Market Update

International Dairy Deli Bakery Association™ 636 Science Drive, Madison WI 53711-1073 tel:608-310-5000 iddba.org     NEWS FROM IDDBA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12-14-17 What’s in Store 2018 — Shopper Behavior Steers Retail Trends MADISON, Wis. — Around the globe, 2017’s more volatile economy has taken effect on retail trends. Inflation curbs consumer …

Millennials rate core experience factors lowest; Aldi outperforms grocers in planned spending LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The Retail Feedback Group (RFG), a leader in providing actionable stakeholder feedback, today released the 2017 U.S. Supermarket Experience Study. The research, now in its tenth year, found that while supermarkets receive the strongest …

Distribution Canada Inc is announcing the impending retirement of Brian Parker.  The Board of Directors of Distribution Canada Inc has accepted his resignation.  Brian will stay in his current position of President and CEO until a suitable replacement has been found to take over the helm of Distribution Canada Inc. …

Accomplished sales leader will develop retail partnerships in key markets TORONTO, ON (January 18, 2016) – Impax Media has hired media sales veteran Eric Menzies as Vice-President of Sales and Network Development. Menzies brings nearly two decades of experience to Impax Media, a digital out-of-home startup that’s planning a rapid …

  Neal Brothers Foods is happy to announce that Shelly Hutcheson has joined our team in the newly-created role of Key Account Manager. Shelly brings 19 years of experience in the natural health products industry with experiences in retail, account management, category management, and marketing. She has held positions with; …

Local, regional, and hyper-local food suppliers and farmers are about to get a lot more attention at Country Grocer stores on Vancouver Island. Customers in six Country Grocer stores will now be able to identify 4,266 products from 111 producers that are made, grown, or raised closer to home with …

Chapman’s Ice Cream has been awarded the 2015 Most Innovative Ice Cream award for their Premium Canadian Collection Oatmeal Stickwich Cookie. The award was presented by Alex Balaguer, pictured above (centre), president of the International Ice Cream Consortium (IICC). The IICC is an international association of independent Ice Cream Manufacturers, …

Munk Pack will now be represented by Lloyd James Sales and Marketing. With Canadians continually looking for healthy food choices in their local grocery stores, this opens up greater opportunities for passionate retailers to stock shelves with new and exciting products. Whether it is gluten free or raw food, consumers …

Wild West Seasonings has opened a new facility in the Headingley Business Park, according to Rod Schwartz, president of Wild West Seasonings. After 20 years in business, the family owned business made the decision to expand, gaining greater capacity for their packaging capabilities. This has also allowed them to increase …

Neal Brothers is excited to announce they have hired the services of BrandSeed Marketing to help grow and improve their sales and marketing divisions. Jim Kavanagh, principal of BrandSeed, will be working with the Neal Brothers team to help grow the Neal Brothers brand nationally in Canada and improve their …