The Stockout

The Stockout

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The Stockout episodes

  • Unilever cuts tail to move head

    🚚 Welcome to The Stockout with Mike Baudendistel, your go-to show for all things CPG and retail industries. In this episode, Mike dives into the latest updates from Unilever's ice cream divestiture to General Mills' input costs and the surge in cocoa prices. He also breaks down the current state of the freight market using Sonar data.


    🍦 Unilever's announcement to cut 7500 jobs and divest its ice cream business sets the stage for industry-wide changes.


    💼 General Mills faces pricing pressure amidst rising input costs, shedding light on the challenges within the CPG sector.


    🌍 Meanwhile, cocoa prices hit record highs due to supply chain disruptions, impacting major players like Hershey's and Mondelez.


    🚛 Mike also provides insights into the freight market, highlighting trends in domestic and international intermodal volumes and the impact of truckload rates on intermodal transportation.


    📈 Stay informed and gain valuable insights into the CPG, retail, and freight industries with The Stakeout.


    🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell to stay updated on the latest episodes. Sign up for our newsletter at freightwaves.com/stockout and join us at the upcoming Freightwaves conference in Atlanta on June 4th and 5th.


    ✉️ For inquiries or collaboration opportunities, reach out to Mike at [email protected] or connect on LinkedIn.


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    28 min
  • Subscription boxes – wow customers or they’ll bounce

    FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey interview Paul Jarrett, co-founder and CEO of Bulu, a 3pl and fulfillment provider for subscription services.

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  • Target Circle 360 – Who is it for?

    FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey discuss the launch of Target Circle 360, Scope 3 emissions and the freight markets. 

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    28 min
  • Collaboration critical as CPGs lean more heavily on suppliers

    FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey interview Christine Barnhart, Chief Marketing & Industry Officer of Nulogy. According to Barnhart, contract manufacturing is not a pandemic-era trend but, instead, a growth area that makes data collaboration across CPGs’ suppliers more critical. 

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    28 min
  • Exploring RFID Tags, Walmart's Supply Chain Strategy, and Nestlé's Market Outlook

    Join Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey on The Stockout podcast as they delve into the latest trends in the CPG and retail industries, including the adoption of RFID tags for inventory tracking, Walmart's evolving supply chain standards, and Nestlé's market performance. Special guest Tracy Meetre, Chief Commercial Officer of Sunset Transportation, shares insights on navigating the changing landscape of global supply chains and offers valuable advice for shippers looking to optimize their logistics operations. Tune in for expert analysis and industry updates!

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    29 min
  • Still a shippers’ market, but spot rates are rising

    FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel discusses new SONAR offerings, the freight market, the activist situation at Norfolk Southern and whether Amazon should be considered a distributor.

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    28 min
  • CPG prices finally start to soften

    FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey discuss J.B. Hunt’s earnings, CPG pricing, the Kroger-Albertsons merger and packaging trends. 

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    28 min

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FreightWaves’ The Stockout podcast focuses on CPG companies and their supply chains. Consumer packaged goods, or CPG, are the products we buy over and over again like food, beverages, cosmetics,…