Francis Parisien – Senior Vice President, NielsenIQ Canada

Food Loss and Waste — Enabling the Conditions for Increasing the Value of Fresh Produce Loss and Waste

This CPMA business session explores how Canada’s fresh produce industry can create the right business and economic conditions to maximize the value of food loss and waste (FLW). It will examine the national FLW policy landscape, the complexity of food rescue systems, retail shrink insights, and emerging understanding of losses at production and distribution. A cross-sector panel will share practical perspectives on turning surplus fresh produce as well as FLW into value across the fresh produce value chain in Canada.

Speakers:

  • Jessica Wynne-Pfenning, Pfennings Farms
  • Hutch Morton, J.E. Russel
  • Julie Olmstead, SystemEQ
  • Jessica Regan, FoodMesh
  • Vince Barletta, Harvest Manitoba

Innovation in Action

Join us at the Innovation Business Session where the Innovation Zone participants will be presenting overviews of their disruptive products and services.
This years Zoners have offerings including greenhouse growing solutions, bactericidal packaging treatments, actionable analytics and much more. One of these innovators may hold the key to help drive your businesses into an exciting future.