JURORS

Meet the amazing people on the Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards jury. They represent 31 of the most highly sought after food and grocery industry experts that represent leading private label, consumer packaged goods companies, as well as media, distribution, and hospitality firms.

Mary Dalimonte

President

Retail & Food Transformation

Annie St-Laurent

Director Business development and negotiation, Private Label

Metro Inc.

George Guidoni

Editor-in-Chief

Canadian Packaging

Gilles M-Deschênes

Retail Market Consultant

GMD Consultant

Joann Perron

Senior Analyst

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Josée Bedard

Consultant

Jusep Sim

Founder+CEO (Chief Epicurean Officer)

Chopsticks+Forks

Kim Arrey

Dietician

Kim Arrey Nutrition

Manisha Nagar

Product Development Manager

Walmart Canada

Marcus A. VonAlbrecht

Chef, Entrepreneur, Lecturer, and Consultant

Nithya Caleb

Editor

FOOD in CANADA

Paula Deane

Product Development Director, Corporate Brands

Metro Richelieu

Richard Baker

Founder and President

Food Distribution Guy

Robin Bradley

Associate Publisher

Mercury Publications

Shellee Fitzgerald

Editor-in-Chief

Canadian Grocer Magazine

Susie Erjavec Parker

Owner

Sparker Strategy

Tammy Barrett

Director of Marketing

Carlton Cards

Mary Scianna

Editorial Director

Grocery Business Magazine

Vanessa Martin

Manager, Private Brands

Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc.

Sydney Dhaliwal

Corporate Brands Project Coordinator

Western Family

Jen Faith

Senior Product Development Specialist

Federated Co-operatives Limited

Sarah Lowrey

Product Development Specialist

Sobeys Inc.

Errol Cerrit

EVP Industry, Public Affairs & Membership Development

Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada

Pam Horvatis

Senior Vice President, Industry Relations

GS1 Canada

Vivian Lou

Senior Product Marketing Manager

Flipp

Natalie Chung

Founder

Huemass Media | Myfoodnation

Samuel Sirois

Chef & Instructor

Institut de tourisme et d'hôtellerie du Québec (ITHQ)

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