Preparing Your Business For Back To School
As summer draws to a close, the back-to-school season kicks into high gear, bringing a surge in demand for a wide range of products. For food service, this is an opportunity not just to stock up, but to strategically plan and maximize sales. At CJR Wholesale &...
Preparing Your Business For Back To School
As summer draws to a close, the back-to-school season kicks into high gear, bringing a surge in demand for a wide range of products. For food service, this is an opportunity not just to stock up, but to strategically plan and maximize sales. At CJR Wholesale &...
Global Flavours on the Menu: How to Incorporate International Cuisine Trends
In today's culinary landscape, the demand for international flavours is growing at an unprecedented rate. Consumers are more adventurous than ever, seeking out unique and authentic dishes from around the world. Here at CJR Wholesale & DairyCentral, we understand...
Global Flavours on the Menu: How to Incorporate International Cuisine Trends
In today's culinary landscape, the demand for international flavours is growing at an unprecedented rate. Consumers are more adventurous than ever, seeking out unique and authentic dishes from around the world. Here at CJR Wholesale & DairyCentral, we understand...
News & Industry Updates
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...
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.
A letter from Agropur
Grateful for a strong partnership.
CJR welcomes Ontario’s Minister of Labour and Mississauga-Malton MPP
CJR Wholesale Grocers receives prestigious Partner of the Year award
Mississauga, Ont., July 13, 2021 – CJR Wholesale Grocers, a prominent, Ontario-based wholesale grocery distributor, was recognized as Partner of the Year at Distribution Canada’s 40th Anniversary Star Awards Gala held virtually on Wednesday, June 23. Employees at CJR...
Tips & Insights
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
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?
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...
Canadian Thanksgiving Traditions are Shifting
Time’s and traditions have changed, and the Canadian Thanksgiving table reflects that. Gone are the days of the traditional meat and potatoes meal cooked by Mother for her nuclear family. The Turkey Farmers of Canada brought this new normal to light as they reimagined...
How Millennials are Disrupting the Food Industry
We are living and eating in a millennial world. Thanks to the largest consumer demographic (those born in the early 1980s to 2004) we have seen major shifts in the way food is ordered, prepped, and consumed over the last few years. It shouldn’t come as a surprise...
The Beyond Meat Craze & the Future of Food
Beyond Meat is on everyone’s lips these days, and we don’t just mean literally. Since last year when they signed a deal with burger chain A&W, Beyond Meat has exploded in the Canadian Market. Initially, A&W was flooded with such high demands from their...
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