An Interview with Canada's Restaurant Guy on NEXT 2026

Jay Ashton sits down to talk about the NEXT Food Service & the Hospitality Expo, September 13 and 14 at the BMO Centre in Calgary, and why a show built with heart first is exactly what this industry needed.

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Ashton Media Headlines

Human Connection Is on the Line

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The Importance of Being Avant Garde

Every great innovation begins as an unpopular opinion.

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Day 1 starts...

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