For three days in June, the food industry flocked to The Big Easy to check out the latest varieties of cheese and most innovative deli and bakery goods at the IDDBA’s 2012 International Dairy-Deli-Bake.
Here is an inside look at what was being featured:
IDDBA 2012 Look for Pillsbury Blondie Bites and Brownie Bites to be the next surefire hit from General Mills Bakeries & Foodservice. IDDBA 2012 General Mills showed retailers how they could boost produce department sales by mixing their own berries with Yoplait yogurt and Nature Valley granola to make yogurt parfaits. IDDBA 2012 Mary Pint’s whacky hat may have initially drawn visitors to the Legendary Baking booth, but the samples of the phenomenal cream pies kept them coming back! IDDBA 2012 ... and its expanded The Original Boston Coffee Cake line. IDDBA 2012 Bake’n Joy showcased its new 4-ounce pre-baked cupcakes; IDDBA 2012 Sun Pacific, based in Pasadena, Calif., featured its new Cuties ready-to-drink 100% fruit juices and Califia Farms almond milk, packaged in a stylish old-fashioned milk bottle-shaped carafe. IDDBA 2012 Keynote speaker Sarah Palin drew a packed house. IDDBA 2012 Schreiber Foods is offering a wide variety of new branded and private label items, including flavored cream cheese, said Jim Roth, branded deli sales manager. IDDBA 2012 Jackson, Mich.-based Dawn Food Products offered up retailers a mouthwatering selection of fresh-baked cookies for their in-store bakeries. IDDBA 2012 Jackson, Mich.-based Dawn Food Products offered up retailers a mouthwatering selection of fresh-baked cookies for their in-store bakeries. IDDBA 2012 IDDBA in New Orleans contained carts full of Mardi Gras fun! IDDBA 2012 Look for Artisan Seasoned turkey breasts from Garner, N.C.-based Butterball to be stellar performers in the deli case. The newest varieties include Smoky Chipotle, Maple Honey and Herb Roasted. IDDBA 2012 The Heinz booth showcased the latest in deli department condiments. IDDBA 2012 Officials of Chicago-based Bagcraft Papercon show off their latest packaging options, including the DublView sandwich bag. IDDBA 2012 Jenny Guthrie representing World Grocer's new clarified butter, also known as Ghee. IDDBA 2012 Enrique Botello, director of marketing, showing Cacique USA's product line, including its new soy chorizo that is aimed at health conscious consumers and vegetarians. IDDBA 2012 The Sonoma Creamery team showcasing their cheese varieties, including the new Dry Jack that is rubbed in cocoa powder and oil and aged 6 months. IDDBA 2012 Karoun officials showing their new Honey Greek Yogurt that debuted earlier this year. IDDBA 2012 Jim Foster (left), marketing manager, and Roman Forowycz, group president and chief marketing officer, were highlighting their new rollstock packaging options. IDDBA 2012 The team at Stefano Foods was cooking up pizza with their popular pizza dough, and promoting their new Pepperoni Rolls. IDDBA 2012 Buddy Valastro, "Cake Boss," was posing and smiling for photos with attendees. IDDBA 2012 Kristyn Lawson (left), vice president of sales, and Jessica Brown, sales and marketing coordinator, told GHQ all about their favorite Yucatan Guacamole products and gave us a sneak peek at the guacamole snack packs debuting this fall. IDDBA 2012 DeIorio's was featuring its new gluten-free pizza dough and par-baked pizza shells, alongside indiviudally wrapped gluten-free cookies. IDDBA 2012 Jorge Michael (left) and Steve Fabos, CEO/founder, showing off their array of single-serve desserts. IDDBA 2012 Gil Oren, vice president of marketing, John Kincaid, vice president of operations, and Bob Ferraro, vice president of sales, of Eat Well Enjoy Life was sampling their bold new hummus flavors. IDDBA 2012 34 Degrees' new sweet crackers make for a delicious sweet/savory snack. Jennifer Margoles, general manager, and Craig Lieberman, founder & president, were spreading the word about the new line. IDDBA 2012 Carr Valley is adding to its line of award-winning cheeses with a new blue cheese, Glacier Blue. 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