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Practical tips and insights on data strategy, data science, and analytics for the Agri-Food industry.

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Pedro Medina

What if AI Became the Fastest Way to Train Bakers?

AI in baking is often framed around efficiency and downtime reduction, but its potential impact on training may be just as transformative. By consolidating institutional knowledge and making it instantly accessible, AI could help close the industry’s labor gap, accelerate onboarding, and improve consistency, retention, and product quality across operations.

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Pedro Medina

Haystack Data Solutions Exhibited at MNIFT’s Supplier Expo Today!

Had a great time exhibiting at Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Minnesota Chapter Supplier Expo with Maria Medina!

We’ve met so many amazing people in the food industry who believe data and AI will transform their businesses for the better.

So glad to be a part of this industry and helping food companies use their data to help feed the world sustainably!

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FoodGrads Podcast Interview on data literacy in the food industry
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Pedro Medina

FoodGrads Podcast: Data Literacy in the Food Industry

On this episode Pedro and Veronica talked about:

🎤 Haystack and what they are doing to help food producers, processors and distributors
🎤 Pedro’s career journey
🎤 What is “data” and how it is used in the food industry
🎤 Why he believes the food industry is slow to adopt digital technologies
🎤 Non-coding softwares

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