2025 Grocery Innovations Canada

2025 Grocery Innovations Canada

Exhibition Information
Grocery Innovations Canada is an annual exhibition that brings together top brands, innovators, and leaders in the grocery and retail industries. The 2025 edition is scheduled for October 28-29, 2025, at the Toronto Congress Centre, North Building in Etobicoke, Ontario. Hosted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG), this event is recognized as Canada's largest and most influential grocery trade show. The exhibition attracts over 5,600 attendees, 1,500+ companies, and features more than 608 booths across 140,000 square feet of exhibition space.

Exhibition Categories
The main sectors featured at the exhibition include grocery products, consumer goods, food technology, and retail solutions. The event showcases the latest products, cutting-edge services, and emerging trends driving change across the industry, with specialized areas including the New Product Showcase that draws attention from buyers, media, and influencers. Key programming includes conference sessions with exclusive speakers such as Karen Proud (Grocery Code Adjudicator), Ramy Nassar (AI expert), and Aaron Goertzen (BMO Senior Economist). Additional categories encompass concurrent workshops covering topics like global transition to 2D barcodes, 2025 Independent Grocer Financial Survey results, K-Food trends, and labor market updates. The event also features NielsenIQ reports, Connect B2B matchmaking program, and comprehensive networking opportunities designed to facilitate meaningful connections between retailers, manufacturers, distributors, and service providers from across Canada and internationally.