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A panel of experts tackle challenges for Canadian bakeries.

This informative session will show you:
  • How to get grants and other recuperating funds for your bakery
  • How to find and keep skilled employees
  • How automation can help your bakery efficient and less dependent on skilled labour

Bonny Koabel, President of AKR Consulting Canada, is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Certified General Accountant. She is president of AKR Consulting Canada – a Mississauga, Ontario, firm specializing in government grants, subsidies, tax credits, refunds and rebates since 2003.
Karen Horton is a recruitment specialist helping businesses connect with the right talent for managerial and executive-level needs, as well as a hiring coach to franchise owners and independents looking to craft the right hiring process to attract and retain good people. Karen and her husband Ross are franchise owners of Patrice & Associates Recruiting Specialists – working coast to coast in North America and residing in Ontario’s lovely Niagara Region.
Doug Henderson, Regional Sales Manager, Apex Motion Control
Whether in sales or sales leadership, Doug has been providing solutions for over 30 years. With the focus on making things better, he has been successful in delivering results for both internal and external customers. He understands clearly that people will be the one topic that is constantly on the table at every company in every industry.

Thriving in a Labour Shortage takes place at 10 a.m. as part of the Bakery Showcase education break-out sessions in Al Waxman Room 4.

The Bakery Showcase conference sessions are brought to you by FCC – Farm Credit Canada.