CPMA 2025

CPMA / ACDFL Convention and Trade Show Montreal 2025

Celebrating 100 Years of CPMA

April 8-10, 2025

The 2025 Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s Convention and Trade Show (CPMA Fresh Week 2025) took place April at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. Since 1925, the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) has strived for progress and growth while developing a sense of community through active involvement of its members. As CPMA marks its 100th anniversary, their goal is to continue this journey towards sustainable success now and in the future as the solution environment for the produce industry.

This year's Show was a remarkable success. Absolutely all exhibition spaces available were rented by a great number of the growers and various companies and individual producers of a great variety of the fresh and organic produce. This was not only a visual delight of colours and foods on display, but also a unique opportunity to meet various producers, ask about their products, and even taste them.

This show was a tremendous success that emphasized the great importance of our communal food availability security as well as its' high quality. Especially the organic producers were quite well represented at the show which might lead to the further widening of the organic produce general mass availability in the future.

CPMA members include major growers, shippers, packers, importers, exporters, transporters, brokers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, food processors, distributors, and other food service operators who integrate all segments of the fresh produce industry. It represents international and Canadian members responsible for 90% of the fresh fruit and vegetable sales in Canada. It is funded by the industry through voluntary membership and various services, activities, and sponsorship programs.

The Show was also a very important place where the professionals could meet, discuss their business and marketing strategies. This strengthens the growers community tights and supports and ensures the common success.

The Mexican Pavilion also provided the musical entertainment that provided a welcoming entertainment pause for the attendees of the Show. 

All photos @ Nadia Sljskova

For more information, visit the CPMA website.

Women’s Show 2025

THE NATIONAL WOMEN’s SHOW 2025

The Ultimate Girl’s Day

20 Years of Fashion, Food & Fun!

March 29-30, 2025

This annual Show is a big hit with women. Held over three days at the Montreal's Palais des congres, it attracts massive crowds and is overwhelmingly popular. It is also held at the Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver.

Bring a Friend and Experience the Fashion, Food & Fun!

• Shop for exclusive products at hundreds of exhibits!

• Sample delicious food and wine, get tips on healthy living, indulge in free mini makeovers, watch cooking demos, and find fun travel ideas!

• Catch the hottest new fashions on the catwalk, Join the fun in Craft workshops, plus see endless entertainment on the Main Stage!

Here are more photos of this year's Montreal Women's Show. Do not miss your chance to visit it.

All Photos in this article @ Nadia Slejskova

For more information and the opening hours, visit The National Women's Show website.

Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert 2025

EXPO Manger Santé et Vivre Vert 2025

Montreal: 28th Edition

March 21 - 23, 2025

The Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert, the annual event that attracts great crowds of visitors every spring, is presently once again taking place at the Montreal's Palaise de congres. This year, the same as the last year, the major sponsor of this always eagerly awaited Expo is the Quebec organic grain company La Milanaise that is dedicated to be at the foreground of the organic cereal grain processing. The majority of their all organic grains are already grown in Quebec, with additional Quebec organic grain suppliers coming aboard.

La Milanaise is also providing to all the Expo visitors free shopping bags to buy and carry all the purchases they make.

Organic and health supporting and health building products are at the focus of this Expo. It offers many healthy foods and supplements and also natural and chemical free cosmetics and other life-style products. For instance, AQUA SANTÉ company offers water purification systems that are affordable and that remove water impurities, viruses, bacteria, and various chemical components. The sellers and promoters at the kiosk explain their functioning and benefits. You could also visit their website to find out more about the available water purification and drinking water enhancement systems.

The Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert's mission from its inception has been to promote healthy eating, the overall health, and to raise the awareness of the importance of the quality of food as it affects our lifestyles. It also primarily focuses on the environmental ecology, on the sustainability issues and the availability of the clean water and food, and on the pollutants free healthy living.

Mushroom products are also promoted at the Expo and in one of the kiosk the promoter is wearing a mushroom hat.

 

The natural cosmetics attract many visitors' interest.

The specialty foods that promote health are very popular and capture the everybody's attention, offering many tasting opportunity and also a buying possibility of the products one likes.

All photos @ Nadia Slejskova

Visit the Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert website for more information and opening hours.

Please note that this Expo attracts very large crowds.