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DCI Digital Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 1
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We would like to give a farewell to our Board Members leaving us this year and wish them thanks for their years of dedication and commitment to Distribution Canada Inc.
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Left to Right: Francois Bouchard (The Country Grocer) - Past Chair,
Jim Bexis (Sun Valley Market) - Director,
Michael Pugliese (Michael-Angelo's) - Director
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Please welcome our new DCI board members who will be joining us and providing their years of knowledge and expertise to our board:
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Left to Right: David La Mantia (La Mantia's Country Market) - Treasurer,
Jacques Beaudry (Beaudry & Cadrin) - Director,
Nigel Oliver (Vince's Country Market) - Director
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DCI & CFIG Donate $6675 to Variety Village
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Pictured Above, Left to Right: [Front Row] Madi - Variety Village, Jim Bexis - Sun Valley Market.
[Back Row] Joe Sawaged - CFIG, Tom Shurrie - CFIG, Vicki Bexis - Sun Valley Market, Marc Fortin - DCI.
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On June 28th, 2017 - DCI & CFIG met with Madi, who was featured at the Charity Golf Classic to accept the cheque on behalf Variety Village at Sun Valley Market in Scarborough, Ontario. The money raised by the event will help benefit Summer Camp programs at Variety Village, including activities, tournaments and sports programs that are inclusive to all abilities and body types. We would like to give a special Thank You to Jim and Vicki Bexis for providing a space in their store to give the cheque to Madi and Variety Village, as well as for their continuous support!
Click here to learn more about Variety Village!
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Staying Informed About The Industry
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During the June 7th afternoon of the DCI Business Summit, there were some insightful and educational business speakers who gave us a better glimpse into various industry-related topics such as the Canadian economy, its consumer behaviours and its shifting demographics. We were also able to see category insights within the commercial bakery, sliced/frozen meats, dairy, and beer industries.
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'Can I already sign up for next year?'
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Thanks to the 22 Retailers and the 22 Supplier Partners who helped make the first DCI Business eXchange a successful, fully-booked event! We've only received positive feedback on the DBX from the participants who enjoyed being in an intimate, focused, speed networking setting.
Stay tuned for next year's DBX, as we are listening to the demands to expand on the event and include even more participants!
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Let's Go To The Ball Game!
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Our Summer Home Run Blue Jays Promo with Coca-Cola, Maple Leaf Foods & Weston Bakeries is almost complete with just a few days left to submit photos of your display units! We have received a lot of photos from stores across the country boasting their displays and are excited to declare the winners of the contest early August! Thank you to all of the participating retailers and our Supplier Partners for making this program a 'home-run'!
If you still have photos of your display to submit or have any questions regarding the program, please email matthew@distributioncanada.ca or call the DCI office.
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Clockwise From Top Left: Brent Stevens, Mike Turcotte and Sean Mateer from Parmalat Canada, Peter Cavin from Country Grocer (IIBG), Jim and Vicki Bexis from Sun Valley Market, Mike Turcotte from Parmalat, Ben Pino from Pino's Get Fresh, Rick Knapp from Summerhill Market.
The DCI Star Awards Gala Dinner happened during the evening of the DCI Business Summit on June 7th, 2017. It was an intimate affair recognizing key partners, retailers, innovative products and initiatives in the grocery retail industry.
Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to our industry for taking the time to nominate and vote on each of the well deserved winners!
Partner Of The Year: Parmalat Canada
Retailer Of the Year: Country Grocer (IIBG)
Social Responsibility Award: Sun Valley Market
Leader Of The Year: Mike Turcotte
Lifetime Achievement Award: Ben Pino
Innovation Award: Summerhill Market
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Vince's Market Donates $10,000 to Cedar Centre
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Recently, our member Vince's Market gave a generous donation of $10,000 to the York Region Abuse Program - Cedar Centre that serves more than 200 York Region survivors of trauma, including children who have suffered sexual or physical abuse.
Vince’s donation will be used to redesign the family room and entrance way as well as give a general 'facelift' to the facility.
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Highland Farms Open New Location in Vaughan, Ontario
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The new location opened March 31. Along with being 56,200 square feet, the location features Kosher and organic meals and products from local farmers to meet the needs of the surrounding demographic.
With the opening of their newest endeavour, Highland Farms also donated $10,000 to the Mackenzie Health Foundation for the Vaughan Hospital.
Click here to read the featured article.
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Getting Devilish With Farm Boy
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On June 24th, 2017, Adam Henrique of NHL's New Jersey Devils stopped into Farm Boy Brantford for some delicious stir fry and was able to take a snap with store manager, Gino Caputo!
DCI would also like to wish Farm Boy a happy one year anniversary for their Westboro location! Farm Boy Westboro opened its doors on June 23rd, 2016 and has seen great success since then! Congrats!
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Lococo's Opens Fourth Location
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On May 10th, 2017, Lococo's opened up their fourth location in Brantford, Ontario. Specializing in fresh meat and produce, Brantford was chosen as their newest location due to the large demographic of blue collar roots and down to earth qualities. The 26,000 square foot store promises to deliver on quality products, with fair and competitive prices and good service. Barry Lanteigne, Lococo's General Manager thinks the Brantford community will see the value and freshness that Lococo's provides, encouraging shoppers to keep on coming back for all their grocery needs.
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Stong's Market Returns To Dunbar
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Due to the redevelopment of the 4500 block of Dunbar Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Stong's Market on Dunbar was gone for seven months while the new location at West 27th Avenue and Dunbar Street was being completed.
The newly located store re-opened on May 13th and is now the fourth time Stong's has relocated on Dunbar St. in 62 years!
Click here to read the featured article.
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Digital Shopping - Dazzling or Disastrous?
The World Economic Forum released a video on how our shopping habits are to become more personalized while we see some significant changes on the industry itself by digitally changing the consumer process by 2027. Is your company prepared for the digital revolution?
Click the video below to watch.
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RBC Capital Markets' Report on Amazon/Whole Foods
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In case you missed it, DCI sent out a report on RBC Capital Markets’ initial analyses as well as Canadian perspective on Amazon buying Whole Foods.
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If you would like to submit news from your company (Retailers & Supplier Partners) or would like to feature an ad (Supplier Partners) please email matthew@distributioncanada.ca
Click below to stay connected with DCI!
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On behalf of the DCI Management Team, Happy Canada Day to you and your company! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email us!
Marc Fortin - President & CEO:
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