Madison, WI — The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association™ (IDDBA) announced the addition of the Show & Sell Workshops, an interactive and tactical series of seminars focusing on dairy, deli, bakery, and food safety topics, to its Dairy-Deli-Bake Seminar & Expo, June 7-9, program lineup.
Held at the event’s Show and Sell Center—a 10,000-square-foot retail merchandising and idea center—presenters and sessions at the Workshops will include:
- Basketball great Shaquille O’Neal will share with attendees his favorite sandwich concepts.
- Phil Lempert, founder of SupermarketGuru, will present findings from original IDDBA food safety research, such as:
• Thorough cleanliness is a make-or-break issue for 83.3% of respondents.
• Clean floors are the biggest indication to respondents that a store is clean.
- While 83.3% of respondents will shop a store only if it’s clean, even more (85.2%) will shop a service department only if they think the department takes food safety seriously.
- Walter Robb, Co-CEO of Whole Foods, TBD
- Sarah Schmansky, Nielsen Perishables Group, will share ideas on how to identify and leverage specialty cheese sales connectivity across the store.
- Harold Lloyd, Harold Lloyd Presents, will discuss dairy-deli-bake merchandising ideas.
- Attorney Shawn Stevens, a leading expert on legal food safety matters, will detail how retailers can better protect their customers and reduce risk by effectively controlling Listeria in the deli environment.
- Kristina Barlow, USDA FSIS Safety and Inspection Services, will talk about the FSIS Best Practice Guidance for Controlling Listeria monocytogenes in Retail Delicatessens.
- Jeffrey Mitchell, ChemStar’s VP of Food Safety, will discuss proper deli slicer cleaning and point out specific areas of concern to focus on when cleaning the slicer.
- Mike Eardley, IDDBA President and CEO, will conduct meet-and-greets featuring cheese and wine pairings on the first two days of the Show.
The annual IDDBA Dairy-Deli-Bake Seminar & Expo is June 7-9 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
To view a complete session schedule of the Show & Sell Workshops, click here. For information on Dairy-Deli-Bake Seminar & Expo, click here.
About IDDBA:
IDDBA is a nonprofit membership organization serving the dairy, deli, bakery, cheese, and supermarket foodservice industries. Member companies enjoy many benefits and services including the annual seminar and expo, leading-edge research, training programs, management tools, and an annual trends report. For more information, contact IDDBA at 608.310.5000 or visit our website, www.iddba.org.
Source: International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association™ (IDDBA)
