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Join us at Connect… Canada’s Pet Trade Expo. Celebrating and promoting the growth of the Canadian pet industry with manufacturers, specialty pets live, distributors and more. A business to business show like no other.

Coming May 22-23, 2025

Niagara Falls Convention Centre

Let's Connect.


As a Canadian hosted event, Connect Canada's Pet Trade Expo is proud to showcase the thriving pet industry in Canada, which is known for its love of animals and commitment to their welfare. Canada boasts a vibrant community of pet retailers, manufacturers, distributors, specialty pet breeders and service providers, all of whom contribute to the growth and innovation of the industry. Join us! Let's Connect!

Connect:

A B2B pet trade event celebrating the Canadian pet industry hosted and created with a team that is 100% built with individuals and vendors from the Canadian Pet Industry.

our 2025 Exhibitors

Smack Pet Food

Smack Pet Food

September 06, 20241 min read

Smack Pet Food is a Canadian-based family business founded in 2007 that makes the world’s best raw, dehydrated superfood for dogs and cats. Driven by a shared love of animals, Smack improves pets’ lives with wholesome, nutrient-packed meals that combine the benefits of a raw food diet with the convenience of kibble. 

Smack’s story starts with our beloved family dog, Zorro. When Zorro was diagnosed with cancer, our family rallied to do everything we could to help him. With backgrounds in biochemistry, food engineering, and holistic medicine, our family handcrafted nutrient-packed meals to maximize Zorro’s quality of life as he battled the disease. While Zorro eventually succumbed to cancer, our family discovered a new passion for helping pets live better lives and an innovative way to do it.

Smack pet food

Today, Smack is committed to providing your pet with the highest quality food available. Every recipe is made with a short list of the world’s best GMO-free, organic superfood ingredients without any fillers. Our meats are prepared bone-in, with organs, and are raised without the use of hormones, antibiotics, drugs, or preservatives. Low in sugar and starch, Smack Pet Food is only made with the good stuff.

For more information go to: https://ca.smackpetfood.com/

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Connect Lounge

Attendees and Exhibitors alike enjoyed all the amenities of the Connect Lounge. A spacious seating area with beverages, charging stations and plenty of seating area for impromptu meetings.

Education Stage

Connect brought 2 days of educational talks to attendees. Visitors heard from Candace D'Agnolo, Pet Industry Network, Pet Retail Helper, Weruva, Instinct, eTail Pet POS and many more...

Fresh Food Showcase

A highlight of the show was Connect's Fresh Food Showcase featuring a variety of frozen and gently cooked products from many of the Connect Exhibitors. Thanks to Habco for the great looking freezer setup.

Connect Live

Wednesday night featured Connect Live at the Marriott Hotel with the E.Z. Street Band. The evening kicked off with $10,000 in cash giveaways to retailers and exhibitors...oh along with a poutine bar!!

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