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Margins, Market Share and the Value of Branding
As the U.S. beef cattle herd continues to rebuild, consumers will continue to see high prices and packers will continue to battle low margins. Weather conditions and low cattle supplies are pushing live cattle prices higher, putting the squeeze on an industry that...
Promoting American Branding During Turbulent Times
The hyperfragmentation of American culture isn’t novel. The political and cultural division in the country is visible any time I open social media apps or turn on the news. I’m not here to talk about that – but I do think it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on how...
2023 Mid-Year Trends Update
Half of 2023 is in the rearview mirror. As I consider what the next six months will bring, I can’t help but rewind to the beginning of this year and revisit our 2023 Top Trends to Watch report. The Midan Team identified 10 trends that we expected to influence meat and...
#Adulting: How the First Generation to Come of Age Online is Fueling Experimentation at Retail
Born in early 1990, I am a Millennial through and through. I remember getting our home’s first PC and having to choose between being on the phone or on the internet thanks to dial-up. I also remember the first time I sent a text message (and how mad my dad was when he...
Elevating e-Commerce: Meat Consumers Want More From Their Online Shopping Experience
The COVID-19 pandemic changed consumers in ways the meat industry could have never imagined. One of the biggest evolutions we saw was how they felt about online meat shopping. Before the pandemic, consumers didn’t like the idea of a third-party shopper choosing their...
What Meat Consumers Say Versus What They Do
“According to research conducted by Midan Marketing” may be one of my favorite phrases to write when I’m developing content for Midan or our clients. In my position as a Customer Insights Analyst, it’s my job to know what consumers are thinking, feeling and doing when...
Future of Foodservice: 3D Printed Food
For a few years, I’ve had a zany theory about the future of food – particularly foodservice. Sharing it typically yields either a look of confusion or curiosity. My background is in food science and my job at Midan Marketing is all about consumer and industry insights...
Meat Tech 101: Advancements Changing the Definition of ‘Meat’
A short time ago in a land not so far away, when you went to the grocery store to buy meat, you could reasonably assume everything in the meat case was made from responsibly harvested livestock and that the ingredients list would include, well, meat. USDA grades and...
The “Future of Foodservice” Series: Pandemic’s End in Sight: What Now for Foodservice?
In this multipart blog series, Midan team members are sharing how restaurants, retailers, distributors, producers and chefs have had to rethink foodservice — and what we believe the meat industry can do to match that creativity to find new ways of doing business. In...
Cultured Meats: Who, How and When?
Cultured Meats: Who, How and When? In October, team members from Midan Marketing attended the virtual Cultured Meat Symposium to learn more about the cultured meat and poultry products which promise (or threaten) to turn our industry on its head. As a food scientist,...
Reminisce and Reframe: Lessons from Jack’s Old South
In March and April, social media was inundated with pictures of friends trying their hand at bread baking. Now, as the weather has gotten warmer, there’s a new trend emerging: “Just bought my first smoker, what should I cook on it first?” With “safer at home” measures...
Seeing the Potential in Plant-based Protein
Beyond Meat® and the Impossible™ Burger have successfully fought their way into consumers’ collective consciousness. While people are flocking to fast food royalty to try their Impossible offering, I am happy to stay home with my Angus beef burger. You see, somewhere...