Hardenbergh Food Collaborative Council News

Price Optimization (Feb. 28, 2019)

Hardenbergh Insurance Group was host to the FCC at the end of February, 2019.

Herb Hess, CEO of Center4BI, presented the topic of “Price Optimization in the Food Industry – Data plus Math equals Profits”.

Review the “Price Optimization” Presentation
Interact with the LemonAde Price Optimization Model
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Food for Thought

Article – Supermarkets Soured on Kraft Heinz and Its Pricing Tactics – WSJ
Article – Tyson Made Its Fortune Packing Meat – Now It Wants to Sell You Frittatas – WSJ
Article – Your Avocados and Olives Are Pricier Because Fat Is In Fashion – WSJ
Fresh baked lemon chess pie with golden brown crust in a glass pie pan surrounded on one edge with fresh lemons

Lemon Chess Pie Recipe

Ingredients

2 eggs, beaten well

1 cup sugar

zest of one lemon (wash lemon and gently grate the skin to get the zest)

juice of one lemon

pinch of salt

1 ½ Tbsp melted butter

2 Tbsp evaporated milk

Mix all ingredients in the order they are listed.  Pour into 8 inch pie shell.  Bake at 350o until the crust is golden ~ approximately 20 minutes.  Set out to cool before serving.

When tripling recipe, use juice of 4 lemons

Courtesy of Toni Mansfield and Center4BI at Center4BI.com

Enjoy!