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Top Takeaways From IPPE 2023

The International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) is the world's largest annual poultry and egg, meat and animal food industry event of its kind. In the following video, members of the Midan Strategy & Business Services Team and other industry leaders...

#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...

2023 Top Trends to Watch

Economic pressures, convenience, technology, sustainability and health – these five broad topics encompass a lot of what is shaping the meat industry today. As Midan looks to 2023, we have identified trends within each of these areas we expect to have the biggest...

Stability, Value Messaging Ease Consumer Worries During High Inflation

Inflation — a topic none of us are excited about, yet all of us are keenly aware of. The June inflation numbers, released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in July, showed that overall inflation is up 9.1% year-over-year with even higher percentages appearing...
AMC 2023 Top 10 Takeaways

AMC 2023 Top 10 Takeaways

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

Top Takeaways From 2023 CattleCon

Top Takeaways From 2023 CattleCon

In February, I had the privilege of traveling with a few of my colleagues to the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention and...

Top Takeaways From IPPE 2023

Top Takeaways From IPPE 2023

The International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) is the world's largest annual poultry and egg, meat and...

2018 Meat Industry Headlines

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

Top Six Meat Industry Trends

There’s a saying in the Midan office: “What got us here, won’t get us there.” It’s a reminder that we need to keep our...

AMC 2018 Top 10

At Annual Meat Conference (AMC) 2018, digital dominated. How today’s meat consumers are using digital to plan,...

AMC 2017 Top 10

Bigger than ever before (with 1,300 attendees!), the Annual Meat Conference (AMC) 2017 was an awesome opportunity to...