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Top Trends in the Grocery Distribution Industry for 2024

Top Trends in the Grocery Distribution Industry for 2024

The grocery distribution industry is continually evolving, driven by advancements in technology, changing consumer preferences, and emerging market trends. As we move through 2024, several key trends are shaping the way grocery wholesalers and retailers operate. At...

Ensuring Fresh, High-Quality Ingredients for Your Restaurant

Ensuring Fresh, High-Quality Ingredients for Your Restaurant

At CJR Wholesale & DairyCentral, we understand that the success of your restaurant depends on serving fresh, high-quality ingredients to your customers. That’s why we’ve made it our priority to ensure every product leaving our warehouse meets the highest standards...

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Holiday Displays for All Celebrations

Holiday Displays for All Celebrations

The holiday season is a time when grocery stores transform into wonderlands of festive ingredients and delights. While the focus is often on the traditional dishes of a particular holiday, there's a growing trend towards creating holiday grocery displays that embrace...

The Healthier Side of Snacking

The Healthier Side of Snacking

With the Holidays creeping in, it's easy to succumb to the temptations of indulgent snacks. A holiday party or a dash to the nearest convenience store for holiday movies often results in a bag of chips or a sugary treat - which isn’t always a bad thing. While these...

Creative Marketing Strategies for Wholesale Food Distributors

Creative Marketing Strategies for Wholesale Food Distributors

In today's competitive business landscape, wholesale food distributors face the challenge of not only providing quality products but also effectively reaching their target market. Creative marketing strategies have become an essential tool to help distributors to...

The Dynamic Food Service Industry

The Dynamic Food Service Industry

The Dynamic Food Service Industry The food service industry in Canada is a thriving and dynamic one that is constantly evolving to meet the changing demands and expectations of consumers. In recent years, there have been several significant trends and changes in the...

Shifting Customer Trends – Making The Most of Change

Shifting Customer Trends – Making The Most of Change

With the ever-changing landscape of working and living styles, Grocery channels are feeling the impact of new customer expectations, going beyond product availability and e-commerce. Understanding these consumer behaviours and trending habits can help retailers...

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How COVID-19 Is Changing Consumer Behavior

How COVID-19 Is Changing Consumer Behavior

Successful businesses have always known the importance of aligning their operations with trending consumer behaviours. As society progresses, the needs and expectations of consumers often adjust as well. From new information becoming accessible to the growth of social...

What can grocers expect after COVID-19?

What can grocers expect after COVID-19?

What can grocers expect after COVID-19? Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, grocery shopping has changed from being a routine errand to a logistical minefield. With social distancing and an emphasis on safe sanitary practices, grocery stores have had to adapt to...

How to Keep Shoppers in Stores

How to Keep Shoppers in Stores

In today’s digital age, technology is permeating the grocery shopping experience and the proliferation of online meal kits is having a heavy impact on grocery stores. But the war isn’t over yet. Traditional grocery stores and food retailers cannot give up their turf...

The Demand for Diverse Grocery Products in Canada

The Demand for Diverse Grocery Products in Canada

The demand for diverse grocery offerings is greater than ever. Currently, most traditional grocery stores offer an international or ethnic aisle, and communities, large and small, from Vancouver to Milton, Ontario are welcoming international grocery stores containing...

New Non-Alcoholic Beers on Tap for the Sober Curious

New Non-Alcoholic Beers on Tap for the Sober Curious

With a New Year and the overindulgences of the holiday season in the rearview, many look to January as a time of resolution; a time to take control of their health and well-being. Resolutions of promises to eat better, sleep more, exercise and in recent year, to cut...

Are Consumers Outsourcing Their Connections to Food?

Are Consumers Outsourcing Their Connections to Food?

We exist in a culture that celebrates being busy — prizing hours logged at the office or school, as well as juggling extracurriculars, hobbies and appointments. In all that hustle and bustle, we tend to sacrifice our relationship with food. Technology, services and...

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