About
The Restaurant Industry Show, formerly known as the Salon d'achats Colabor, was created and established in 1987 by the Colabor Group and is positioned as one of the main food sales shows in Quebec. Renewed and modernized, the 36th edition of the Show offers a face-to-face event and a virtual transactional platform in order to offer an experience that is always adapted to customer expectations and an inclusive event for all industry players and participating distributors.
In addition to discovering thousand of products on sale, this is an opportunity for businesses to learn more about future food trends that will affect the industry and discover the offer of hundreds of manufacturers. The event connects manufacturers and brokers, distributors and businesses (HRI and retail), and thus, promotes lasting collaborations between the various actors of the food industry.
You can’t miss this event! Se you on September 18+19 at the Centrexpo Cogeco in Drummondville!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Who is the Show's target audience?
Where and when does the Salon de la Restauration 2023 take place?
If the event takes place face-to-face, what is the use of the virtual platform www.salondelarestauration.com?
When will we have access to the virtual platform to place our orders?
I'd like to register and participate in the Show, but I have no assigned distributor. What do I need to do?
I have already registered through my distributor. What else do I need to do to participate in the Show?
We are more than one buyer; could we each buy separately for our respective businesses?
Please follow the instructions during your profile activation.
How can I speak to or book an appointment with an exhibitor or with my distributor?
To do so, each exhibitor booth has red clickable icons enabling easy initiation of communication with the representative of the selected supplier. You can also look for a contact in the contacts directory. The process is the same for communicating with your distributor.
Will I be able to consult my purchase reports during the Show or only at the end?
Will I be able to speak to my representative on the virtual platform?
Can I negotiate Colabor dollars with a supplier?
Who is the Show's target audience?
Where and when does the Salon de la Restauration 2023 take place?
If the event takes place face-to-face, what is the use of the virtual platform www.salondelarestauration.com?
When will we have access to the virtual platform to place our orders?
What are the benefits for the suppliers that participate in the Show?
You promote your products to get case orders.
In addition to face-to-face meetings. you will have the chance to share your expertise virtually and communicate directly with customers via live chat, video or telephone. You distribute promotional material in your booth, transmit videos, etc.
You expand your base of potential customers and receive requests for information for the sale of your products.
You follow up with customers to provide additional information or respond to sample requests.
How to register to participate in the Show?
How are clients invited to participate in the Show?
How can suppliers conduct a follow-up with clients?
Suppliers must provide for a sufficient number of representatives (their own or supplied by a broker) in order to answer clients and offer them quality customer service at their stand, book appointments or indicate their availability to speak with clients.
Being able to provide immediate answers to client questions will enhance their experience of the digital Show, while favouring the likelihood of return visits as well as additional sales.
Can suppliers generate in real time a report on orders taken at the Show?
Note: Colabor can make changes after the Show. When the Show is over, suppliers will receive confirmation of total sales, as usual. In addition, they will be able to communicate with their category manager for more information on the orders placed during the Show.
On the platform, how will Colabor dollars be managed for clients?
What are the expectations regarding client participation at the Show?
Can clients ask for point-of-sale (POS) advertising materials or for product samples? If so, is the supplier in charge of managing this process?
What kind of technical support will be provided to the Show's participating suppliers?
As a supplier, do I have access to the other suppliers, their pages, their purchase orders and their advertising materials?
Will I be able to obtain my cumulative totals for sales, cases and Colabor dollars as in past years?
If there are several representatives for one supplier, will the report be generated for the stand only? Will it be possible to obtain it for each representative?
How do I manage the Colabor dollars on the platform?
To whom shall I address any questions about the Show?
Who is the Show's target audience?
Where and when does the Salon de la Restauration 2023 take place?
If the event takes place face-to-face, what is the use of the virtual platform www.salondelarestauration.com?
When will we have access to the virtual platform to place our orders?
What are the benefits for the clients and distributors that participate in the Show?
Obtain expertise from exhibitors on site, by live chat, video or telephone. In addition, your customers can receive promotional material and video capsules on certain products, etc.
Provide additional information or request samples.
How to register to participate in the Show?
How can vendors follow up with customers virtually?
Being able to provide immediate answers to clients' questions will enhance their experience of the Show, while favouring the likelihood of return visits as well as sales.
Can distrubutors and clients generate in real time a report on purchases made at the Show?
Distributors can make changes after the Show to the purchases of their clients, if applicable. Distributors receive confirmation of the total purchases made after the Show. In addition, clients will be able to communicate with their distributor's representative to get more information on purchases made during the Show.