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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 NCBA Trade Show held in New Orleans. I had the privilege of speaking as part of Cattlemen’s College. We attended sessions, walked the showroom floor...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...