{"id":30251,"date":"2015-04-14T10:29:50","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T17:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=30251"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:17:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:17:43","slug":"grocery-specialty-food-west-crowns-the-top-10-most-innovative-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/grocery-specialty-food-west-crowns-the-top-10-most-innovative-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Grocery\u00a0&#038; Specialty Food West Crowns the Top 10 Most Innovative Products"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We helped judge this competition and while our choices were far different, we still tip our hats to all the winners! We did put a vote in for the perogies though!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Showcase shines\u00a0a spotlight on the best products, food and trends coming to a store near you!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers announced their Top 10\u00a0Most Innovative products from the annual Grocery &amp; Specialty\u00a0Food West show.\u00a0Western Canada\u2019s annual tradeshow for independent grocers celebrates specialty,\u00a0artisanal, global and gourmet, a gastronomical affair for\u00a0food retailers and\u00a0manufacturers ready to do business.<\/p>\n<p>The show takes place from April 13-14, 2015 at the Vancouver Convention\u00a0Centre East, and brings together\u00a0more\u00a0than 300 booths, and over 160 exhibitors, on\u00a0the\u00a065,000-sq.-ft. trade floor.\u00a0Expert judges in food and media handpicked\u00a010 products from the New Product showcase based on uniqueness, buzz and\u00a0innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Top 10 Most Innovative Products (no particular\u00a0order):<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/grocery-specialty-food-west-crowns-the-top-10-most-innovative-products\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-30251 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/grocery-specialty-food-west-crowns-the-top-10-most-innovative-products\/gsw_2015_top10_cheerios\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/GSW_2015_Top10_CHEERIOS.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/GSW_2015_Top10_CHEERIOS.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, 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