A Show to Taste, Touch, Feel, and Live — in Person.
Experience the ultimate gathering for foodservice professionals, designed to ignite your senses, elevate your offerings, and spark fresh ideas. Nothing beats the real experience.
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Taste, Compare, Decide
Try the latest products, feel the textures, compare the flavors — and choose what you’ll serve with confidence. -
Spot the Trends
Get inspired by food innovations and discover what will excite your customers next. The Show is your go-to source for fresh ideas. -
Meet the Manufacturers
Talk directly with the creators behind the products. Build lasting, human business relationships. -
Live a Sensory Experience
Every aisle holds something new. This is total immersion — to be felt with all your senses.
Register Now to Experience Colabor Show 2025… for Real.
Secure your spot and join a community of passionate foodservice professionals. This isn’t just something you’ll want to see — it’s something you’ll want to live.
What to Expect
About the Colabor Restaurant Industry Show
Since 1987, the Colabor Restaurant Industry Show has been a must-attend event for Quebec’s food industry professionals. Now in its 38th edition, the show returns stronger than ever with a hybrid format:
An immersive in-person experience at Centrexpo Promutuel in Drummondville
Paired with a transactional virtual platform to connect with professionals across the province.
Why Join Us?
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Taste, touch, and compare thousands of discounted products
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Connect in person with 180+ manufacturers
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Discover 2025’s leading food trends
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Forge long-term business relationships in a stimulating setting
Save the date — September 30 — for the food event of the year!
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have questions, we have answers. Select the category that interests you to find the information you’re looking for.
Where and when does the Salon de la Restauration 2025 take place?
If the event takes place face-to-face, what is the use of the virtual platform www.salondelarestauration.com?
I have already registered through my distributor. What else do I need to do to participate in the Show?
I'd like to register and participate in the Show, but I have no assigned distributor. What do I need to do?
We have more than one buyer, can we each make purchases for our company?
How can I speak to or book an appointment with an exhibitor or with my distributor?
Will I be able to consult my purchase reports during the Show or only at the end?
When will we get access to the virtual platform to place our orders?
Will I be able to speak to my representative on the virtual platform?
Who is the Show's target audience?
Where and when does the Salon de la Restauration 2025 take place?
If the event takes place face-to-face, what is the use of the virtual platform www.salondelarestauration.com?
What are the benefits for the suppliers that participate in the Show?
- All products selected and confirmed by your category manager for the Show will be included on the virtual platform.
- 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 are clients invited to participate in the Show?
How can suppliers follow up with customers?
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.
What are the expectations regarding client participation at the Show?
When will we have access to the virtual platform to place our orders?
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, will I have access to other suppliers, their page, purchase orders or advertising material?
If a supplier has several representatives, will the report be generated for the booth only?
Who should I contact if I have questions about the Colabor Market?
Who is the Show's target audience?
How to register to participate in the Show?
Do Colabor Dollars still exist?
Where and when does the Salon de la Restauration 2025 take place?
If the event takes place face-to-face, what is the use of the virtual platform www.salondelarestauration.com?
Who is the Show's target audience?
What benefits are there for customers to participate in the Colabor Market?
It's also an excellent opportunity for them to obtain live expertise from our exhibitors, whether by chat, video call or phone call. They may also request samples.
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.
How do I sign up a new customer?
To whom do I address any questions about the Show?
When will we get 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?
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.