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GIC '07 Promises Fresh Ideas

The 8th annual Grocery Innovations Canada (GIC) trade show and conference (Oct. 29-30) at the Toronto Congress Centre, promises to offer attendees plenty of information on trends, issues and innovations impacting grocery stores. The GIC '07 will feature more than 500 exhibits and will attract more than 6,000 grocery industry representatives. Speakers at the conference will include Tim Penner, president of Proctor & Gamble and Bill McEwan, president & CEO of Sobeys. A panel discussion will also provide insights into some of the best-managed companies in Canada and will be comprised of Frank Coleman of Colemans Food Centre, Newfoundland; Anthony Longo of Longo Brothers Fruit Markets in Ontario; and Milford Sorensen of Thrifty Foods in British Columbia (stores recently sold to Sobeys.) A luncheon on Monday will honour industry achievers including entrepreneur, Jim Pattison, who ! will be receiving the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers' "Spirit of the Independent Award." Source: Canadian Grocer E-Newsletter, October 5, 2007.