Food distributors are essential for your success as a CPG. While good distributors in Illinois are known for their effective, reliable logistics, great distributors will do far more than get your products from A to B. They can help you build long-term working relationships with retailers, run promotional campaigns, and ensure your branded products are […]
Americans can’t get enough milk. In fact, after India and the EU, we consume the most cow’s milk in the world. On the last count, that equated to 21 million metric tons consumed in a single year. There’s no doubt that — despite plant-based milk making its way onto the market — there’s still a […]
Sustainability is here to stay. Customers are scrutinizing CPG’s operations like never before. So if you don’t already know your CPG’s carbon footprint, now is the time to do some calculations. Larger CPG companies have whole teams of people helping them to work out exactly how big a carbon footprint they’re creating. So it can […]
Would you shop with a sustainable CPG brand over one with shoddy environmental practices? The majority of consumers definitely would. The recent UN IPCC report has highlighted the pretty darn serious state of the climate crisis. And the environment has never been higher up the agenda. CPG brands are taking note. Companies are increasingly doing their bit […]
It might come as a surprise, but lox wasn’t invented in America. Neither were bagels. Yet it was Jewish New Yorkers who first put them together, creating the sublime combination we know and love today. So where do they come from? Lox originated in Scandinavia, where fishermen in Sweden perfected the art of preserving salmon […]
The appeal of running your own restaurant is easy to understand: a room full of people brought together over a shared love of good food and good times. Sadly, the reality is that running one can be a very costly venture. To increase sales in your restaurant, you’ll need more than just excellent service, but […]
Buffalo Market is a modern distributor and puts meeting your food supply needs in a seamless, fast to use platform. We offer the same kind of customer centric service you expect from a modern company at the forefront of what we do. Get transparent pricing, no need to negotiate, no need to wonder if our […]
There’s no denying that traditional energy drinks make up a large portion of the CPG sector. But while these big names are still some of the fastest-growing products in the field, the demand for cleaner, healthier alternatives has grown even faster. We’ve seen plenty of other food and beverage sectors getting a “green” makeover. So […]
The consumer-packaged goods sector is constantly evolving to meet customer demand. Anyone working in the CPG industry will tell you just how fast-paced and innovative it can be — and that’s why we love it! Throughout 2020 and 2021, though, the industry pivoted to meet the challenges presented by the global pandemic. Even with supply chain […]
Cabbage has a bad rep. And unfairly so. Sure, you might know it from coleslaw, slathered on sandwiches or served as a side to pulled pork or fried chicken. But you might also remember the limp, insipid boiled mush served at special occasions or piled on your plate by grandparents. “Eat your greens!” they’d bellow. […]
There are plenty of things we understand as good without quite knowing why. We know it’s ‘good’ to ask for salad to go in your burger, and it’s a commonly accepted fact that eating your 5-a-day assists in overall physical wellbeing. Sure, you can find out why that is exactly, but the basic truth is […]
Supported the world over since its 2003 inception, Meatless Monday is a movement dedicated to reducing the consumption of meat, with benefits ranging from the personal to the global. With animal livestock accounting for almost 15% of greenhouse emissions worldwide, changing your diet really could change the world: the mission of Meatless Mondays is to […]
Leading members of the Independent Restaurant Coalition (IRC) and the Golden Gate Restaurant Association (GGRA) came together last night for a public Q&A over Zoom, providing insights into how US restauranteurs are set to benefit from the recently signed American Rescue Plan. Pointedly, the virtual event took place exactly one year after restaurants in the US first […]
The idea of buying organic produce once seemed a novel idea, with few consumers prepared to pay the extra premium to stock their kitchens with higher-quality ingredients. Nor was it particularly cost-effective for restaurants to take orders of these more expensive ingredients if there wasn’t the customer demand to balance their overhead. But now buying […]