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The bread category is on the rise. Record prices for wheat, along with high fuel costs, have forced significant inflationary price increases in the category. Fortunately, many retailers say that shoppers continue to be drawn to high-quality...
True leaders have some very clearly defined qualities, and one of the most important is being a good communicator, Harold Lloyd, consultant, author and former supermarket retailer, told his audience at the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery...
The annual trends report from Carol Christison, executive director for the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association, presented here at the association's 2008 trade show and expo, began on what has become an all-too-familiar note for food...
Rjonathan Armistead, a baker and decorator for Hy-Vee in Columbia, Mo., won first place here at the conclusion of the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association’s 13th annual cake decorating competition yesterday.
Doughnut sales are on the decline, while category share has increased just recently in the past year. Sales seemed to have rebounded after the low-carb craze, and the category grew until 2006. Last year, though, sales decreased by 2.5% over 2006...
The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association has chosen three finalists to compete in its 13th Annual Cake Decorating Challenge at the Dairy-Deli-Bake 2008 seminar and expo, June 1-3, in New Orleans. The finalists are R. Jonathan Armistead...
In a reversal of an earlier decision, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has announced that it will allow the state's milk producers to label products produced without the use of artificial hormones. In October, the state had published...
Reallocated space, repurposed displays and demos done right have been shown to work. For example, switching the location of deli and bakery just a couple of weeks ago is the latest improvement at Brigido's Markets, North Providence, R.I. Brigido's...