Kat Martin

[Kat Martin @KatMartin773]

When it comes to sustainability questions, food companies are now competing for share of consumers’ heart, mind and voice, not just share of wallet, says @Charlie_Arnot at #amc2020 #meatconference

[Kat Martin @KatMartin773]

We can’t fix meat sustainability challenges as individual companies, it will take collective action across the supply chain to make the changes consumers want, says OSI Group’s Nicole Johnson-Hoffman at #amc2020 #meatconference

[Kat Martin @KatMartin773]

Technology is only disruptive if you don’t embrace it, says @OcadoSolutions David Harriman-Evans. If you embrace it, it can be incredibly powerful. #amc2020 #meatconference

[Kat Martin @KatMartin773]

Heart health is 1 of top 2 purchasing drivers, and everyone who walks into the #grocery store has a heart. Instead of positioning food as medicine, think food is as important as medicine, says @KimKirchherr at #amc2030 #meatconference

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Retailers embracing change—case ready meats— are winning, with sales up 8.1% compared to a decline of 1.5%, says @TysonFoods Jason Robinson at #amc2020 #meatconference

[Kat Martin @KatMartin773]

An industry that doesn’t change will be disrupted: @RVoltmann at #amc2020 #meatconference As long as you invest in your company/innovation, the internet isn’t a threat; it actually strengthens you

[Kat Martin @KatMartin773]

#AMC2020 unfortunately is in Nashville, which suffered a tornado last night. To help out @MeatInstitute & @FMI_ORG will donate all leftover product to the National Food Project. Great to be a part of an industry that cares!

[Kat Martin @KatMartin773]

Eating meat is still the norm with 81% of consumers being meat eaters. Share of vegans/vegetarians have remained at 5% for 15 years, says Anne-Marie Roerink during #amc2020 #meatconference Sales of meat are $84 billion compared to $760 million for plant-based alternatives

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Activists have a hay day pointing out the carbon footprint of cows, with think tank RethinkX predicting dairy & cattle industries to be defunct by 2030 but huge strides have been made with adoption of We Care Ethical Principles, says Anne-Marie Roerink at #amc2020 #meatconference

[Kat Martin @KatMartin773]

Culture comes 1st when it comes to innovation—powerful when you get it right, says ⁦@steve_lerch⁩ at #meatconference

[Kat Martin @KatMartin773]

The most important decision you can make is who you invite into your organization. Do they support your company’s values, asks @ChikFilA former CMO/SVP Steve Robinson at #NGAShow20

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What’s the fastest growing snack product? @SNACintl David Walsh says #porkrinds at #ngashow. Sales up 24% to $340 million due to popularity of keto, paleo and other diets high in protein and low carb

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Value proposition is shifting as consumers focus on convenience, health & wellness. Retailers can’t miss addressing the ripple effects of what issues that arise from them that they have to solve for, says Cub Foods’ Darren Caudill at #ngashow

[Kat Martin @KatMartin773]

Prepare for 3 areas of disruption: extreme value, extreme convenience, extreme experience says @neilstern1 at #NGAShow

[Kat Martin @KatMartin773]

Congratulations to Associated Grocers of New England for winning the inaugural Peter J. Larkin Community Service Award @TheNGAShow The company had donated $1.2 million since 2004 to local charities

[Kat Martin @KatMartin773]

23% of e-commerce sales for food come from click-and-collect, yet hardly any retailers offer prepared foods on e-commerce—huge missed opportunity, says @jzp515 IRI’s Jonna Parker at @WinsightGrocery Retail Foodservice Summit

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Retail foodservice operators aren’t demanding innovation from suppliers at odds with the innovation customers are asking for from retailers, a big disconnect says @technomic Wade Hanson at @WinsightGrocery Retail Foodservice Summit

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Eureka! Ranch’s Doug Hall stresses that innovation restarts the lifecycle — that’s why we need never ending, continuous innovation @CertAngusBeef #beefbash19 #certifiedangusbeef

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Butchers make it better at @FoodCity for @CertAngusBeef for #beefbash19

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Great insights shared by former Blue Angel @JohnFoleyInc at @CertAngusBeef #beefbash19