April 2-4 at the Montreal convention center was the CPMA Convention and Tradeshow in Montreal. The largest event in the Canadian fruits and vegetables industry was a huge success this year. Largely larger than any previous conference held in Montreal, the event brought together exhibitors representing nearly 300 companies, 132 of which were Canadian and 30 were Quebecers.
The QPMA held a booth and volunteered to welcoming booth. The permanence team was able to discover the activities and actions of the association to increase membership. This year, the Quebec company UFrost (the first machine in the world that temporarily freezes alcohol) attracted visitors to the booth before letting the team exchange and learn more from interested visitors about the QPMA.
The QPMA participated in a variety of social activities during the event:
April 1st
- CPMA Marketing Committee Meeting (Florian Damy and Mario Lalancette)
- Reception evening for new members and directors (Sophie Perreault)
April 2
- Annual General Meeting (Sophie Perreault and Marie De Tarlé)
- Ice Hockey Tournament (Mario Lalancette, Florian Damy, Aurélie Péqueux)
- President 's reception evening (Sophie Perreault)
April 3
- Breakfast of the delegates (Sophie Perreault)
- Meeting BCPM, OPMA and QPMA (Sophie Perreault)
- Next-Generation networking Cocktail (Florian Damy and Aurélie Péqueux)
- Women in the Industry Networking Cocktail (Sophie Perreault)
April 4
- Industry Brunch (Sophie Perreault and Dino Farrese)
- Closing Gala (Sophie Perreault, Mary of Tarlé Salmon, Aurélie Péqueux, Florian Damy)
The 2019 edition was very rewarding and foreshadowed a very attractive 2020 (Toronto) edition. But before the annual QPMA convention will take place from August 8 to 10, 2019 at the Château Frontenac in Quebec (reserve your accommodation by clicking here)
