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...
Top Trends in the Grocery Distribution Industry for 2024
Stay ahead in 2024 with the latest trends in the grocery distribution industry. Discover key innovations, sustainability practices, and technology advancements that are shaping the future of food distribution.
Keeping Up with Changing Consumer Demands
At CJR Wholesale & DairyCentral, we’ve seen firsthand how rapidly consumer demands can change. The modern customer is not only concerned with taste and convenience but is increasingly prioritizing health, wellness, and sustainability. Our commitment to keeping up...
Keeping Up with Changing Consumer Demands
At CJR Wholesale & DairyCentral, we’ve seen firsthand how rapidly consumer demands can change. The modern customer is not only concerned with taste and convenience but is increasingly prioritizing health, wellness, and sustainability. Our commitment to keeping up...
News & Industry Updates
CJR Wins Partner Of The Year!
DCI, in association with the Canadian Independent Grocery Buyers Alliance (CIGBA), celebrated its 40th Anniversary Mix & Mingle and Star Awards last Wednesday with a virtual gala presented by Howell Data Systems. Its retail members and supplier partners were...
Tips & Insights
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...
5 Grocery Trends on the Rise for Summer 2019
Canadian food trends for last summer included fried chicken, meal kits, mushrooms and super lattes. Here are some of the major hits so far this year: Plant-Based Cuisine With environmental concerns rising, sustainable diets are at an all-time high. The 2019 Food Guide...
Banning Single-use Plastic in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced this June that Canada plans to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021. "We need to cover all of Canada with this decision,” he said. But what falls under this ban? Single-use plastic is exactly what it sounds like: anything...
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