INSTITUTIONAL and BUSINESS MISSION TO CANADA:
Progetto EAT & THINK PINK CANADA
Vancouver and Montréal – 17 settembre – 23 settembre 2023
Vancouver – Montreal
Program – DRAFT
- OPAS Delegate: Antonio Rodà, Eat & Think Pink Canada Project Manager
- OPAS/Francesco Franchi srl Delegate: Francesca Noaro, Export Manager
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Expected arrival 8:25 pm at Vancouver airport with flight AC311:
Transfer by taxi/Uber to Paradox Hotel
Free dinner
Overnight stay at Paradox Hotel
Monday, September 18, 2023
| When | What | Where |
| 10.00 | Vancouver Economic Commission (Bryan Buggey, Executive Vice President) | |
| 12.00 | Lunch with Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West (Celso Boscariol, President: Ilaria Baldan, Secretary General; Alex Martyniak, Commercial Director) www.iccbc.com | 1209-419 Granville Street, Vancouver BC |
| 14.30 | Cioffi’s Group/Meat Market & Deli (Rino Cioffi, Presidente) https://cioffisgroup.com/ | 4156 Hastings St, Burnaby, BC |
| 16.00 | Columbus Meat Market (Giancarlo Masi/Vito Masi – titolare) https://www.columbusmeatmarket.com/ | 1310 NANAIMO STREET VANCOUVER, BC |
Overnight stay at Paradox Hotel
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
| When | What | Where |
| 10.00 | BC Food & Beverage (James Donaldson, President & CEO) https://bcfb.ca/ Da confermare | 9440 202 St. #310, Langley |
| 11.00 | Direct Plus Food Group (https://directplus.ca/) – distributor of Grimms Fine Foods (for private label opportunity) https://grimmsfinefoods.com/ | 8621 201 St Unit 120, Langley |
| 12.30 | Pausa pranzo | |
| 14.30 | Vancouver Community College – Culinary School (Dennis Innes – Dean, School of Hospitality, Food Studies & Business) https://www.vcc.ca/programscourses/baking-and-culinary/ | 250 W Pender St, Vancouver |
| 16.00 | Meet TBC | TBC |
Overnight stay at Paradox Hotel
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Free tours of outlets in Vancouver among the following:
Bosa Foods (Victor Benedet)
https://bosafoods.com/
1465 Kootenay St., Vancouver BC
Renzullo Food Market (open from 9 a.m.)
https://renzullofoodmarket.com/
1370 Nanaimo St, Vancouver, BC V5L 4T6
The Cheese Cave (open from 9 a.m.)
https://www.facebook.com/lagrottadelformaggio/?locale=it_IT
1791 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, Canada, British Columbia
Urban Fare (Premium Supermarket chain)
https://www.urbanfare.com/
177 Davie Street, Vancouver
Transfer to Montréal by flight AC308, departure 1:25 p.m., scheduled arrival 9:10 p.m.
Free dinner
Overnight stay at the Hotel Le Mount Stephen
Thursday, September 21, 2023
| When | What | Where | Delegati richiesti |
| 9.00 – 10.00 a.m. | Meeting Investissement QC Anna-Lena Gruenagel Foreign Direct Investment Director, Tim Khametov Senior Project Director FDI, Agri-Food |
Investissement Québec, 1001, boul. Robert-Bourassa, bureau 1000, Montréal (Québec) | Antonio Roda, Francesca Noaro |
| 10.30 – 12.00 p.m. | Coordination meeting at CCIC with Director General Danielle Virone and project manager Inga Lavallee | CCIC, 550 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, ufficio 1150 | Antonio Roda, Francesca Noaro |
| 2.00 p.m. – 3.30 pm. | Meeting with chef Pasquale Vari at ITHQ hotel and catering school | ITHQ 3535 Saint Denis St, Montreal, Quebec | Antonio Roda |
| 2.00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. | Meeting with importer Tony Le Donne, Importations Papilles | 2866 Bd Daniel-Johnson, Laval, QC | Francesca Noaro |
| 3.30 p.m. | Meeting with Berchicci Importing store manager (understanding the principles of organizing promotional corners): John Occhiuto | 6205 Bd Couture, Saint-Léonard, QC | Francesca Noaro |
| 16.30 pm | Meeting with Consul General Dr. Enrico Pavone | Consulate General of Italy, 3489 Drummond St, Montreal, Quebec | Antonio Roda |
Free dinner
Overnight stay at the Hotel Le Mount Stephen
Friday, September 22, 2023
| When | What | Where | |
| 9.00 – 10.15 a.m. | Ministry MAPAQ (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) Mr. Moez Sellami, Expert Advisor on Meat Processing. | Zoom call, CCIC, 550 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, ufficio 1150 | Antonio Roda |
| 9.00 – 10.0 a.m. | Meeting with importer Patricia Occhiuto, Importations Mini Italy | 3521 Boulevard Industriel, Montreal Quebec | Francesca Noaro |
| 10.30 -11.30 a.m. | DANIELA SFARA Board Chair e Delegata Ontario e Québec per ICC – Italian Culinary Consortium (Canada) | Zoom call, CCIC, 550 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, ufficio 1150 | Antonio Roda |
| 11.00 am– 12.00 pm | Meeting with importer Angelo Rindone, Ithaca Direct | 1355 Rue Mazurette, Montréal, QC | Francesca Noaro |
| 12.30 pm | Meeting with Milan store managers (understanding the principles of organizing promotional corners): Mario Zaurrini | Milano, 6862 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, Quebec | Francesca Noaro |
| 1.00 p.m. | Meeting with Hon. Filomena Rotiroti, Member for Jeanne-Mance-Viger; Quebec Liberal Party | 5450, rue Jarry Est Bureau 100 Saint-Léonard (Quebec) |
Antonio Roda |
3.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. |
Interview with Italian radio station CFMB With presenter Ivana Bombardieri and meeting with sales director Rosa Acocella | 5877 Avenue Papineau, Montréal, QC | Antonio Roda |
| 4.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. | Meeting with importer Stefano Simeoni, Simeoni Inc. | CCIC, 550 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, ufficio 1150 | Francesca Noaro |
Saturnday, September 23, 2023
Free tours of outlets:
Atwater Market (several specialty nezogi)
138 Atwater Ave, Montreal, Quebec H4C 2H6
Les 5 Saisons/The 5 Seasons Westmount
1280 Greene Ave, Westmount, Quebec H3Z 1C2
Transfer to Montreal airport:
Flight AC894, scheduled for 7:55 p.m.
