CanSPEP Connections June 10: F&B Planning for Wellness: The Story We Tell Through What We Serve

These monthly conversations are curated to spark inspiration, foster connection, and deliver real value. Each session will feature lively, guided discussions spanning personal growth, event trends, and business insights, ensuring something for everyone.

Co-Hosted by Samantha Mele, CanSPEP Board Director, and Heidi Wilker, Past President, this month we will begin the conversation with: F&B Planning for Wellness: The Story We Tell Through What We Serve

At the core of it all is a simple truth:

If you feel good, you look good. If you look good, you play good. If you play good, they PAY good $$ (aka our clients)

Every menu tells a story. Not just of taste but of how we want people to feel, how we want them to show up, and how we carry them through an experience from start to finish.

In this Connections Call, we explore how food and beverage can be intentionally designed to support energy, focus, and overall wellbeing without falling into rigid or unrealistic “wellness” standards. Because the truth is, it is not about perfection. It is about awareness. Small, thoughtful shifts can completely change how an event is experienced.

Hosted by Samantha Mele, VP of Membership at CanSPEP and a passionate wellness advocate, this conversation is grounded in real experience. Through her own wellness journey, Samantha has seen firsthand how taking care of herself has transformed how she shows up and how her business performs.

We will chat about:

• What we are seeing across the industry and what it is inspiring
• Where the wellness conversation creates tension or pushback
• How to move beyond all or nothing thinking
• Simple ways to integrate meaningful changes into your F and B strategy (at home and in our events)

When we design with that in mind, we are not just feeding attendees. We are elevating performance, presence, and results.

Come ready to share, challenge perspectives, and rethink the role of food and beverage in your events.

CanSPEP Connections will, in general, be held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1:00 ET for one hour.

Register today and mark your calendars.

This is a CanSPEP Planner Members only event and there is no cost to attend.