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Diggin' into Data: A Walkthrough of the IDDBA’s Member Exclusive Research Resources Join us for an exclusive walkthrough of IDDBA's member-only research resources. Get a comprehensive overview of resources...

Innovative Insights: Foodservice Trends for 2024 Foodservice is an industry known for being feisty and innovative. Over the last few years, it has been forced to display an even higher level of resiliency and an ability to...

Dynamic Food Trends 2023-24 Brought to you by Debra Holstein of The Edible Future, The Edible Food Trends presentation covers 12 evolving food trends, examples and imagery. Any and every food manufacturer, marketer...

Compelling conversations: powerful messaging for the overloaded buyer Join us for a webinar on designing sales messaging / presentations to engage the distracted or overloaded buyer. ORATIUM CEO, Tim Pollard, will share powerful proven communication...

M&A and Investment Trends in the Perimeter Food Market Join Craig Gibson, Managing Director at TM Capital and head of the firm's Consumer Products Investment Banking Group, for a webinar on the current state of mergers and acquisitions in the bakery segment...

Predicting Trends Before They Happen Discover how data-driven insights are revolutionizing food trend analysis, giving you the foresight to stay ahead in the dynamic world of food and beverage. From plant-based revolutions to social media...

How Data is Revolutionizing Food Safety According to the CDC, approximately 1 in 6 people get sick from foodborne illness each year. The emergence of Covid-19 has noticeably heightened awareness about health and wellness, catching the...

State of the Bakery Department – A Deep Dive in Current Performance and Shopper Trends Join Jonna Parker and Melissa Altobelli, Circana’s center-aisle and perimeter bakery experts, for a detailed review of how the department is performing and the...

Formulation for Growth As health concerns like diabetes, heart disease, obesity, cancer continue to grow in the US, consumer and government focus on food formulations and ingredients continues to grow as well...

Through Stormy Seas: Heavy Weather Strategies In this four-part series, the Category Partners team will be looking at the state of industry in fresh retail categories through the lens of a nautical metaphor. As suppliers and retailers, our business...

Fall Baking Season Commodity Outlook Join Jeff Gholson of Rise Baking for the fall price outlook for grains, dairy, eggs, sugar and what to expect as we gear up for Fall Baking Season.

Predictions for 2023: A Mid-Year Look at the trends and their impact Acosta Group will re-visit its previously announced 2023 predictions which identified several opportunities and challenges for brands and retailers as they navigate a rapidly evolving dynamic...

Measuring & Managing Growth: Using Data To Empower Your People The webinar will delve into the importance of non-financial metrics in driving employee engagement and offer practical examples and key insights for organizations seeking to enhance their sustainability efforts.

How the Dairy, Deli, and Bakery Categories Can Make the Most of Grilling Season Grilling season is a major opportunity for the dairy, deli, and bakery categories. In fact, according to the IDDBA May Monthly Category Update, 67% of consumers who...

How to Use Data to Gain Distribution and Shelf Space In today's competitive marketplace, attracting buyers and convincing retailers that you deserve space is tougher than ever.

Generating and Implementing Data from Sensory Evaluations In spite of the myriad of instrumental measurements of food quality available to the industry, few instrumental assessments are able to either compete with or replace sensory evaluation.

Through Stormy Seas: The Forecast In this four-part series, the Category Partners team will be looking at the state of industry in fresh retail categories through the lens of a nautical metaphor.

What Today’s Restaurant Guest Can Teach Us About Foodservice Consumers of the Future 2022 was a year of hand-wringing for the foodservice industry. Issues ranging from inflation to predictions of a looming recession to sluggish traffic caused many...

Analytics in Fresh Food Retail Data and analytics are fundamentally changing the way the grocery industry operates. In this webinar, we’ll explore how grocers use analytics to spot rapidly changing shopper trends in...

Grains and Oilseeds Outlook for Summer 2023 Join Jeff Gholson, SVP Procurement of Rise Baking Company, for a review of upcoming spring plantings and crop progress in the US.

The Year Ahead: What to Expect and How to Prepare Join us to discuss food industry strategy firm Pentallect’s outlook for the balance of 2023 into 2024, including an assessment of implications and imperatives for IDDBA...

Numbers are the Language of Business A Harvard MBA once said this to her sales team, “Numbers are the language of business”. Join Deb Mazzaferro AKA Coach Maz in this webinar for a review on how to...

The Power of Weird Data to Drive Growth We have more data than ever, but most of us use it incorrectly. The key is to use superconsumers and super-geos to look for weird data, ask why 7 times and then ask "what if'' to unlock more profitable growth...

Acosta Predictions for 2023: Trends we’re watching and how they may impact your business Acosta has announced its 2023 predictions, identifying several opportunities and challenges for brands and retailers as they navigate a rapidly evolving dynamic yet...

The Impact of Inflation on Our Industry 2023 is off to a rocky start. Between inflationary pressures, supply chain issues, and shifting consumer behaviors there has been a lot going on. Worse, every one of these issues is helping drive the rise in...

Holiday Season and Year in Review: Trends Driving Shoppers That Matter for 2023 2022 was a year of ups and downs- and one well worth learning from as the Dairy, Deli and Bakery industries navigate the new year and beyond. Join IRI for this in-depth...

Edible Insects: Food trend or food dead end? Over 2 billion people in the world regularly eat edible insects. In spite of their widespread use and their numerous health benefits, edible insects have been slow to make it into the United States markets...

Leverage Data Science as the Engine to Build a Sustainable Business Model Join Ekimetrics as we showcase how IDDBA members can leverage data science techniques to transform their business. Utilizing real business use cases in the...

What's Next for Wellness in 2023 As we look ahead to 2023, wellness will continue to factor as a foremost consumer consideration. Far beyond exercise and diet, wellness now speaks to social and environmental choices across the spectrum of what consumers use on their...

Reduce Food Waste While Driving Profit Join Josh Domingues, founder and CEO of Flashfood, for a discussion of how retailers can reduce food waste, drive in new shoppers, and increase loyalty of existing...

Navigating Disruption: Is Inflation Leading Us Into A Consumer Recession? As the dust settles on the pandemic-related pressures of the past two years, consumers have landed in a divergent economic reality as inflation becomes the new strain on...

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