Competition heats up the 2012 BC Foodservice Expo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 2, 2011
VANCOUVER – The spirit of competition is in the air at the 2012 BC Foodservice Expo. Held January 29-30, 2012, at the Vancouver Convention Centre, this year’s show will feature three different culinary challenges: BC Chinese Chef of the Year competition, Roasted Competition and Hot Competition Live – Junior Chef Challenge.
This year, the top two chefs from the Roasted competition will be flown to Toronto to compete at our sister show, the CRFA Show, in the finals of the new Discovered Culinary Competition. Chefs and visitors can find out more about the competition at www.discoveredchefs.ca.
Attendees at the BC Foodservice Expo can expect to see a wide range of exhibitors from the foodservice industry, as well as:
- roving show ambassador Chef David Adjey
- i.Menu Expo on restaurant technology
- Asian Flavours pavilion
- Second annual Trends Breakfast
- Local artisan food pavilion
- Wineries and microbreweries pavilion
With over 250 exhibit booths featuring new products, foods, ideas and services, the BC Foodservice Expo is British Columbia's largest hospitality trade show. Over 5,000 attendees travel from the Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island and the Okanagan to attend both days of focused trade show, seminars and chef competitions.
Register now at www.bcfoodexpo.ca or call the show hotline at 1-866-751-3833.
The BC Foodservice Expo is owned and operated by the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, one of the country’s leading business associations with more than 30,000 members. CRFA also owns and operates the CRFA Show (www.crfashow.ca) and is the title sponsor of the ApEx show in Halifax (www.apextradeshow.ca) and the Alberta Foodservice Expo (www.albertafoodserviceexpo.ca). Proceeds from the shows fund CRFA’s advocacy, research and member services in support of a growing and prosperous Canadian restaurant industry.
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