Burkina Faso, Gabon, Tunisia — three francophone West African buyers in one week. What this market is telling us about 2026–2027 sourcing patterns.

Wednesday at Grace factory: buyers from Chile, Kenya, Australia, Gabon, and Jamaica. Five continents of foodservice in a single day.

Tuesday at Grace factory: two distributor return visits from Canton Fair, plus restaurant buyers from Tunisia and Serbia. The week-two pattern explained.

Five days at Canton Fair 2026 taught us what 230+ foodservice buyers are actually sourcing this year. Here's what we saw.

Closing day of Canton Fair 2026. Four container orders signed in six hours, one unexpected walk-in, and the moment we forgot to eat lunch.

Day 4 of Canton Fair 2026. After 4 days and 700+ conversations, three equipment categories are clearly moving faster than the rest.

Day 3 of Canton Fair 2026 and six groups came directly from the booth to our Guangdong factory. Here is what they actually asked on the plant floor.

Day 2 of Canton Fair 2026. A Lagos buyer walked up with a napkin sketch of his new kitchen. Three hours later, we had a draft equipment list.

Day 1 of Canton Fair 2026 at Hall 19.1. We set up at 7am, doors opened at 9:30, and we ran out of English catalogs by 12:30.

Canton Fair opens in two days. If you're in Guangzhou between April 15–19, come find us at Hall 19.1, Booth J28-J29.We've been doing th...