How do you find Ingredient Suppliers? Survey

	Never	Hardly ever	Sometimes	Frequently	Always	N/A (I don't search for ingredients)
Trade magazines articles and ads-print	Trade magazines articles and ads-print Never	Trade magazines articles and ads-print Hardly ever	Trade magazines articles and ads-print Sometimes	Trade magazines articles and ads-print Frequently	Trade magazines articles and ads-print Always	Trade magazines articles and ads-print N/A (I don't search for ingredients)
Trade magazines articles and ads-digital	Trade magazines articles and ads-digital Never	Trade magazines articles and ads-digital Hardly ever	Trade magazines articles and ads-digital Sometimes	Trade magazines articles and ads-digital Frequently	Trade magazines articles and ads-digital Always	Trade magazines articles and ads-digital N/A (I don't search for ingredients)
Trade magazine e-newsletters	Trade magazine e-newsletters Never	Trade magazine e-newsletters Hardly ever	Trade magazine e-newsletters Sometimes	Trade magazine e-newsletters Frequently	Trade magazine e-newsletters Always	Trade magazine e-newsletters N/A (I don't search for ingredients)
Google or other search engines	Google or other search engines Never	Google or other search engines Hardly ever	Google or other search engines Sometimes	Google or other search engines Frequently	Google or other search engines Always	Google or other search engines N/A (I don't search for ingredients)
Ingredient supplier websites	Ingredient supplier websites Never	Ingredient supplier websites Hardly ever	Ingredient supplier websites Sometimes	Ingredient supplier websites Frequently	Ingredient supplier websites Always	Ingredient supplier websites N/A (I don't search for ingredients)
Webinars or Podcasts	Webinars or Podcasts Never	Webinars or Podcasts Hardly ever	Webinars or Podcasts Sometimes	Webinars or Podcasts Frequently	Webinars or Podcasts Always	Webinars or Podcasts N/A (I don't search for ingredients)
Online videos	Online videos Never	Online videos Hardly ever	Online videos Sometimes	Online videos Frequently	Online videos Always	Online videos N/A (I don't search for ingredients)
Whitepapers	Whitepapers Never	Whitepapers Hardly ever	Whitepapers Sometimes	Whitepapers Frequently	Whitepapers Always	Whitepapers N/A (I don't search for ingredients)
Supplier blogs	Supplier blogs Never	Supplier blogs Hardly ever	Supplier blogs Sometimes	Supplier blogs Frequently	Supplier blogs Always	Supplier blogs N/A (I don't search for ingredients)
Expert or "influencer" blogs	Expert or "influencer" blogs Never	Expert or "influencer" blogs Hardly ever	Expert or "influencer" blogs Sometimes	Expert or "influencer" blogs Frequently	Expert or "influencer" blogs Always	Expert or "influencer" blogs N/A (I don't search for ingredients)
Trade shows	Trade shows Never	Trade shows Hardly ever	Trade shows Sometimes	Trade shows Frequently	Trade shows Always	Trade shows N/A (I don't search for ingredients)
Social media	Social media Never	Social media Hardly ever	Social media Sometimes	Social media Frequently	Social media Always	Social media N/A (I don't search for ingredients)

Never

Hardly ever

Sometimes

Frequently

Always

N/A (I don't search for ingredients)

Trade magazines articles and ads-print

Trade magazines articles and ads-print Never

Trade magazines articles and ads-print Hardly ever

Trade magazines articles and ads-print Sometimes

Trade magazines articles and ads-print Frequently

Trade magazines articles and ads-print Always

Trade magazines articles and ads-print N/A (I don't search for ingredients)

Trade magazines articles and ads-digital

Trade magazines articles and ads-digital Never

Trade magazines articles and ads-digital Hardly ever

Trade magazines articles and ads-digital Sometimes

Trade magazines articles and ads-digital Frequently

Trade magazines articles and ads-digital Always

Trade magazines articles and ads-digital N/A (I don't search for ingredients)

Trade magazine e-newsletters

Trade magazine e-newsletters Never

Trade magazine e-newsletters Hardly ever

Trade magazine e-newsletters Sometimes

Trade magazine e-newsletters Frequently

Trade magazine e-newsletters Always

Trade magazine e-newsletters N/A (I don't search for ingredients)

