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Buckhead Meat & Seafood Partners with DecisionNext to Strengthen Protein Forecasting and Procurement Strategy
Sysco subsidiary adopts DecisionNext platform to enhance procurement, pricing strategy, and finished goods forecasting across key protein markets. SAN FRANCISCO, …
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5 Questions with Fred Wilkinson
In his three decades of publications experience, Fred has seen many things come and go. This month, we had the pleasure of talking with him about the state of the …
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Chicken Market Pricing
Dr. David Boussios is the economist driving our teams to leverage data to find answers to complex market problems. In the first of this two-part Chicken Pricing series, …
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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report – November 2023
The input values of a hamburger are expected to climb year over year this November while hot dog, white bread, and rotisserie chicken are forecasted to drop. Finished …
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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report – October 2023
Bread and rotisserie chicken prices are forecasted to drop year-over-year this October while hamburger and hot dog prices are forecasted to climb. Also, be sure to check …
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Predictive Power that Makes the Cut
Cattle ≠ Beef Starting in 2021, we observed repeated instances of beef price movements diverging sizably from cattle values, suggesting markets were being influenced by …
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Add Value to Formula Program with Smart Spot Buys
Value DecisionNext customers save on average $0.05-0.20/lb when we quantify the impact of spot market decisions compared to formula prices during the same time …
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DecisionNext Publishes Monthly Newsletter with Finished Goods Index
DecisionNext, a leading AI-driven decision support platform for commodity industries, launched a monthly newsletter this year highlighting its capabilities and …
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Believe the Hype
The experts at Gartner recently published this year’s Hype Cycle Report. For the first time ever, DecisionNext received a high mention as a sample vendor for the …
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Market Forecasting—Part 2
The legendary MLB catcher Yogi Berra once said, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Market Forecasting definitely helps but you need to know …
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