Do you make delicious, creative, crowd-pleasing pizza at your bakery? Bring your signature pizza to the Calgary Canadian Pizza Summit and Chef of the Year Competition, see how it stacks up and vie to win a trip to compete at the Las Vegas International Pizza Expo!
Designed to help independent businesses through ideas and innovations, the Summit will take place on Monday, July 21, at the facilities of our Platinum Sponsor and Host Sysco in Calgary.
FYI:
- This pizza-focused event brings together the Canadian pizza community to connect, learn about trends and techniques, problem-solve and sample some of the best pizza in Canada.
- Competing is optional! You don’t have to compete to attend this industry event. We invite all pizzeria, bakery-café, restaurant, catering operators and their teams and their teams to come watch the chefs at work, sample great pizza, talk with pizza-focused exhibitors who want to help you grow your pizzeria and your bottom line.
- It is free for pizzerias, bakery-cafés, restaurants, caterers and their teams – professionals with a focus on pizza!
- It is a national event! We invite pizza makers from across Canada to enter the competition for a chance to win the grand prize of a trip to compete at the International Pizza Challenge in Las Vegas in March 2026 and a cover story in Canadian Pizza magazine!
Why attend?
- Need inspiration and ideas to bolster your bakery's pizza menu from other pizzerias in Canada — your pizza community? Attend!
- Stumped by challenges at your bakery-café? Could you benefit from technical experts to help you build, grow, diversify and make your pizzeria more efficient and profitable? Attend!
- Want to see new pizza-making trends and techniques in action and sample the best pizza in Canada with an eye toward refreshing your own operation? Attend!
This day of celebrating top-notch pizza and future trends in Canada is generously supported by Gold Sponsor Lactalis Canada Foodservice and our pizza-focused exhibitors!
Here are details about the Canadian Pizza Summits across Canada. Mark your calendars and plan your visit to Calgary and Toronto! See you there! |
