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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report – September 2023
Hamburger prices are up while Hot Dog and White Bread prices are down year-over-year. Note our latest addition to the DecisionNext monthly index report: Supermarket Rotisserie Chicken Index. The introduction of this in-demand finished good rounds out our capabilities in the three major protein categories. Finished Goods Forecast Indices –...
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Market Forecasting—Part 1
DecisionNext CEO and co-founder Mike Neal and his team have done a lot of interesting thinking around decision making, forecasting and AI technology over the years. In this two-part how-to series, Mike brings it all together and shares valuable market forecasting insights and modeling knowledge that can help you make...
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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report – August 2023
White Bread Loaf and Hamburger prices are down from last year. Hotdog prices are up. But will world events cause those prices to fluctuate again? Keep tracking fundamental variables to help make sure you don’t get caught off guard. Finished Goods Forecast Indices - August 2022 - August 2023 Figure...
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Atlases to Apps: Navigating the Evolution of Decision-Making Technology
Raise your hand if the following words make your head spin with ambiguity and overuse: big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, predictive analytics — the list goes on and on. If you surveyed 10 people, you’d probably get 10 different definitions for each of these buzzwords — and probably more...
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IDDBA Show Anaheim, 2023: Recap
More than 10,000 industry attendees descended on Anaheim, CA in early June to interact with over 800 exhibitors. With these staggering attendance numbers, the IDDBA show is the largest industry-only show for dairy, deli, bakery, and foodservice in the U.S. Going into the show, the IDDBA announced the five guiding...
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