Vancouver – The Grocery and Specialty Food West 2026 trade show, an annual event organized by the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG), will take place in Vancouver on April 21–22. For the occasion, the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) aims to organize a group participation of companies at the Canadian fair. The event connects retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and producers of specialty food and non-food products intended for the grocery channel. Buyers from across Canada attend the show in search of innovative products and solutions to introduce to the market. In the agri-food sector in particular, Italy ranked fifth among exporting countries to Canada in 2024 – and first among European countries – recording an 11% increase compared to the previous year and 16% compared to 2022. (9colonne)