Ensuring that consumers have access to a variety of fresh food items is the foodservice industry's number one priority. Unfortunately, when the food supply chain is affected – by natural disaster, global pandemic, or economic downturn, for example – suppliers can have difficulty keeping up with increasing consumer demand, resulting in food spoilage and waste. Here’s how to stay ahead of food spoilage challenges in a market that demands freshness.

With the holidays nearing, you can expect demand to soar as your customers prepare to make pumpkin pies for family dinners and shortbread cookies to deliver as gifts (or just to nibble on at home). Grocery and food retail stores wisely plan annually for the uptick in demand for baking supplies by stocking their shelves, coolers, and freezers in time for the holiday baking rush. However, baking is driving people to grocery stores and food retailers this year more than ever. Plan your retail marketing around this trend and use the desire for sourdough starter to your advantage. Here's how you can ride the wave of the baking trend and move more products this holiday season. 

In the ever-changing arena of retail marketing, consumer preferences always shift. Things are no different during the holidays. In fact, product shifts tend to be even more dramatic during the most wonderful — and stressful — time of the year. Here's everything your business needs to know about gracefully handling holiday product shifts.

Every October, the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) holds its annual convention. Leaders from across the frozen and refrigerated food industry come together to sample the latest products and attend informative presentations. Perhaps the biggest draw to the NFRA Convention, however, is the opportunity for attendees to network and conduct business with each other throughout the event. Here are four valuable reasons you should attend this year’s NFRA Convention.