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Commodity Kitchen Podcast 

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Twice a month, David serves up a fast, focused look at the world of commodities—covering everything from major food ingredients to energy and beyond. With decades of experience advising some of the world’s largest commodity producers and buyers, he brings unmatched insight and practical perspective to the table. Each episode delivers a market update, the key news and trends, and occasional guest perspectives—almost always under under 15 minutes.

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EPISODES

Season 2, Episode 6, December 24, 2025 - Markets & Mistletoe (with Pedrom Rejai Elevate Growth Partners): This Week in Commodities- Key topics include: Falling Markets,Tarrifs, International Sourcing, Consumer Outlook

Season 2, Episode 5, December 10, 2025 - Markets on the 50-Yard Line: This Week in Commodities- Key topics include: Tarrifs, Consumer, Lower Beef Prices, Tightening Chicken Supplies, Dairy Supplies

Season 2, Episode 4, November 19, 2025 - Cattle Pull Back: Milk Surges: This Week in Commodities- Key topics include: Cattle, Tariffs, Dairy Supplies, Beef, Chicken Prices 

Season 2, Episode 3, November 5, 2025 - Meat and Dairy Market Thrillers: This Week in Commodities- Key topics include: Tariffs, Beef Supplies, Chicken Prices, Consumer, Retail Prices, Dairy Markets: 

Season 2, Episode 2, October 15, 2025 - Markets Under Pressure: Dairy Down, Tariffs Rising: This Week in Commodities- Key topics include: Lower Chicken and Dairy Prices, Corn Outlook, Government Shutdown, Tariffs.

Season 2, Episode 1, October 1, 2025 - Big Herd, Low Prices: This Week in Commodities- Key topics include: Crashing Chicken Prices, Building Milk Cow Herd, Beef, Pork. 

Episode 42, May 15, 2025 - Arah Tan, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain & Logistics OTG, Feeding Millions on the Move- Key topics include: Foodservice Management, Complex Supply Chains, Economy, Local Sourcing. 

Episode 41, April 21, 2025 - Dr. Aaron Cooper, Cooper Family Akaushi and 33 Ventures, Inside the Cattle Industry- Key topics include: Cattle and Beef Supplies, Beef Consumption, Protein Trade, Cattle Industry.

Episode 40, April 7, 2025 - Tom Healey, Datum FS and Former CPG and Foodservice International Sourcing Executive, Trump Tariffs and the Impact on the Supply Chain and Consumer- Key topics include: Food, Sourcing, Consumer, Supply Chain, International.

Episode 39, March 24, 2025 - Wiggs Civitillo, Founder Starfish Networks, Innovating Supply Chains through Traceability- Key topics include: Food Supply Chain Best Practices, Traceability, Collaboration, Data.  

Episode 38, March 10, 2025 - Jim Balis, Partner and Head of Strategic Operations CapitalSpring.  Future of Foodservice and Franchising- Key topics include: Franchisors, Franchisees, Technology, Supply Chain.  

Episode 37, February 24, 2025 - Marieke de Ruyter de Wildt, Founder, Open Food Chain.  Technology and Innovation in the Food Supply Chains- Key topics include: Traceability, Blockchain, Consumer, Food Safety, Food Quality.  

Episode 36, February 10, 2025 - Michael Halen, Senior Restaurant Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence.  Feeding the Future: The Consumer, Restaurants, & Foodservice Distribution- Key topics include: The Consumer, Consumer Trends, Economy, Restaurants, Foodservice Distribution, 

Episode 35, January 27, 2025 - Mike DiBeneditto, CEO, Golden Waffles, Mastering Foodservice Distribution, Operator and Director to Consumer Strategies- Key topics include; People, Branding, Foodservice Distribution, Manufacturers, Restaurants. 

Episode 34, January 13, 2025 - Andy Raabe, Foodservice Supply Chain through a CFO Lens- Key topics include; Data, Collaboration, Limited Time Offers, Supply Best Practices, Vendor Relationships.

Episode 33, December 30, 2024 - Peter Schmitt, US Solar, Sun, Soil and Sustainability: Agrivoltaics and Food Industry Collaboration.- Key topics include; Agriculture, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Food Production;

Episode 32, December 16, 2024 - Francisco Martin-Rayo, Co-Founder and CEO of Helios A.I., Climate on our Plate, A.I., Food and a Sustainable Future.- Key topics include; Artificial Intelligence, Agriculture, Climate Change, Commodities.  

