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CRFA offers new trade show
November, 2007 - The Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA) has unveiled its new trade show, set to debut March 2 to 4, 2008. With the tag line “Together at Last,” the new CRFA Show amalgamates the Hostex and the Canadian Food & Beverage Show, bringing them both to downtown Toronto, under the roof of the Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place. The Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA) has unveiled its new trade show, set to debut March 2 to 4, 2008. With the tag line “Together at Last,” the new CRFA Show amalgamates the Hostex and the Canadian Food & Beverage Show, bringing them both to downtown Toronto, under the roof of the Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place.

The new location will highlight the city’s vibrant food, beverage and hospitality industry, as well as “be a showcase for Canada’s $53-billion foodservice industry, and a must-see event for foodservice operators,” says Douglas Needham, president of the CRFA. “Response to the show has been superb and we’re already looking at the possibility of a sell-out show.”

The trade show will offer a number of new features, including an Author’s Corner, with appearances and book signings by well-known cookbook, food, wine and restaurant writers. Celebrity chefs like Massimo Capra and Lynn Crawford will offer cooking demos, and a cocktail contest will allow bartenders from across the country to strut their stuff by submitting their favourite recipe to a panel of judges.

Show attendees will also have a series of free seminars to choose from, with topics such as staff recruitment and retention in a tight labour market, reducing energy costs, using flavour trends to revitalize menus, and how restaurants can go green.

Find out more about the show at http://www.crfa.ca.