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FREE Digital Seminar: Beef Cut Price Forecasting is Broken The Good News is There’s a Fix
Available as of Tuesday, January 17th 9am PT | 12pm ET Want to know why traditional seasonal models aren’t as reliable as they were? Or are you wondering why cattle values have less impact on cut price than they used to have? We’re thrilled to announce that as of January...
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Increase Ad Plan Margin by 6% with DecisionNext
Value Retailers using DecisionNext for ad planning procurement boost their profit margins by 6% on average. They also cut the time it takes to set up ads by 30%. Problem Your team misses out on critical margin when setting the weekly ad plan. Especially if they don’t have the right...
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Easy Seven Figure Profit Improvements: Formula vs. Spot Buying and How to Decide
Last week, we spoke with a meat buyer of a large regional grocery chain. As we were wrapping up he asked, “How can I squeeze more margin out of these unpredictable markets?” Now, this is a big, complicated question. Depending on the type of business you run, the answers may...
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Reduction in Cattle Slaughter Impacting Cut Availability
As a result of greater beef cow slaughter throughout 2020–2022, the number of finished cattle slaughtered in the first 10 months of 2023 decreased by 4.7% compared to the same period last year. Though this reduction caused a downward volume shift in all beef products, it had varying impacts on...
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5 Questions with David Haaf, President at IDDBA
Prior to assuming his role at IDDBA back in April, 2023, David spent decades in the Deli Bakery space at K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. (Food City). We caught up with him over a lunch of street tacos near his Madison, Wisconsin, offices. 1.) It’s been a busy year for you...
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