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Reducing Food Waste with Neolithics’ Innovative Technology
David Kat of Neolithics discusses how the company's AI agri-tech technology reduces food waste by non-destructively testing produce quality and taste, benefiting growers, distributors, and consumers alike.
11 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT
Inside Secrets on Strategic Sourcing
Show Summary: Jonathan Gardner, a seasoned deal maker with extensive experience in strategic sourcing, discusses the importance of relationships and value-add services in the food and beverage industry. He shares insights from his tenure at Starbucks, Dell, and GM; stresses the significance of leveraging technology, such as AI and machine learning, to enhance procurement processes and improve cost savings; and underscores the importance of making procurement conversations more contextual and strategic.
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Food and Beverage M&A: An Insider’s Guide to Selling a Food or Beverage Manufacturing, Distribution, or Grocery Business
M&A University (https://morganandwestfield.com/m-and-a-university/)
Art of the Exit
Acquired (https://morganandwestfield.com/books/acquired/)
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1 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT
For Sellers: How To Navigate the Human Element of M&A Integration
Show Summary: Geoff Coltman, Senior VP at Catena Solutions, discusses M&A integration in the food and beverage sector. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the human element and the “why” behind decisions. Geoff highlights the challenges of maintaining regular communication and the need for open communication and partnership with organizations to ensure successful change management. He also discusses the importance of starting with the end goal in mind and ensuring alignment and communication throughout the integration process.
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Want To Learn More?
M&A University (https://morganandwestfield.com/m-and-a-university/)
Art of the Exit
Acquired (https://morganandwestfield.com/books/acquired/)
M&A Basics: Building a Sellable Business
Additional Resources:
Selling your business? Schedule a free consultation today.
Download The Art of The Exit: The Complete Guide to Selling Your Business
Download Acquired: The Art of Selling a Business With $10 Million to $100 Million in Revenue
Download Food and Beverage M&A: An Insider’s Guide to Selling a Food or Beverage Manufacturing, Distribution, or Grocery Business.
If you have any topic or guest suggestions please email them to podcast@morganandwestfield.com.
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Reducing Food Waste with Neolithics’ Innovative Technology
Published 25 Nov 2024 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So we don't have to really understand how that works. But the thing is, if you... have the right computational models, you can actually understand the sweetness, which in food terms is called bricks. You can understand the sweetness of a cherry tomato, or you can understand the oil content, the dry matter of an avocado, so you know how ripe it is. So most people in the supermarkets, they walk up to an avocado and start pinching it. but you're actually making a dent in it more often than not, you don't have to do that. Because with the right approach, if you shine the right light on it, hyperspectral light, invisible light, you can actually already know if an avocado is ripe or not, or that you have to stick it somewhere in your kitchen where you're only going to pick it up in a week or 10 days. […]
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