Google or other search engines

Google or other search engines Never

Google or other search engines Hardly ever

Google or other search engines Sometimes

Google or other search engines Frequently

Google or other search engines Always

Google or other search engines N/A (I don't search for ingredients)

Ingredient supplier websites

Ingredient supplier websites Never

Ingredient supplier websites Hardly ever

Ingredient supplier websites Sometimes

Ingredient supplier websites Frequently

Ingredient supplier websites Always

Ingredient supplier websites N/A (I don't search for ingredients)

Webinars or Podcasts

Webinars or Podcasts Never

Webinars or Podcasts Hardly ever

Webinars or Podcasts Sometimes

Webinars or Podcasts Frequently

Webinars or Podcasts Always

Webinars or Podcasts N/A (I don't search for ingredients)

Online videos

Online videos Never

Online videos Hardly ever

Online videos Sometimes

Online videos Frequently

Online videos Always

Online videos N/A (I don't search for ingredients)

Whitepapers

Whitepapers Never

Whitepapers Hardly ever

Whitepapers Sometimes

Whitepapers Frequently

Whitepapers Always

Whitepapers N/A (I don't search for ingredients)

Supplier blogs

Supplier blogs Never

Supplier blogs Hardly ever

Supplier blogs Sometimes

Supplier blogs Frequently

Supplier blogs Always

Supplier blogs N/A (I don't search for ingredients)

Expert or "influencer" blogs

Expert or "influencer" blogs Never

Expert or "influencer" blogs Hardly ever

Expert or "influencer" blogs Sometimes

Expert or "influencer" blogs Frequently

Expert or "influencer" blogs Always

Expert or "influencer" blogs N/A (I don't search for ingredients)

Trade shows

Trade shows Never

Trade shows Hardly ever

Trade shows Sometimes

Trade shows Frequently

Trade shows Always

Trade shows N/A (I don't search for ingredients)

Social media

Social media Never

Social media Hardly ever

Social media Sometimes

Social media Frequently

Social media Always

Social media N/A (I don't search for ingredients)

	Never/rarely	Occasionally/as needed	Regularly/Always
Food Technology	Food Technology Never/rarely	Food Technology Occasionally/as needed	Food Technology Regularly/Always
Food Business News	Food Business News Never/rarely	Food Business News Occasionally/as needed	Food Business News Regularly/Always
Prepared Foods	Prepared Foods Never/rarely	Prepared Foods Occasionally/as needed	Prepared Foods Regularly/Always
Food Processing	Food Processing Never/rarely	Food Processing Occasionally/as needed	Food Processing Regularly/Always
Baking & Snack	Baking & Snack Never/rarely	Baking & Snack Occasionally/as needed	Baking & Snack Regularly/Always
Milling & Baking News	Milling & Baking News Never/rarely	Milling & Baking News Occasionally/as needed	Milling & Baking News Regularly/Always
Food Master	Food Master Never/rarely	Food Master Occasionally/as needed	Food Master Regularly/Always
NutraIngredients.com	NutraIngredients.com Never/rarely	NutraIngredients.com Occasionally/as needed	NutraIngredients.com Regularly/Always
FoodNavigator-usa.com	FoodNavigator-usa.com Never/rarely	FoodNavigator-usa.com Occasionally/as needed	FoodNavigator-usa.com Regularly/Always
FoodDive.com	FoodDive.com Never/rarely	FoodDive.com Occasionally/as needed	FoodDive.com Regularly/Always
Just-Food.com	Just-Food.com Never/rarely	Just-Food.com Occasionally/as needed	Just-Food.com Regularly/Always
The Organic Report	The Organic Report Never/rarely	The Organic Report Occasionally/as needed	The Organic Report Regularly/Always

