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.

Christiane Chabot

Independent Consultant

George Guidoni

Editor-in-Chief

Canadian Packaging

Gilles M-Deschênes

Retail Market Consultant at GMD 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

Mijune Pak

International Food Personality

Follow Me Foodie / Mijune Pak

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

Eddy Morassutti

Cam Hoernke

Head of External Partnerships, Brand Platform

Flipp

Andrew Palmer

Corporate Brands Project Coordinator

Pattison Food Group

Vanessa Martin

Manager, Private Brands

Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc.

Pragna Ravaliya

Sobeys

Product Innovation & Development – Own Brands

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