{"id":5465,"date":"2025-04-11T16:59:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T20:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/?p=5465"},"modified":"2025-04-15T14:03:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:03:26","slug":"restaurants-canada-wraps-up-its-80th-rc-show-and-announces-new-venue-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/fr\/restaurants-canada-wraps-up-its-80th-rc-show-and-announces-new-venue-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurants Canada wraps up its 80th RC Show and announces new venue for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thousands of industry professionals came together for Canada\u2019s leading hospitality and foodservice trade event. <\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

RC Show 2026 to relocate to Mississauga\u2019s International Centre, expanding on opportunities to fuel the industry\u2019s potential.<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Restaurants Canada celebrated 80 years of its RC Show<\/a> this week, welcoming hospitality and foodservice professionals back to its annual three-day event at Toronto\u2019s Enercare Centre. This year\u2019s show, which took place from April 7-9 brought together an impressive number of Canada\u2019s leading hospitality and foodservice professionals and industry leaders to drive opportunities and fuel industry growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00ab\u00a0This year, we celebrated the 80th anniversary of RC Show, a milestone that highlights the sheer size, strength, resilience, and collaboration of our industry<\/em>,\u00a0\u00bb said Kelly Higginson, President and CEO of Restaurants Canada<\/strong>. \u00ab\u00a0Together, we\u2019ve built tremendous momentum, and it\u2019s being recognized. We were honored to have Premier Ford and many Cabinet Ministers join us at the opening, emphasizing the sector’s importance to the economy and the communities we serve. RC Show fuels our industry forward with innovative ideas, technologies, and trends, while supporting our advocacy efforts at Restaurants Canada to create vibrant, thriving foodservice communities.<\/em>\u00ab\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy delivered opening remarks at the RC Show\u2019s Opening Ceremony. The Premier took the opportunity to reiterate the Ontario government’s commitment to increase the LCBO wholesale discount from 10% to 15% to support foodservice businesses and the nearly 500,000 Ontarians they employ. This move is expected to save the average full-service restaurant $8,000 to $10,000 annually, allowing them to protect jobs, invest in their employees and innovation, and drive local economies across the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RC Show 2025, themed FUEL<\/em>: Your potential, people, prosperity & passion<\/em>, focused on empowering individuals and fuelling business success through innovation. Spanning over 350,000 square feet, the show floor featured 11 pavilions; dedicated spaces to celebrate diverse communities and their local innovations. Highlights from this year\u2019s pavilions included the return of the Black Experience, which won the Best First-Year Booth award in 2024, the Ontario pavilion that grew to feature over 40 local businesses, and the Indigenous Pavilion which proudly spotlighted remarkable Indigenous companies from across the country. With nearly 1,300 exhibitors, 7 live competitions, and 9 stages of programming, the event not only showcased global and local brands but also celebrated industry trailblazers while offering a dynamic platform for the latest innovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This world-class trade event featured an exceptional lineup of speakers, and four exceptional keynotes, who embody innovation, vision, passion and a deep commitment to the industry we all love. Chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s<\/a>, renowned chef, humanitarian, and founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK), joined the show for an intimate fireside chat where he discussed the resilience of the foodservice industry and how to inspire professionals to lead with purpose and thrive in an era of rapid transformation. Chef Tu\u1ec7 Nguy\u1ec5n, better known as @TwayDaBae<\/a>, culinary keynote, took the stage alongside knife-skills expert Chef Wallace Wong<\/a>, followed by a fireside chat with Trevor Lui<\/a>. Shingo Gokan<\/a>, bar & beverage keynote, bartender and founder of Fivesenses FZCO, shared industry insights and tidbits on branding, adapting to new markets, and balancing artistry with high-volume service. Mich\u00e8le Boudria<\/a>, leadership keynote, spoke to her role in building up McDonald\u2019s Canada to make the right, bold decisions while navigating the complexities of leading a large-scale business in a dynamic industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show\u2019s seven live competitions shone a spotlight on Canada\u2019s best and brightest chefs, pizza-makers, mixologists, baristas and shuckers. This year\u2019s competition winners are listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n