A One Stop Shop for Your Center Store Needs.
Center Store Grocery Programs: Connect With Retail Buyers
ECRM runs dedicated buying sessions across the center store aisles: canned, dry and boxed foods, condiments, sauces and spreads, and baking, spices and breakfast. Every meeting is pre-scheduled and matched to your category, so you sit down with buyers actively sourcing what you make.
Rated 4.8 on Trustpilot ★★★★★
It's simple. Brands perform better with ECRM.
Trusted by over 75000 retail buyers and 72000 suppliers worldwide.
Trusted by center store buyers at Albertsons, Target, Meijer, Walgreens, and hundreds more.
What Center Store Buyers Are Looking For
Buyers building shelf-stable assortment are weighing ingredient labels, price architecture, packaging efficiency, and velocity data. Every ECRM session is curated to match suppliers with the buyers making those calls.
🧼✌️ Clean Label
Shorter ingredient decks and recognisable pantry staples across canned and dry.
⚡️ Better-For-You Innovation
Protein, fibre, and reduced-sodium reformulation entering center store.
🌎♻️ Sustainable Packaging
Recyclable cans, cartons, and refill formats buyers are actively sourcing.
🌶️🌍 Global Flavour
Condiments, sauces, and spice blends driving incremental basket growth.
Get Business Done
-
Since 1994, ECRM has connected center store suppliers with grocery buyers through more curated one-to-one meetings than any other program in North America.
168+
Center Store Sessions Executed
155,844+
Curated Center Store Buyer–Supplier Meetings
8,258+
Participating Center Store Suppliers
8,092+
Participating Grocery Buyers
Upcoming Center Store Grocery Sessions
-
Connecting with the right buyers & sellers can be hard.
We make it easy.
Small Business, Diversity & Minority Owned Food & Beverage Session
Baking, Spices & Breakfast Foods, Winter Session
Canned, Dry & Boxed Foods, Winter Session
Condiments, Sauces & Spreads, Winter Session
Private Label Food & Beverage Session
Baking, Spices & Breakfast Foods, Summer Session
Condiments, Sauces & Spreads, Summer Session
Canned, Dry & Boxed Foods, Summer Session
Natural, Organic, Plant-Based & Gluten Free Food & Beverage Session
Center Store Grocery FAQs
What is center store grocery?
Center store refers to the shelf-stable aisles in the middle of a grocery store: canned and dry goods, boxed meals, pasta and rice, condiments, sauces and spreads, baking ingredients, spices, and breakfast foods. ECRM runs dedicated buying sessions for each of these groups.
Who attends ECRM's center store grocery sessions?
Category managers and buyers from national, regional, and independent grocery retailers, alongside wholesalers, distributors, and private label teams. Participating retailers include Albertsons, Target, Meijer, and Walgreens.
How is an ECRM session different from a grocery trade show?
Meetings are pre-scheduled and category-matched before you arrive. Instead of waiting for traffic at a booth, suppliers get a confirmed schedule of private one-to-one meetings with buyers who source their category.
Which center store session should I attend?
Match the session to your category: Canned, Dry & Boxed Foods for shelf-stable meal components; Condiments, Sauces & Spreads for flavour items; Baking, Spices & Breakfast Foods for ingredients and morning categories; Private Label for store brand programs.
Do I need existing retail distribution to participate?
No. Sessions include buyers looking for both established brands and emerging suppliers. The Small Business, Diversity & Minority Owned and Distribution Connect sessions are built specifically for suppliers earlier in their retail journey.
Are sessions virtual or in person?
Both. In-person center store sessions run in Chicago, San Diego, Dallas, and Las Vegas, and virtual sessions run several times a year.
What does it cost to participate?
Buyer participation is free. Supplier pricing varies by session, format, and meeting count. Contact the center store team for current rates.
Our Performance Guarantee
-
ECRM is the worldwide standard in connecting retailers and suppliers.
Our top priority is your success. We will deliver growth driving value through:
Guaranteed meetings with center store buyers actively sourcing your category
Brand exposure to grocery, wholesale, and private label decision-makers
Actionable center store category insights and shelf trends
We stand behind our performance 100%. If you're not satisfied, just let us know, and we will work with you to make it right.
What Center Store Buyers and Suppliers Say About ECRM
Center Store Grocery Insights
The latest in center store retail, with insights from ECRM's category experts.
Navigating the Retail Shelf: Essential CPG Growth Strategies from Albertsons and Sprouts
Retail leaders share how emerging CPG brands can successfully transition from niche favorites to retail powerhouses.
These Ethnic Food Founders Turned a Scrappy Side Hustle Into Big Retail Deals
Ruchir & Bhavana Vimawala quickly scaled up their brand by leveraging RangeMe, ECRM & lots of grit.
Restaurateur-turned-CPG Founder Brings Her Menu Favorites to Retail Shelves Nationwide
Twist Foods' Anisha Patel taps RangeMe & ECRM to land retail deals for her curry simmer sauces
New Display Packaging Helps Wayne Global Seal a 7-Figure Retail Deal from an ECRM Meeting
The sleek countertop displays will showcase the company's collectible cards at thousands of stores across the country.
Interested? Let us know and we'll be in touch.
