CIES SETS CONGRESS IN VANCOUVERCIES SETS CONGRESS IN VANCOUVER

PARIS -- The annual Executive Congress of CIES, the Food Business Forum, is to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, June 22 to 24. CIES, based here, is an international trade association that represents food retailers and their suppliers. Speakers and contributors at the Vancouver event include Brian Mulroney, former prime minister of Canada; Bill Gates, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft; Daniel Bernard, chief executive officer of Carrefour; Hans Bremme, managing director of Tengelmann; Richard Currie, president and chief executive officer of Loblaw Cos., and others.