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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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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report – July 2023
Hotdog vs. Hamburger Deep Dive Taking a closer look at what is driving the unit cost of hamburgers down while driving the unit cost of hot dogs up. The market is currently experiencing record high beef prices causing farmers to rush animals to harvest well below seasonal weights. As a...
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Five Meaty Questions with Bill Rupp
DecisionNext has a long list of experienced customers, partners, industry advocates, and friends that know a lot about the meat industry. We are honored this month to have met with meat industry veteran, entrepreneur, and Meatingplace Knowlton Award Winner for innovative contributions to the meat industry, Bill Rupp. 1) What...
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The Beauty of Backtesting
There is no such thing as a crystal ball. In fact, every forecast will be wrong. The real value in a forecast is having an accurate understanding of how wrong it will be. In other words, the real value lies in quantifying the uncertainty or risk associated with that forecast...
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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report – June 2023
Elevated inventory levels resulting from high shelf prices are putting pressure on key commodities. Expect to see the index values of our covered finished goods continue to drop over the coming months. Are you tired of constantly monitoring the prices of various inputs and wrangling spreadsheets just to track the...
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