Episode 31, December 2, 2024 - Ali Cox, CEO and Founder of Noble West Food Marketing.  Connecting Consumers to the Food They Eat to Fuel Innovation.- Key topics include; Marketing, Story Telling, Value Prop, Agriculture, Farming, Consumer Connections.

Episode 30, November 18, 2024 - Wink Jones, Co-Founder and CEO of Meal Ticket foodservice software solutions.  Inside the Foodservice Supply Chain.- Key topics include; Data, AI, Distribution, Suppliers, Consumer Connections

Episode 29, November 4, 2024 - Richard Tufton, Vice -President Supply Chain for Pastured Protein Regenified.  Cultivating Change: Regenerative Agriculture, Restaurant Collaboration, and Consumer ConnectionBytes and Bites- Key topics include Purposeful Sourcing, Climate Change, Consumer, Agriculture.  

Episode 28, October 21, 2024 - Jason Berryhill, Co-Founder WholeChain Food Traceability.  Bytes and Bites- The Tech Behind Food Traceability. Key topics include FSMA 204, GS1, food safety, food recalls, supply chain efficiencies.

Episode 27, October 7, 2024 - Loraine Yalch, President National Accounts Division, Armada Supply Chain Solutions, Efficient & Eco-Friendly: Transforming Foodservice Logistics with Sustainable Distribution Practices. Key topics include food distribution and freight best practices, carbon emission practices, freight outlook, distribution outlook.

Episode 26, September 23, 2024 - Jonathan Maze, Editor in Chief of Restaurant Business and Informa Connect Foodservice, discusses "Restaurant Recession: What's Working." Key topics include consumer behavior, supply chain management, restaurant operations, and promotional strategies.

Episode 25, September 9, 2024- Austin Allred- Sustainable Farmer and Agvocate at Royal Family Farms- Regenerative Agriculture and the Future of Sustainable Farming  Key topics include; cattle, dairy, climate positive farming, blockchain. 

Episode 24, August 26, 2024- Ben Jacobs, Co-Founder Tocabe Indigenous Restaurant and Marketplace, From Tradition to Supply Chain, Tocabe's Purposeful Sourcing Food Revolution  Key topics include; local sourcing, sourcing best practices, Native American population. 

Episode 23, August 12, 2024- Clifford Pollard, Founder & CEO Cream Co. Meats, Scaling Regenerative Agriculture, Innovation and Sustainable Meat Practices Key topics include; carbon positive protein, farming, protein best practices. 

Episode 22, July 29, 2024- Stephanie Fields, J.J. McDonnell & Co and Sea Pact, The Future of the Seafood Industry Key topics include; overview of seafood industry, farmed versus wild seafood, traceability, best practices.

Episode 21, July 22, 2024- Building Off-Premise Revenue in a Restaurant Recession Datum Advisors Best Practices Webinar Key topics include; third party delivery, retail sales channels, supply chain.

Episode 20, July 15, 2024- Angela Fields, Senior Consumer Safety Officer Food & Drug Administration, Exploring Traceability and the Food Safety Modernization Act.  Key topics include; traceability, supply chain best practices, produce, FSMA, recalls.

Episode 19, July 1, 2024- Russ Gould, Generational Cattle Rancher in Oklahoma, Exploring the Cattle Industry from Calf to Plate.  Key topics include; beef, proteins, cattle, family farming, beef costs, hedging, traceability, environment.  

Episode 18, June 17, 2024- Ian Navarro, Founder, Navarro Culinary Connections, Creating Value for Foodservice Manufacturing Brands in the Digital Age.  Key topics include; foodservice brokerage, sourcing, artisan brands, social media, foodservice distribution, technology.  

Episode 17, June 3, 2024- Kim Spalding, CEO, Cheetah Technologies, Revolutionizing the Foodservice Supply Chain through Data and Technology.  Key topics include; foodservice distribution, data, technology, A.I., restaurant operations, distributor operations.  

Episode 16, May 20, 2024- Debi Gann, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development Armada Supply Chain Solutions, Trailblazing Sustainability and Innovation in the Foodservice Supply Chain.  Key topics include; international supply chain, data, technology, sustainability, logistics.

