Entries by Susan Dankert

Behind the Scene at Expozoo

Roselyne  Lévêque  has  been  coordinating  PIJAC  Canada’s  three  major Canadian  trade  shows,  including  Expozoo,  for  the  last  fourteen years.  Events  such  as  Expozoo  Drummondville  do  not  come  together overnight.  In  fact,  it  takes  Roselyne  and  her  team  ten  months  of  planning to  put  this  show  together.  In  the  meantime,  the  Western  show  and  the Toronto  […]

Expozoo: Reuniting the Quebec Pet Industry

20 years of history! From  the  very  beginning,  Expozoo  has  had  the  goal  of  reuniting  the Quebec  pet  industry.  But  how  did  all  of  this  start? PIJAC  Canada  had  been  invited  to  a  private  event  hosted  by  the  Petland Group  in  Quebec  in  1998  where  you  could  find  approximately  35  exhibitor booths.  The  organizers  intended  […]

AWARDS UPDATE for EXPOZOO

The votes are in and the ballot is now closed for the ExpoZoo – Quebec edition of the PIJAC Canada Awards.  Once again, we would like to congratulate all the nominees in each category.  NOMINEES Betty Mainguy – Rolf C. Hagen Donald Goulet – Oven Baked Tradition Franck Carle – PLB International Frédéric Bertrand – […]

Why I choose to attend trade shows 

Article By: Karima Jivraj, Owner of Bosley’s by Pet Valu (New Westminster, BC) PIJAC Canada Board Member I often get asked why I attend at least two major trade shows a year. One is always one of PIJAC Canada’s three shows and the other is usually an international event. As a franchisee of the largest pet […]

Voting Begins Today – Award Nominees from Quebec Revealed

  Award Nominees from Quebec Revealed and Voting Begins! *The nominations for the National Edition Awards will be announced in mid-August. We are delighted to announce the 2018 nominees from Quebec for the Favorite Sales Representative Awards and Animal Welfare is Everyone’s Business Retail Awards (Eastern Canada).   This first of two rounds of awards will be […]

Retail Award Nominees (Quebec)

Thank you for taking the opportunity to review the 5 nominees. Access to voting can be found below. Eric Gravel – 4 Pattes & Cie Éric smiles and welcomes all customers. He has a great sense of humor. He gives the best service. He supports shelters, by donation. Éric reached 15 years of activity this […]

Favorite Distribution Sales Rep Award Nominees (Quebec)

Thank you for taking the opportunity to review the 7 nominees. Access to voting can be found below. Chloé Langlois Dancose – Solutions pour animaux Chloé is a good saleswoman. She believes in the products. She is there to make us shine, answer our questions and support us during promotions, activities and events. She is […]