
Grocery & Specialty Food Canada 2026: Toronto to host a key meeting point for the grocery and specialty food industry
From 27 to 28 October 2026, Grocery & Specialty Food Canada 2026 will take place at the Toronto Congress Center North Building, bringing together retailers and manufacturers from across Canada around new products, trends, and solutions for the food industry. The event is positioned as an important platform for the grocery and specialty food market, focused on discovering innovation, building relationships, and developing commercial cooperation.
Organisers underline that the event is designed to be a place where innovation meets business opportunity. It is here that leading brands are expected to showcase the latest products, services, and trends shaping the future of food and retail. The programme is presented as a combination of market innovation, networking, inspiring meetings, and practical live product demonstrations.
The scale of the event reflects its significance for the Canadian market. Organisers expect more than 320 booths, 600+ exhibitors, 1,500+ companies, as well as participation from over 5,600 key decision-makers, buyers, and thought leaders, and more than 10,000 professional and trade visitors. As a result, Grocery & Specialty Food Canada 2026is set to be an important meeting place for market players looking for new contacts, products, and business inspiration.
The exhibition profile will cover a broad spectrum of the food industry and retail trade. Exhibitors will include food manufacturers, traders, exporters, wholesalers, importers, and distributors, as well as representatives of specialty retail, delicatessens, farm shops, and independent retail. An important part of the offer will also include processing and packaging technologies, innovations, training and IT solutions, paper products, private label, and contract manufacturing.
The show will also feature segments such as pet food and supplies, snacks, confectionery, bakery products, tea, coffee and herbal infusions, FMCG, beverages, desserts, ethnic products, frozen foods, fresh fruit and produce, meat, seafood, natural and organic food, diet food, spices, condiments, herbs, sauces, preserves, mineral and flavoured water, beverages, and juices.
Grocery & Specialty Food Canada 2026 is shaping up to be an important event for companies looking to strengthen their presence on the Canadian market, follow new trends in food retail, and build connections with retailers, distributors, and buyers. For the industry, it will be an opportunity to discover new products, technologies, and directions in the grocery and specialty food market.
Venue: Toronto Congress Center North Building, Canada
Date: 27–28 October 2026