Episode 15 (Bonus Episode), May 14, 2024- Datum Advisors Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO's) Best Practices Webinar with Jeff Abramson, Brendan Clarke, James Kennedy.   Key topics include; GPO best practices for different parties in the supply chain, futures of GPO's.  

Episode 14, May 7, 2024- Mani Kulasooriya, Cut+Dry's Co Founder and CEO, Revolutionizing the way Foodservice Distributors Interact with Foodservice Operators.  Key topics include; data, A.I., food technology, foodservice distribution, foodservice operator collaboration.   

Episode 13, April 22, 2024- Jeff Amoscato, Shake Shack's Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Menu Innovation, Navigating Shake Shack's Supply Chain  Key topics include; authentically sourced ingredients, menu innovation, sustainability, marketing and supply chain collaboration.  

Episode 12 (Bonus Episode), April 15, 2024- Datum Advisors Traceability FSMA 204 Best Practices Webinar with Angela Fields FDA, Brady Cunningham Armada Supply Chain Solutions, Rick Buttner, Rich Wolverton.   Key topics include; what is FSMA 204, compliance of FSA 204, best practices and benefits of supply chain traceability.  

Episode 11, April 8, 2024- Mike Lukianoff, Founder and CEO SignalFlare.ai by Extropy360- a decision intelligence company for foodservice.  Trends across menu data:Insights into consumer preferences. Key topics include, state of the consumer and the restaurant industry, menu pricing best practices, overall data best practices, and the future of data science and the foodservice industry.  

Episode 10, March 25, 2024- Kristi Kingery, Vice President, Supply Chain Tropical Smoothie Cafe and Chair National Restaurant Association Supply Chain Expert Exchange: Managing a fast growing supply chain and the National Restaurant Association Supply Chain group and conference.  Key topics include, growing role of women in the supply chain, restaurant brand best practices, managing diverse and growing supply chain, and industry collaboration to help all professional and industry development.  

Episode 9, March 11, 2024- Linda Dunn, Faculty Director & Assistant Professor Supply Chain Program at Georgetown University: Unpacking today's supply chain including foodservice versus other industries and the near future of the chain.   Key topics include, supply chain programs in academia, the students and how to attract the top talent, data, technology, sustainability and A.I.  

Episode 8 (Bonus Episode), March 7, 2024- Datum Advisors most recent foodservice supply chain best practices webinar State of the Supply Chain with Keith Anderkin, Tom Healey, Charlie Lousignont, and Scott Schmitz.  Key topics include, rebound of the supply chain since Covid, limited food distribution capacity, SKU rationalization, and the future of the chain.

Episode 7, February 26, 2024- Bloomberg Restaurant Analyst Mike Halen: Restaurant and Foodservice Distribution Dynamics including the Consumer.  Key topics include, health and outlook of the consumer, best practices of the higher performing restaurant brands and whats next in foodservice distribution including Sysco and US Foods. 

Episode 6, February 12, 2024- Foodservice Distribution: All you need to know with Rich Wolverton with Grow Foodservice. Key topics include, rising distribution costs, GPO's, FSMA 204, getting new products into the chain, and the future of foodservice distribution.

Episode 5, January 29, 2024- Wow Bao from 10 Stores to Over 600 Ghost Kitchens and 4000 Retail Outlets: a conversation with Wow Bao VP of Strategic Growth Brandon Tammaro.  Key topics include, third party delivery, brand building into retail and the impacts on the supply chain.  

Episode 4, January 15, 2024- Tech Driven Food Traceability Supply Chain: a conversation with Trustwell CCO and FoodLogiQ former CEO Katy Jones.  Key topics include, food traceability best practices, FSMA 204, and the future of the food supply chain.

Episode 3, January 2, 2024- Price Stability in the Food Supply Chain: a conversation with Rich Counsell CEO of Stable.  Key Topics include commodities, cost of goods management best practices, and new tools to combat menu cost inflation.

Episode 2, December 18, 2023- Tracing Success, an interview with former Subway coop supply chain Executive Rick Buttner.  Key Topics include technology, FSMA 204 and traceability

Episode 1, December 4, 2023- Supply Chain Wisdom, an interview with former Arbys coop supply chain Executive David Cox.  Key Topics include best practices, relationships in industry and roadmap for aspiring vendors.

Trailer, November 27, 2023- Introducing Farm to Fork: The Innovators with David Maloni.