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African Swine Fever & Navigating a ‘Black Swan’ Market [Webinar Recap]
With that as context, DecisionNext’s recent webinar brought together a blend of industry experience, business leadership, and technical know-how to address the topic “Uncertainty: What ASF Means for Pork Markets & Decision Makers.” Over the hour-long session, attendees listened in on a current update of ASF & market conditions, practical...
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3 Ways Food Retail Must Think About Technology
It’s not lost on him that all of this experience makes him uniquely qualified to be the Chief Commercial Officer of the Food Marketing Institute. Mark’s recent interview with DecisionNext further proved his insight and experience captures the rapidly changing pace of food retail. Here are 3 quick takeaways from...
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3 Questions to Ponder for the Visionary Meat Executive
Listen to the full interview: 1. How do you look beyond singular transactions and capture value by aligning up and down the value chain? Customer relationships and partnerships are ripe for digital disruption. Rather than operating in silos, suppliers must open the doors of opportunity and discover where alignment makes...
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What if Amazon and Cargill had a business model baby?
Given Amazon’s recent grocery expansion news and the 2017 acquisition of Whole Foods, forward thinkers should consider how traditional business models might be outdated. What does the optimal business model or meat supply chain look like in the Amazon era? More importantly, who will pioneer a new business model? Let’s...
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I see what you did there, Netflix.
The secret trick behind this all too common occurrence has bolstered Netflix to be able to compete and thrive in the modern era of streaming services. And there’s a business takeaway for us all, especially those of us in companies that make high frequency / high value decisions in commodity...
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