The C&I NZ Expo has wrapped up after its second day at Auckland’s Due Drop Events Centre, with exhibitors and attendees wheeling, dealing, and networking.
With over 60 exhibitors set up, the expo had hundreds of products on display, including fresh food-to-go, ice cream treats, cooking equipment, innovative payment technology, snacks galore, and everything in between.
Safa de Valois, Group Publisher at C&I Media, said the Expo was a fantastic representation of convenience retail in New Zealand.
“The Industry Symposium featured some incredible speakers providing a wealth of knowledge and learnings to take home. Then it was straight into the Expo, where we received wonderful feedback from exhibitors about the quality and number of attendees.”
Speakers at day one of the Industry Symposium included Raewyn Bleakley, CEO, NZ Food & Grocery Council, Kerin Dickey, National Sales Manager at Bluebird Foods, James Donald, Co-founder and CEO of Ideally, and Troy Bennett, CEO, Bennett’s Petroleum Supplies.
The second day’s speaker lineup was Matt Tierney, Manager, National Retail Investigation Support Unit at NZ Police, Ben Seaborn, Sales and Marketing Executive at Safer Cities, Theo Foukkare, CEO of the Australian Association of Convenience Stores, and Kellie Struth, Head of Category and Marketing at APCO Service Stations.
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Feedback from the exhibitors at C&I NZ Expo has been very positive.
“The C&I NZ Expo has been incredible for us, to showcase our latest innovation in ice cream. We created a memorable brand moment with our Cookie Time scoop shop,” said the Cookie Time team.
“We found the C&I NZ Expo to be very good this year. It’s been a chance for us to catch up with suppliers and to make sure we’re really accessible to keep building those relationships,” said Matthew Lane, General Manager of Night’n Day convenience stores.
Shaun Winstanley, Founder of Firebird Energy shared: “The Expo has been great! We made several connections on day one and already arranged follow-up meetings with some key people in the industry.”
This year surpassed the expectations of exhibitors and retailers at C&I NZ Expo and the next Expo promises to be bigger than ever! With so many exhibitors already committing to return in 2026, the C&I Expo team is taking expressions of interest now. To secure your place for a preferred position when the floorplan is released, email exhibition@c-store.com.au today.
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