There’s a question customers ask us at the Cash & Carry fairly often: why does a chicken processor make homemade Tzatziki and Tirokafteri? The answer is the same reason we do everything the way we do — because Kostas and Anastasia Dikeos came from Greece, and this is how their family has always eaten. Where […]

We’ve been in the Ontario poultry business for over thirty years. We’ve watched the industry change — supply management reforms, the rise of food safety regulation, the emergence of specialty food segments, and now the biggest consumer-driven shift we’ve seen: the demand for transparency, local sourcing, and clean-label products from brands with real stories. Local […]

Every Glacial Treasure product on a grocery shelf started as a recipe conversation. Here’s an honest account of how we develop, test, and refine a product before it goes into production. It Starts in the Family Kitchen The Dikeos family has been cooking Greek and Mediterranean food for generations. Many of our most successful products […]

The food cost pressure facing Ontario restaurant operators over the last several years has been unlike anything most operators have seen in their careers. Input costs — labour, energy, packaging — have all risen. But protein costs, and chicken specifically, have been among the most volatile line items on a food service P&L. The operators […]

Ontario Raised appears on a growing number of chicken products in Ontario grocery stores. It sounds meaningful — and in most cases, it is. But understanding exactly what the claim covers helps you evaluate whether it matters for the specific product you’re buying. What Ontario Raised Generally Means In the context of Canadian poultry, Ontario […]

Every business has a founding story. D&D Poultry’s is one of the better ones. The Beginning Kostas and Anastasia Dikeos came to Canada from Greece. They came, as so many immigrant families do, looking for the chance to build something of their own in a place that rewards hard work. They chose chicken. They chose […]

For a family of six or more, the weekly grocery bill for protein alone is significant. Chicken — the most versatile and typically most affordable protein in that weekly shop — is also where buying smarter makes the most immediate difference. The Once-a-Month Stock Run The most efficient approach for large families is a once-a-month […]

Stuffed chicken breast has a reputation for being impressive but temperamental. The breast itself, being lean, dries out quickly if overcooked — and the stuffed format adds complexity: the outer breast needs to reach safe internal temperature while the filling heats through, all without turning the meat into shoe leather. We’ve been making stuffed chicken […]

Our family has been marinating chicken commercially for over thirty years. The products in our Glacial Treasure line — the souvlaki, the shawarma, the Shish Tawook — are the result of decades of refinement by a family that grew up eating this food in Greece and has been perfecting it in Toronto ever since. Behind […]

Kostas and Anastasia Dikeos came from Greece. Their family has been grilling souvlaki for longer than D&D Poultry has existed. Over thirty years of making this product commercially, we’ve also had thousands of conversations with customers about how they cook it at home. Here’s what actually makes the difference. Start with Properly Thawed Skewers The […]

One of the most common questions we get from families who discover Glacial Treasure is simple: what do I do with it? Here are three weeknight dinners that showcase the most popular products in the line — all of them on the table in under thirty minutes. Souvlaki Bowls Thaw the Chicken Souvlaki skewers in […]

A quiet shift is happening in how GTA families buy chicken. Word of mouth — and features in BlogTO and Streets of Toronto — has introduced a growing number of households to something the food service industry has always known: buying direct from the manufacturer is a better deal and, often, a better product. The […]