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Winter Fancy Food ShowEXHIBIT IN THE CANADA PAVILION AT THE

37th Winter Fancy Food Show (WFFS)

January 15-17, 2012
Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA


Dear Canadian Exporter:

This is your invitation to join Canada's Organized Presence at the Winter Fancy Food Show (WFFS) in San Francisco, from January 15 to 17, 2012.

Please note that exhibitor space in the Canada pavilion is sold out. There is still room available in the Walker Program on a first-come first-served basis.

The WFFS is a premier marketplace for specialty foods. Exhibitors in the Canada pavilion will meet senior representatives from every segment of the food service industry; retailers, restaurateurs, brokers, wholesalers, importers and other distributors of specialty-gourmet, ethnic, natural and organic food, snacks and beverages. The WFFS attracts attendees from every major food buying channel, influential members of the trade and consumer press and other related businesses.

Canada Pavilion

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) will manage the Canada Pavilion at the WFFS 2012. At a competitive and reasonable price, exhibitors will benefit from a package of high quality services including;

  • Exhibit space on the international floor
  • Hard-wall construction, carpeting, company signage, basic electricity, shelves, table and chairs, a wastebasket, and daily booth cleaning
  • Exhibitor badges and show and catalogue registration
  • Increased exposure as a pavilion member
  • Support services from the Consulates General of Canada in the United States (U.S.) and Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
  • Organized Retail Tour – All day, Friday, January 13, 2012
  • Business Builders 1-to-1 program – Saturday, January 14, 2012
  • On-site and on-going marketing support

Booth space is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, upon receipt of the completed **Application for Space and Participation Agreement Form Sold out! (60KB), as well as payment of the participation fee in full. The cost for participation has been set at CAN $5,000 for a standard 10' x 10' turn-key booth, CAN$5,500 for a corner booth and CAN $3,000 for a 5' X 10' half booth.

Register today and return the original registration form along with a certified cheque or a bank draft payable to the "Receiver General for Canada" to the attention of:

Alice Brisson, Project Officer
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Tower 5, 4th Floor, Room 101
1341 Baseline Road
Ottawa, ON K1A 0C5
Tel: 613-773-1548
Fax: 613-773-1555
Email: alice.brisson@agr.gc.ca

Following receipt of your participation fee, all necessary show related information materials and supplementary service order forms will be sent to you by AAFC.

You may wish to communicate with your regional AAFC contact for additional information:

Emily MacKenzie
British Columbia
Tel.: 604-666-1065
emily.mackenzie@agr.gc.ca

Samuel Vallejos
Alberta
Tel.: 780-495-4143
samuel.vallejos@agr.gc.ca

Russ Brodner
Saskatchewan
Tel.: 306-780-7297
russ.brodner@agr.gc.ca

Ron Wonneck
Manitoba
Tel.: 204-983-4596
ron.wonneck@agr.gc.ca

Eugene Jaworski
Ontario
Tel.: 519-780-8002
eugene.jaworski@agr.gc.ca

Joseph Cogné
Québec
Tel.: 514-315-6174
joseph.cogné@agr.gc.ca

Maurice Maillet
New Brunswick
Tel.: 506-851-4356
maurice.maillet@agr.gc.ca

Shelley Manning
Nova Scotia
Tel.: 902-426-3130
shelley.manning@agr.gc.ca

Diane Farquharson
Prince Edward Island
Tel.: 902-566-7307
diane.farquharson@agr.gc.ca

Paul Rose
Newfoundland
Tel.: 709-772-5907
paul.rose@agr.gc.ca

If you have any questions, please contact Rob Hunter at 613-773- 0230 or by email at rob.hunter@agr.gc.ca.


Register today!


We look forward to working with you.

Alice Brisson 
Project Officer 
Trade Show Strategy & Delivery
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Floor 4, Room 101
1341 Baseline Road, Tower 5
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C5
Tel: 613-773-1548
Fax: 613-773-1555 
Email: alice.brisson@agr.gc.ca

Rob Hunter
Senior Market Development Officer
Trade Commissioner and Market Development Division
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Floor 3, Room 326
1341 Baseline Road, Tower 5
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C5
Tel: 613-773-0230
Fax: 613-773-1585
Email: rob.hunter@agr.gc.ca


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