19^th ANNUAL CANADIAN SUMMIT on FOOD SAFETY

The premier event for bringing together food safety leaders from across Canada to share experiences and learn from experts

Toronto, ON

April 2025

YOUR MOST PRESSING FOOD SAFETY QUESTIONS ANSWERED

The 18th Annual Canadian Summit on Food Safety returned to Downtown Toronto in 2024, bringing together senior food safety experts from top Canadian food manufacturing, retail, and food service companies. Attendees had the opportunity to:

Gain unique insights into the latest food safety trends and regulations directly from the CFIA, Health Canada, and the FDA.
Unite with peers to identify best practices in food safety training and culture.
Drive the reduction of single-use items in food safety to meet their organization’s sustainability goals.
Transform their organization’s supply chain to successfully meet demand without compromising food safety.

The event saw participation from Canada’s top food safety professionals, including Mother Parkers Tea and Coffee, Maple Lodge Farms, Embassy Ingredients, Sysco, Dominos, University of Guelph, and many more!

This edition was an in-person event featuring interactive sessions, curated breakout learning, and face-to-face networking opportunities. The conference was also streamed virtually for increased reach and higher engagement.

ATTENDEES SOURCED ACTIONABLE FOOD SAFETY STRATEGIES

Gained recommendations from world-leading expert, John Spink, Director of the Food Fraud Prevention Think Tank at Michigan State University, on top methodologies for detecting and preventing food fraud.
Engaged with speakers from all leading government authorities and got answers to their questions directly from the CFIA, Health Canada, and the FDA.
Bolstered their safety track records via the integration of new AI applications for the food safety industry.
Took away proven strategies to enhance sustainability within their manufacturing processes, reducing environmental impact and resource consumption.
Developed blueprints for maximizing profitability from the fast-growing plant-based food and beverages market by getting quickly up to date with the latest regulations and labeling requirements.

VIEW 2024 AGENDA

ATTENDEES JOINED INTERACTIVE NETWORKING SESSIONS

Took a deep dive down the food innovation rabbit hole and joined one of our roundtable discussions.
Shared common challenges and best practices with financial service peers on a topic of choice.
Enjoyed a quick icebreaker during speed networking and achieved conference networking goals in a fun and agile fashion.
Exchanged LinkedIn information and grew networks by meeting like-minded individuals.
Brainstormed innovative methods to fill gaps in food safety strategies.

HARNESSING THE POWER OF AN IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL EVENT

This hybrid experience was specially designed to help attendees capture the most value possible!

Expanded networks and enhanced peer-to-peer learning with a larger audience and broader reach of attendees.
Cultivated lasting connections through one week of pre-event virtual networking on the summit platform.
Consulted industry experts and got toughest questions answered with the help of an in-person and virtual exhibitor hall.
Connected and built relationships with peers who had similar interests and career objectives using AI matchmaking tools and filters.
Enjoyed on-demand speaking sessions and content that could be viewed anytime, anywhere.

2024 FEATURED SPEAKERS

Martin Duplessis

Director, Bureau of Microbial Hazards

Pamela MacDonald

Senior Director, Ontario Operations

Peter Koufopoulos

Deputy Director for Animal Derived Foods, Office of Food Safety, Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition

John Keogh

Professor of Practice, McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics and Principal

Maria Corradini

Associate Professor and Arrell Chair in Food Quality, Department of Food Science

John Spink

Director, Food Fraud Prevention Think Tank

Sharon Mohammed

Director, Government and Industry Relations

Ron Judge

Senior Director - Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Animal Welfare & Customer Service

See All 2024 Speakers

DRIVE DEMAND GENERATION WITH INTENT-BASED BUYERS

The Canadian Summit on Food Safety brings together the biggest names in the food manufacturing, food service and retail sector and provides them with leading food safety solutions. It enables them to access strategically focused content in an environment conducive to forging lasting business partnerships.

This is your opportunity to cultivate relationships with the industry’s key influencers and buyers at this exclusive event. Build your pipeline with qualified sales leads by taking advantage of one of our sponsorship opportunities now.

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Testimonials

The networking opportunities have been numerous, useful and fun.

Longo’s
Well organized with a wide variety of interesting topics.

Food and Drug Administration
This was a meeting of my peers – good fit of audience, topics and speakers.

Ocean Spray Cranberries
Well organized, relevant program for food plants.

Tetra Pak Inc.
Great conference and speakers. Lot of variation in topics of speakers and what they are bringing. Great potential for networking with some elite food safety and regulatory industry leaders.

Reuven International Ltd.
The conference has been very valuable. Really appreciated all the speakers and presentations. Questions and answers are most valuable.

Sensient Flavors Canada