WTF? What am I seeing here?
So earlier today I post about two trade shows that NSP is attending this week. The Gordon Food Service Show in Calgary and the Grocery Innovations Canada 2022 Show in Toronto.
Like past trade shows I fully expected after the events are over to follow up later in the week with posts of/links to pictures posted by NSP from the two events.
So I happen to check out the NSP Facebook page and I see the following post – Plantein
TM getting set up for the Toronto show. Looks like a decent setup for a trade show. That’s not what I find interesting and has me asking questions and admittedly excited about might be going on.
https://scontent.fyvr3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/312494597_594508732674895_1726814571411219576_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s1080x2048&_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=MD63y29vq8cAX8UDejl&_nc_ht=scontent.fyvr3-1.fna&oh=00_AT861aQ2ifIeXMBQFkUD93eWJiHvzhhP-YchvmLUcyVVOw&oe=635B6A64 The caption with the picture states:
PLANTEIN getting ready for the Grocery Innovations Canada tradeshow in Toronto!
(October 25th-26th) (From L to R)
Steven Ley - Food Broker
Evan Tsioukis - Owner & CEO of PLANTEIN Australia
John Nikolaidis - VP International Sales PLANTEIN Australia
This is Canada's largest grocery tradeshow held in Toronto.
CEO Craig Goodwin and Director of Sales Rick Lum are excited to have the team from Australia here for the most important show of the year!
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So it’s a standard trade show set up. Look closer at the people in the picture and who they are.
Steven Ley, a Vancouver based food broker, haven’t seen him mentioned or involved previously. So I did a little DD and suspect that Steven is doing some consulting work for NSP.
Nothing against Steven but it’s the other two gentlemen in the photo that has me interested/excited about what could possibly be going on In Toronto: Evan Tsioukis - Owner & CEO of PLANTEIN Australia & John Nikolaidis - VP International Sales PLANTEIN Australia. I don’t think any further explanation of who they are and why they are so important is needed.
One huge question:
What are Evan & John from Plantein Australia doing at a trade show in Toronto?
Two senior executives from a successful Australian company hop on a plane and fly to Toronto JUST to attend a trade show – not in my world. I can only speculate…. ;<)
Two weeks ago I challenged a couple posters, anyone actually, to tell us what could possibly be bad about the relationship that NSP has developed with the Vancouver Giants hockey club… crickets!!
I ask the same question about Evan & John being in Toronto…how can it be anything but positive for NSP for the two Australian executives to be at the trade show at this time?
More crickets I expect :<)
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DKM