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2024 Top Trends To Watch

Over the last several years, words like “unprecedented” have lost their meaning. After a global pandemic and the economic challenges that followed, American consumers are still dealing with the rising cost of goods while now also worrying about two global conflicts, a...

Tomorrow’s Meat Industry: Generation Z

Every company has an interest in being future-focused - thinking about upcoming generations and how they will shape not only the world, but that company’s future. Both the meat and marketing industries have had their eye on Generation Z for some time now. The...

Learnings From the World Meat Congress 2023

Last week, our Principal Michael Uetz had the opportunity to share Midan’s research into today’s meat consumer with a global audience. Presenting at the World Meat Congress in Maastricht, Netherlands, Michael introduced conference attendees to our latest Meat Consumer...

Trends to Reignite the Foodservice Experience

I spent the first years of my career selling premium beef around the globe. This left a permanent soft spot in my heart for fine dining establishments and steakhouses. The past few years have been tough for the entire foodservice industry, but fine dining was hit...

3 Ways To Help Consumers Spice Things Up This Grilling Season

3 Ways To Help Consumers Spice Things Up This Grilling Season

May 23, 2023

It’s the end of May, which means grilling season is officially here! Consumers have always loved firing up the grill...

AMC 2023 Top Takeaways Video

AMC 2023 Top
Takeaways Video

Mar 23, 2023

The Midan Team loved being “live and in person” at AMC 2023 to soak up the learnings, reconnect with colleagues and...

AMC 2023 Top 10 Takeaways

AMC 2023 Top 10 Takeaways

Mar 13, 2023

AMC 2023: Back Together and Better Than Ever At this year’s Annual Meat Conference (AMC) in Dallas, Texas, high energy...

2022 Top Trends to Watch

2022 Top Trends to Watch

Dec 15, 2021

After closely studying meat consumers all year, Midan now turns an eye toward what’s next for our ever-evolving...

Future of Foodservice: 3D Printed Food

Aug 23, 2021

For a few years, I’ve had a zany theory about the future of food – particularly foodservice. Sharing it typically...

Meat Tech 101: Advancements Changing the Definition of ‘Meat’

Jul 12, 2021

A short time ago in a land not so far away, when you went to the grocery store to buy meat, you could reasonably...

See Why More Meat Consumers Are Hopping On Board the Charcuterie Trend

See Why More Meat Consumers Are Hopping On Board the Charcuterie Trend

May 13, 2021

From 15th century French origins to social media phenomenon – charcuterie has made an impressive and visually pleasing...

2021 Top Trends to Watch

2021 Top Trends to Watch

Dec 15, 2020

If those of us in the meat industry have learned anything from 2020, it’s that even the most thoughtful predictions go...

Meal Solutions Offer Options for Consumers and Opportunities for Retailers

Meal Solutions Offer Options for Consumers and Opportunities for Retailers

Oct 28, 2020

The past several months have created millions of more confident home cooks, many by necessity. With restaurants and...

Future of Ag Podcast with Tim Hammerich “Midan Marketing: A Small Giant in the Ag Industry”

Jul 30, 2020

What started as a two-person firm founded by farm kids Michael Uetz and Danette Amstein sixteen years ago has grown...

Millennials and Gen Zs are Driving Today’s Foodservice Trends: Learnings from NRA

Jun 26, 2019

Alex Tyre and Megan Griesheim, two of Midan’s Account Team members, brought their unique Millennial perspective to the...

2018 Meat Industry Headlines

Dec 12, 2018

Wow, what a year! Change. Growth. Success. 2018 had it all. Let’s take a minute to recap the themes of this year’s...