Never/rarely

Occasionally/as needed

Regularly/Always

Food Technology

Food Technology Never/rarely

Food Technology Occasionally/as needed

Food Technology Regularly/Always

Food Business News

Food Business News Never/rarely

Food Business News Occasionally/as needed

Food Business News Regularly/Always

Prepared Foods

Prepared Foods Never/rarely

Prepared Foods Occasionally/as needed

Prepared Foods Regularly/Always

Food Processing

Food Processing Never/rarely

Food Processing Occasionally/as needed

Food Processing Regularly/Always

Baking & Snack

Baking & Snack Never/rarely

Baking & Snack Occasionally/as needed

Baking & Snack Regularly/Always

Milling & Baking News

Milling & Baking News Never/rarely

Milling & Baking News Occasionally/as needed

Milling & Baking News Regularly/Always

Food Master

Food Master Never/rarely

Food Master Occasionally/as needed

Food Master Regularly/Always

NutraIngredients.com

NutraIngredients.com Never/rarely

NutraIngredients.com Occasionally/as needed

NutraIngredients.com Regularly/Always

FoodNavigator-usa.com

FoodNavigator-usa.com Never/rarely

FoodNavigator-usa.com Occasionally/as needed

FoodNavigator-usa.com Regularly/Always

FoodDive.com

FoodDive.com Never/rarely

FoodDive.com Occasionally/as needed

FoodDive.com Regularly/Always

Just-Food.com

Just-Food.com Never/rarely

Just-Food.com Occasionally/as needed

Just-Food.com Regularly/Always

The Organic Report

The Organic Report Never/rarely

The Organic Report Occasionally/as needed

The Organic Report Regularly/Always

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* 3. For PRINT resources that you use regularly, how do you view supplier advertisements?

I don't notice them

I occasionally look at them when reading articles

I use them to find suppliers to contact

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* 4. For DIGITAL resources that you use regularly, how do you view supplier advertisements:

I don’t notice them

I occasionally look at them when reading the articles

I use them to find suppliers and click to their websites

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* 5. What trade shows do you typically attend to find new ingredients and suppliers?

	Never	Occasionally	Annually
Pizza and Artisan Baking Expo	Pizza and Artisan Baking Expo Never	Pizza and Artisan Baking Expo Occasionally	Pizza and Artisan Baking Expo Annually
Annual IFT Expo	Annual IFT Expo Never	Annual IFT Expo Occasionally	Annual IFT Expo Annually
Regional IFT Suppliers Nights	Regional IFT Suppliers Nights Never	Regional IFT Suppliers Nights Occasionally	Regional IFT Suppliers Nights Annually
Natural Products Expo (East or West)	Natural Products Expo (East or West) Never	Natural Products Expo (East or West) Occasionally	Natural Products Expo (East or West) Annually
Supply Side Expo (East or West)	Supply Side Expo (East or West) Never	Supply Side Expo (East or West) Occasionally	Supply Side Expo (East or West) Annually
Fancy Food Show (East or West)	Fancy Food Show (East or West) Never	Fancy Food Show (East or West) Occasionally	Fancy Food Show (East or West) Annually
Snaxpo	Snaxpo Never	Snaxpo Occasionally	Snaxpo Annually

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What experts or influencers do you follow?

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* 7. What would be your ideal way to learn about ingredients suppliers and their offerings?

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* 8. What is your role in your organization?

Research

Product Development

Quality Assurance/Control

Purchasing

Marketing

Operations

Student

Other (please specify)

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* 9. How many years have you worked in the food industry?

1-10

11-20

21-30+

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* 10. Would you like to receive a summary of the results of this survey?

If yes, please provide your email address

How do you find Ingredient Suppliers?

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* 1. How frequently do you use the following to stay aware of or actively search for ingredient suppliers and solutions? (please answer all)

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* 2. Which trade resources (print or digital) do you look at?

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* 3. For PRINT resources that you use regularly, how do you view supplier advertisements?

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* 4. For DIGITAL resources that you use regularly, how do you view supplier advertisements:

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* 5. What trade shows do you typically attend to find new ingredients and suppliers?

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* 6. What experts or influencers do you follow?

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* 7. What would be your ideal way to learn about ingredients suppliers and their offerings?

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* 8. What is your role in your organization?

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* 9. How many years have you worked in the food industry?

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* 10. Would you like to receive a summary of the results of this survey?