Food and Beverage Summit

It's back!

Back by popular demand, the FCC Food and Beverage Summit is your chance to see what’s new, get inspired and gain valuable insights to take your food and beverage business to the next level. Learn from industry experts, network with other entrepreneurs and make connections to expand your market and grow your business.

We’re thrilled to present an exciting lineup of speakers, along with complimentary booths for food and beverage processors to showcase and demo their exceptional products. Curious who is showcasing this year? Meet our vendors.

It’s all happening in our backyard. Bigger skies. Bigger ideas. Bigger opportunities. Everything is bigger on the prairies!

Last year sold out quick – register early.

Tuesday, September 23
Prairieland Park, Saskatoon

Speakers

Travis Blanchard

Founder, Rave BBQ Rubs

Carter Bezan

Founder/Owner, Carzan Local Meats

Peter Chapman

Retail Marketer, Author, Speaker and Consultant, SKUFood

Taylor Chapman

Owner, Good Spirit Kombucha

Austin Calladine

Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, Sweet Nutrition

April Glavine

Co-Founder, Sum Good

Kirk Homenick

CEO, Hardbite Chips

Serene Martin

Director, National Marketing and Business Development, Tree of Life Canada

Megan Menzel

Assistant Vice-President, Commercial & Small Business Financing, West, FCC

Tyler Morin

Ile-a-la-Cross Fish Company

Emily O'Brien

CEO and Founder, Comeback Snacks

Des Sobool

Director, Economics and Deputy Chief Economist

Eric Waterman

Vice-President, Agri-Food Management Team, IC Canada

Speakers are subject to change.

Agenda

8:00 am	Registration and networking
9:00 am	Opening remarks	MC – Serene Martin, Tree of Life Bob Daniels, FCC Dana Hicks, AAFC James Thorsteinson, Ministry of Agriculture
9:15 am	Accelerating your growth potential	Eric Waterman, IC Canada Megan Menzel, FCC Peter Chapman, SKUFood
9:45 am	Identifying the catalysts for growth	Des Sobool, FCC
10:15 am	Morning break
10:45 am	Navigating distribution across the prairies	Taylor Chapman, Good Spirit Kombucha Austin Calladine, Sweet Nutrition Carter Bezan, Carzan Meats Travis Blanchard, Rave BBQ Rubs Tyler Morin, Ile al le Crosse Fish Peter Chapman, SKUFood
11:45 pm	Networking lunch
1:00 pm	Speakers and Q&A	April Glavine, Sum Good Hydration with Heart: The Sum Good Story Emily O'Brien, Comeback Snacks Comeback Blueprint Kirk Homenick, Hardbite Chips Seven-Up Saskatoon to Salty Snacks – One Entrepreneur’s Journey Peter Chapman, SKUFood
2:30 pm	Afternoon break
2:45 pm	Keynote speaker	To be confirmed
3:30 pm	Closing remarks	Angela Kraus, STEP Serene Martin, Tree of Life
3:45 pm	Booth showcase and connections

Last year sold out early - register early!

It's back!

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