Chicago-based Peapod Digital Labs is giving certified, diverse-owned businesses nationwide the opportunity to showcase their products and services to the companies of Ahold Delhaize USA through a series of curated virtual events.
Teaming up with ECRM Range Me, PDL will host four virtual events throughout the year where merchants from the brands of Ahold Delhaize USA will meet with potential new suppliers to learn about their expertise and offerings.
The events are timed throughout the year to allow vendors the best opportunity to win business from Ahold Delhaize USA brands.
“Peapod Digital Labs continues to take purposeful steps to provide pathways for diverse-owned suppliers to expand their relationships with the companies of Ahold Delhaize USA,” said J.J. Fleeman, president of Peapod Digital Labs.
“By partnering with ECRM RangeMe, we hope to accelerate and scale the process of onboarding products from diverse-owned suppliers in a more efficient and impactful way than ever before.”
Representatives from Ahold Delhaize USA companies are currently reviewing and selecting vendors for the virtual event. Suppliers not chosen for the event will still be accessible through the RangeMe registration tools and may be reviewed by Peapod Digital Labs again in the future as business needs change.
The first event is scheduled for March 14-18. Subsequent events will be held in May, July and October.
Peapod Digital Labs is the digital and commercial engine of leading grocery retail group Ahold Delhaize USA. The company promotes digital and e-commerce innovation, technology and experience to meet the changing needs of customers of each Ahold Delhaize USA local brand, regardless of when, where and how consumers choose to shop.
For more information, visit peapoddigitallabs.com.
ECRM says that it brings efficiencies and effectiveness to the buying and selling process by propelling connections between buyers and suppliers through key programs that utilize virtual and face-to-face platforms. ECRM works with companies around the world in a variety of different categories including food and beverage, general merchandise, health and beauty care, pharmacy and medical markets, and foodservice. ECRM also owns RangeMe, the industry standard online product sourcing platform.
For more information, visit ecrm.marketgate.com.
