Trade Show Attendees
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PNE Forum, Vancouver
From the Ground up is the only 100% B.C. Trade Show connecting our local brands to multiple market channels!
Exhibitors are companies with products grown, made, or packed in B.C. and include new, emerging, and established B.C. food and beverage companies to ensure there is something for everybody! From the newest local brands to established companies that have been in the family for generations and every stage in between. We understand each market channel has different needs.
Who Can Attend the From the Ground Up Trade Show?
Primary Industry: Buyers for retail, food service, and institutional food service; menu planners; chefs; distributors, brokers, food service providers, and investors in food & beverage companies.
Not-For-Profit & Industry Associations: Not-for-profit organizations or charities in the food and beverage industry as well as the industry associations.
Suppliers, Services, & Consultants: Suppliers of ingredients, packaging, labelling, equipment, machinery and more. As well as consultants, coaches, financial services, marketing agencies, branding agencies, designers, demo and merchandising companies etc.
B.C. Food & Beverage Companies: B.C. food and beverage companies that would like to walk the show floor.
Media: Writers, bloggers, influencers, and any other media that cover the food and beverage industry.
Please note this is a closed industry-only event. It is not open to the public.
Testimonials from Past Attendees
“It was a great show, and I’ve told all of my colleagues that we will likely end up carrying 90% of the items in the show, which is an unprecedented rate of acceptance. Our company has considered this one of the best shows in the field of many contenders since its inception.”
Georgia Main Food Group
Buyer
“Our UBC Culinary and Purchasing team always attend FTGU. It is an excellent opportunity for us to make connections with local F&B businesses. It is also where healthy, local F&B innovation begins. The intimate size of the event is ideal and in just a few hours you can have meaningful conversations with all vendors. At UBC we purchase high quality, nutritious, sustainable foods and prioritize fresh, minimally processed ingredients. We are also deeply committed to local food. We understand that food tastes better and is more sustainable when it is consumed as close to source as possible. FTGU helps us deliver on these important values.”
