Benefits of Partnering with a Reliable Wholesale Distributor
In today's competitive market, businesses need advantages that will help them thrive. One of the most critical decisions for any business that deals in physical products is selecting the right wholesale distributor. A reliable wholesale distributor can be a...
Benefits of Partnering with a Reliable Wholesale Distributor
In today's competitive market, businesses need advantages that will help them thrive. One of the most critical decisions for any business that deals in physical products is selecting the right wholesale distributor. A reliable wholesale distributor can be a...
Exploring International Food Trends and Import Opportunities
The culinary landscape is a vibrant tapestry of flavors, influenced by diverse cultures and evolving consumer preferences. In this blog post, we'll take a journey into the world of international food trends and highlight the import opportunities that lie within, as...
Exploring International Food Trends and Import Opportunities
The culinary landscape is a vibrant tapestry of flavors, influenced by diverse cultures and evolving consumer preferences. In this blog post, we'll take a journey into the world of international food trends and highlight the import opportunities that lie within, as...
News & Industry Updates
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
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 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
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...
Canada’s Children Medication Shortage Update
At the moment, there is a shortage of acetaminophen and ibuprofen products, commonly known as Children's Tylenol and Advil across Canada. Owing to an early rise in viral illnesses over the spring and summer of 2022, cold and flu has come sooner than expected affecting...
CJR joins the Canadian Health Food Association
CJR is proud to announce we are now members of the Canadian Health Food Association! Read more about the CHFA here.
Tips & Insights
Inflation Raising Grocery Bills
Food inflation in Canada is at 6.5 percent, the highest year-over-year increase in grocery expenditures in more than a decade, thanks to increasing supply costs, shipping fees, and wages. "We're starting to see commodity price increases ripple through to the grocery...
Grocery Trends to look for in 2022
Consumers are continuing the search for meals that are prepared ethically, have high nutritional value and can be delivered in an eco-friendly fashion, but preferably in less than an hour or it’s free. These five trends are all on-brand for 2022: Vegetarian, But Make...
Eating Right and Early
Breakfast is back in style, and with it, innovative creations made for mornings. As predicted, the first meal of the day is once again becoming the most cherished. With people still working from home, many by choice at this point, a lot of folks are finding they have...
Ontario’s Post-Covid19 Grocery Industry
COVID-19 has brought to light aspects of food retail that most consumers had formerly taken for granted. The period of panic-buying has curbed as consumers have become accustomed to the “new normal” of grocery shopping. New shopping patterns, with higher reliance on...
Supermarket Heroes
Many grocery workers, once hailed heroes, are struggling with anxiety as they continue to go to work as stay-at-home orders are in place. Called essential workers at the start of the pandemic, now supermarket employees are feeling forgotten. The vaccine rollout is...
Sustainable Packaging
As Canadians become more and more interested in the environmental impact of the supply chain, companies like wholesalers can take action now to become top contenders among today’s concerned buyers. Consumers are making their choices not only based on the quality of...
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