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Blog Posts
Deep dives into foodservice channel strategy, distributor economics, and operator decision-making.
Why GDSN Is Becoming Essential for Food & Beverage Manufacturers
Where product data infrastructure, retail and foodservice revenue, and FDA traceability intersect, explained for the C-suite.
Foodservice Has Survived Worse. Has It Survived This?
A primer on how this industry and the economy move together, and why 2026 doesn't quite fit either of the last two playbooks.
The Stack: What's Actually Hitting Foodservice in 2026
A policy-by-policy account of who's paying for what, and why the trade press keeps covering it one piece at a time.
Why Trade Spend Belongs Inside Your Pricing Strategy, Not Outside It
Manufacturers often know their price but not their revenue. This article explains why trade spend is pricing by another mechanism, and why visibility and governance over every commercial commitment belong inside pricing architecture.
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