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Film lovers and storytellers, save the date: Kevin Costner, Academy Award-winning director, producer, and actor, will be joining the #IDDBA2025 General Session stage in New Orleans, June 1-3! In a city of stars, Kevin Costner is one of Hollywood’s most accomplished individuals. From his iconic performances in Dances with Wolves, The Bodyguard, and Field of Dreams to his recent acclaimed role in Yellowstone, he has built a career as a compelling storytelling, a moving actor, and an unforgettable presence. As a director and producer, Costner has made an indelible mark, earning an Academy Award for Dances with Wolves and critical acclaim for projects like Open Range and The Hatfields and McCoys. Beyond the screen, Costner is also an entrepreneur, musician, and author. He is co-author of the New York Times bestselling adventure novel The Explorers Guild and leads the band Modern West, which has released albums inspired by his film projects. His passion for history and the American West is at the heart of his upcoming film Horizon: An American Saga, a sweeping multi-part epic he is directing, producing, and starring in. Don’t miss this chance to hear from Kevin Costner at #IDDBA2025! We’ll see you in New Orleans! Learn more about Kevin Costner in his bio on our events page: https://lnkd.in/g6-6dbh3 Explore the complete lineup of speakers for #IDDBA2025 here: https://lnkd.in/gabBm23f

We are thrilled for Don Smith, our deli bakery lead at Kroger, and others who have joined the IDDBA Board to guide, support and promote our industry. Great days ahead for Bakery, Dairy and Deli! See you soon at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center!

The 22nd biennial United States Championship Cheese Contest?, the nation's most respected cheese and butter competition, took place early this month in Green Bay, hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association. IDDBA stopped by to wish the forty competing IDDBA member companies good luck, and to bring some stories back for the IDDBA community to share. So, what does it mean to win the competition or a category? We spoke to many people at the competition, including judges Cathy Strange (Whole Foods Market), Marc Bates (Bates Consulting), and Dominique Delugeau (Saputo Inc./Saputo Cheese USA), to get their expert insights. Congratulations to all of the category winners in this year's competition. We're so proud of the 44 Best of Class wins taken home by IDDBA members, including these companies who won multiple Best of Class categories: Klondike Cheese Company Cabot Creamery Cooperative BelGioioso Cheese Inc. Lactalis American Group Henning Cheese Marieke? Gouda V&V Supremo Foods Inc Great Lakes Cheese Foremost Farms USA We're excited to celebrate this community! We look forward to gathering the cheese community, as well the rest of our industry, together soon at #IDDBA2025 in New Orleans, June 1-3. We'll see you there! iddba.org/registration #Cheese #Dairy #Community #CultivatingCommunity #Competition #People #Grocery #Supermarket #Deli #Bakery #FoodService #CStore

Last week, four members of our community were welcomed onto IDDBA's Board of Directors, helping us guide our members to greater success in our industry. Join us in welcoming them. Gary DeLeon, Albertsons, National Vice President of Deli/Food Service Zak Lowe, Land O'Lakes, Inc., Vice President US Dairy Food Sales Sean Moran, BelGioioso Cheese Inc., VP of Sales Don Smith, Empire Marketing Strategies, VP of Deli Bakery #People #Community #CultivatingCommunity #Dairy #Deli #Bakery #Grocery #Supermarket #FoodService #Convenience You can see the IDDBA 2025 Board Directory, here: https://lnkd.in/gxf8SZ4M (Also pictured, IDDBA's President and CEO David Haaf, and IDDBA Chair of the Board, Carmela Serebryany.)

Exciting news! We're now an IDDBA member!? At Labels & Specialty Products, our mission is to be more than just a supplier—we are a dedicated partner in your success. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce our membership with the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association.? To learn more about how this helps our customers, check out our blog: https://lnkd.in/gvNk5bFM Join us at #IDDBA2025, where we’ll be showcasing our flexible, scalable and accountable labeling solutions. #IDDBA #FoodIndustry #LabelsThatStandOut #Branding #PackagingSolutions #LSP? ?? June 1st-3rd?? ?? Booth #7010

Join our friends from David's Cookies on today's IDDBA #FlavorConnect. How can you miss out on talking cookies and bakery sales growth? There is still time to register. Darcy Martin Michele Tietyen Katrina Robbins #membershipmatters #bakery #sales #partnerships

If you are a new brand to the bakery space - GET ON THIS WEBINAR! I'll be talking about how to think about the space and considerations for building brands that speak out of the bakery tables. You do NOT need to be a member to watch! 3/25 @ 11 AM CDT

If you missed today's event from our friends at 1WorldSync (Randy Mercer of 1WorldSync speaking with David Feinleib, from ITSRAPID) consider listening to another data-centric conversation from the 1WorldSync team, with our What's in Store Podcast #27 from earlier this year: 1World Sync's Director of Global Data Strategy, Scott Brown, joins IDDBA's Vice President of Membership and Marketing, Whitney L. Atkins, in conversation about the product information revolution: https://lnkd.in/g_MUyuzR If you want to know more about IDDBA's Digital Product Catalog, be sure to reach out to Katie Roelke, our Membership Coordinator, to get your products in the catalog. #Technology #EmbracingTechnology #Dairy #Deli #Bakery #Supermarket #Grocery #CStore #Convenience #FoodService #FoodManufacturing #FoodMarketing #FoodRetail

"The traditional way that retailers have developed their own-brand programs has been via product-led initiatives and by tier. More often than not, they’re not leaning into a brand-led approach, which may be limiting their brand, their impact, their potential customer loyalty and also their revenue." If Todd Maute's opening paragraph grabs you, you'll find this article a valuable read. Check out the full article on important strategic and tactical choices in private label, courtesy of our friends at Progressive Grocer: https://lnkd.in/dK_8XKHJ #Grocery #Supermarket #Competition #OvercomingCompetition #FoodRetail #FoodManufacturing #Dairy #Deli #Bakery

Why choose BelGioioso blue-veined cheeses? ?We have FOUR varieties: our signature CreamyGorg?, Sheep's Milk Gorgonzola, Crumbly Gorgonzola and classic Blue Cheese. ?They've won the awards (and hearts) of cheese lovers everywhere – one taste and you'll know why! ?We’ve got the blue to elevate any dish or indulge on its own. ?Our Sheep's Milk Gorgonzola was included in culture magazine: the word on cheese 's 2025 list of Best Cheeses. Culture Magazine: BelGioioso Cow & Sheep’s Milk Gorgonzola was chosen as one of the Best Cheeses of 2024: https://lnkd.in/geNviKNn