Over the past year, HESCO has taken exciting strides in expanding our footprint beyond Western Canada with the launch of our new Burlington, Ontario location. This expansion marks a strategic move to better serve clients across Eastern Canada and extend our “Leaders in Foodservice Supply & Design” expertise coast-to-coast. The Burlington branch expands our reach into the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), bringing our full suite of commercial kitchen equipment, foodservice supplies, and design services closer to a larger and diverse customer base. With a dedicated local team now on the ground, we’ve been able to provide even more responsive support to new and existing clients in Ontario, helping businesses streamline operations and realize their culinary visions with tailored solutions.

The new Burlington location was established as a strategic distribution hub, allowing HESCO to significantly enhance inventory availability, reduce lead times, and support faster, more reliable deliveries throughout Eastern Canada. By expanding our warehousing and logistics infrastructure, we’ve been able to better support both national accounts and local customers, while maintaining the same high level of service and coordination that defines HESCO. This investment reinforces our commitment to scalability, responsiveness, and long-term growth as we continue to support foodservice operators coast-to-coast.

The visions that emerged at Host 2025 align with global trends that are reshaping professional hospitality. A path in which Host Milano once again confirms its role as an innovation hub.

The vibrancy of exchanges and the quality of content at Host 2025, which concluded at Fiera Milano on 21 October, speak of a sector in transformation. Technologies, creativity and education converged within a platform rich in connections, moving toward innovative materials and increasingly smart uses of digital technologies, combined with experiential formats and an emotional, almost vintage, design approach.

This high rate of innovation also enhanced the exhibition’s increasingly international dimension, with operators and exhibitors from all over the world. Among the most represented countries in terms of companies were Germany, Spain, France, the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, while strong participation from around 75 countries brought significant attendance from the Americas (35%), the Middle East and Africa (28%), Asia and Oceania (14%), and Europe and CIS countries (24%). Great attention was also drawn to the bakery world, highlighted by the renewed MIPPP focus.

Global Data and Market Signals: A Strengthening Dialogue

The trends observed at Host 2025 reflect broader market movements, confirming Host Milano as the platform that outlines the future of the sector in advance. It is a global context in expansion, resilient despite economic fluctuations. According to Future Market Insights (FMI), the food equipment market today is worth around USD 46 billion and could reach USD 73 billion by 2035, with a CAGR of 6.2%. This trajectory is supported by digitalization, IoT integration and a growing need to reduce consumption.

The bakery world is also on a positive trajectory: FMI estimates that equipment for baking and pastry will reach approximately USD 12.9 billion in 2025, with a forecasted growth to USD 23.1 billion by 2035, driven by demand for productivity and automation. In the coffee segment, the same analyst values the food-service coffee market at USD 468.9 million in 2025, with an anticipated annual growth rate of 4% until 2035, sustained by the expansion of cafés and coffee shops and the evolution of the espresso experience.

Towards Host 2027: Hospitality Accelerates with Global Scenarios and New Routes

The insights that emerged from the latest edition mark the beginning of the path toward Host 2027. At a time when innovation, sustainability and new consumption models are redefining professional hospitality, the journey expands on a global scale. The next appointment is Host Arabia, in Riyadh from 15 to 17 December, which will bring the Host Milano ecosystem into a rapidly growing market. In the medium term, the horizon points to North America through cooperation with NAFEM – North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers, which starting in 2027 will connect Host Milano with The NAFEM Show, creating a joint pathway between Europe and the United States to highlight corporate innovation and generate new opportunities for meetings with qualified buyers.

These trajectories consolidate Host Milano’s role as a hub where skills, technologies and visions intersect to anticipate the languages of hospitality. The next edition will take place at Fiera Milano from 22 to 26 October 2027.

VANCOUVER, BC (December 18, 2025) —  is giving Ramen lovers an early Christmas gift by announcing that two of new locations will open their doors this December starting with a new restaurant that soft opens in Vancouver’s Commercial Drive-Broadway neighbourhood today, Wednesday, Dec. 18^th at 1661 East Broadway.

Located in the former Hon’s Wonton House, the 1,200-sq.-ft. Commercial-Broadway outpost will be open 11 a.m. to midnight daily for dine-in, take-out and delivery during its soft open phase and seats 26 guests with a patio offering an additional 14 seats expected to open in the spring of 2026.

The popular chain will continue adding to its family of restaurants with four new openings that include its first Burnaby location — a 1,080-sq-ft. restaurant in the Gilmore district at 140-4112 Lougheed Hwy. with seating for 33 that is slated to open in late December — and three more in late January and early February of 2026.

The New Year will see Kinton Ramen open a 1,300-sq.-ft. spot in Richmond at 7899 Templeton Road that will seat up to 46; a 1,652-sq.-ft. location on Vancouver Island in Victoria University Heights at 104-1520 McKenzie Ave. that seats 46; and a 1,300-sq.-ft. spot with seating for 38 in Sunwood Square that will mark its first Coquitlam location and the 12th location for the popular brand across BC.

Kinton Ramen has grown to include more than 30 locations across Canada in major hubs like Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, with other restaurants in BC at Marine Gateway (434 SW Marine Dr.), Point Grey at UBC (6111 University Blvd.), North Vancouver (#105 - 1325 Lonsdale Avenue), Surrey (#103 - 13639 George Junction), Robson Street (420 Robson St.), Kelowna (570 Bernard Ave.) and Victoria (813 Wharf St.).

The menu at all locations — developed by Kinton Ramen Executive Chef Aki Urata — showcases a range of hearty ramen bowls prepared with slow-cooked pork or chicken broth in five distinct styles — Original, Shoyu, Miso, Spicy Garlic and Spicy Jalapeño — as well as a selection of four vegetarian bowls featuring a 100-percent plant-based broth in Original, Veg Shoyu, Veg Miso and Veg Spicy varieties. Ramen bowls will be served with a choice of thick, thin or shirataki noodles and finished with traditional and modern toppings like bamboo shoots, wood ear mushrooms, scallion, nori, and sweet corn.

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December 17, 2025 – Toronto, ON – Lactalis Canada Foodservice, a division of Canadian dairy leader Lactalis Canada, is pleased to introduce the Lactalis Culinary Companion Scholarship in partnership with We Care – a charitable organization dedicated to supporting children, youth and adults living with disabilities across Canada. 

Aimed at breaking down barriers in the kitchen to empower culinary students with disabilities, the new Lactalis Culinary Companion Scholarship is a one-time award of $4,000 designed to support one outstanding culinary student living with a disability. 

“This initiative is more than financial support – it’s a celebration of talent, perseverance, and the power of inclusive opportunities,” said We Care Executive Director, Maria Collins. “By investing in future chefs, Lactalis Canada and WeCare aim to help individuals living with disabilities turn their culinary dreams into reality.” 

“This scholarship reflects our shared commitment to empowering future culinary leaders,” said Iven Zanardo, General Manager, Foodservice and Ingredients & Exports at Lactalis Canada. “By supporting students in culinary arts, Lactalis Canada Foodservice and We Care aim to break down barriers and create pathways for success.” 

Eligible applicants must be enrolled in a recognized post-secondary Culinary Arts program in Canada. The recipient will be selected at the discretion of a select committee appointed by WeCare and the scholarship award will be presented at the 2026 WeCare Gala.

Applications are now open and eligible students must apply before February 28, 2026. For more information on the Lactalis Culinary Companion Scholarship, including where to submit your application, visit the Lactalis Canada Culinary Companionship page on the We Care website HERE.