Keynote Speaker

12:55 – 1:25 p.m.
Peter Druxerman, Vice-President, Marketing, DRUXY’S Inc.



“DRUXY’S Famous Deli – 36 Years of Learning”

In October 1976, Bruce Druxerman opened the first DRUXY’S deli at Royal Bank Plaza in Toronto. After 36 years of ups and downs and ups again with conversion from a corporate to a franchise system, new designs, new concepts, and forever evolving with the competitive environment, we continue to learn what being a restaurateur and a franchisor is all about. What we have learned most of all is that there are several critical factors to success: patience, persistence and the ability to learn and change as the world around you evolves. During this presentation, Peter Druxerman, the youngest of the three Druxerman brothers who own and operate DRUXY’S, will share their history, anecdotes and philosophies. This keynote presentation will prove to be an interesting and informative session for anyone who has dreamed but never stepped foot into the world of small business or those who want to reminisce about the joys and heartaches of that leap.