The Marketing Brief | Local Business Marketing: Food & Bev Edition

Join us for an interactive event where marketing experts take on the industry's hottest takes.

Audience members will have a chance to vote on their stance for each prompt, weighing in before the experts respond. Then, hear from seasoned pros as they break down each take, share insights from real-world experience, and challenge the boldest opinions in marketing today.

Designed to challenge your perspective within the world and connect you with Edmonton’s sharpest minds, this evening blends insight, debate, and laid-back, honest networking that’s all about real conversations.

This edition of The Marketing Brief focuses on Local Business Marketing: Food & Bev Edition, exploring how restaurant owners build strong local brands and turn community into real business growth.

Featuring Wilson Wong, Co-Owner of Boa & Hare and Van Loc, and Jorgia Lindquist, Co-Founder of DON'YA Ukraine’s Kitchen. Together, they bring hands-on experience building restaurants, cafés, and food brands in Edmonton’s competitive hospitality landscape.

Wilson offers perspective from operating and growing multiple restaurant and café concepts, while Jorgia brings insight from expanding DON'YA beyond the restaurant into a frozen food line, successfully bridging in-person dining with retail product growth.

Through interactive discussion and audience participation, this panel will unpack what it really takes to build loyalty, scale strategically, and create community-driven food brands in today’s local market.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

MKT Fresh Food | Beer Market, 8101 Gateway Boulevard Northwest, Edmonton, Canada

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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