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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...

Top Takeaways From 2023 CattleCon

Top Takeaways From 2023 CattleCon

Feb 28, 2023

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

Feb 10, 2023

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

#Adulting: How the First Generation to Come of Age Online is Fueling Experimentation at Retail

#Adulting: How the First Generation to Come of Age Online is Fueling Experimentation at Retail

Jan 16, 2023

Born in early 1990, I am a Millennial through and through. I remember getting our home’s first PC and having to choose...

Top Six Meat Industry Trends

May 10, 2018

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

Mar 5, 2018

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

Top Meat Industry Headlines of 2017

Dec 13, 2017

Oh 2017—what a news-filled, exciting year you have been! Here at Midan we work hard to stay on top of news and trends...

Everything Old is New Again: Trends from NRA 2017

Jun 1, 2017

Sometimes the more you look back, the further ahead you can see. This was certainly the case for the exhibiting meat...

AMC 2017 Top 10

Feb 27, 2017

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