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If you’re already cookin' up a storm and pre-gaming for tomorrow’s feast (aka “stomach stretching”)... Same. 😅 We see you. At Modus Planning, we’re incredibly grateful 🙏 — for our team, our partners, for the brands we support, and this unbelievable, powerhouse community that works relentlessly to make the CPG world so special.🧡 We want to know... what are your Thanksgiving table *must-haves* ? Any seasonal favorites or limited-edition fall drops you’ve been grabbing before they disappear? 👇 Share in the comments below! Here are a few faves you’ll find on our tables this year 🍂 🤤 🍁 MALK Organics Pumpkin Spice Almond Milk and TRIP - perfect for AF drinks or mixed into holiday cocktails 🍸 🍁 STRONG ROOTS Garlic Roasted Sweet Potatoes 🍠 🍁 Avaline Wine - for a smooth, organic red or white to pair with dinner 🍷 🍁 Abbot's Italian Sausage - an amazing vegetarian-friendly stuffing add-in! And of course… some flavorful ice creams to pair with those pies! 🥧 🍦 Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Pumpkin Cheesecake Ice Cream 🍦 Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams Caramel Apple Crumble Ice Cream 🍦 Alec's Ice Cream Boozy Eggnogg or Dulce de Leche Ice Cream 🍦 Frönen Pumpkin Spice Latte or Apple Pie Ice Cream Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! #Thanksgiving #cpg #cpgcommunity #seasonal

"No one ever regrets taking the time to get their trade spending well organized." Thank you Road 2 Retail Podcast & Consultancy, Bruce Montgomery and TRACEY PRIEST for hosting our CEO, Ryan Moore to chat all things trade promotion management 💸 Listen in to gain valuable insights on trade spend, learn about Modus Planning's Trade Promotion Hierarchy of Needs, how to strengthen retailer relationships & evaluate trade spend effectiveness. Full podcast links below 👇

"No one ever regrets taking the time to get their trade spending well organized." Thank you Road 2 Retail Podcast & Consultancy, Bruce Montgomery and TRACEY PRIEST for hosting our CEO, Ryan Moore to chat all things trade promotion management 💸 Listen in to gain valuable insights on trade spend, learn about Modus Planning's Trade Promotion Hierarchy of Needs, how to strengthen retailer relationships & evaluate trade spend effectiveness. Full podcast links below 👇

We loved meeting Ray Smith and hearing about Austropical ®’s ambitious North American growth plans with their line of premium açaí products 🇧🇷💜 👏 Austropical USA What stood out most? Ray immediately saw that everything his buyers want to review: Trade models, Promotional lift, Retailer forecasts, even scenario plans by SKU... Can all be built and pulled from Modus Planning in seconds, rather than days, weeks, or even months of manual planning and reconciliation. If you’re still managing trade spend, promotional planning, or retailer forecasts in Excel (or across disconnected systems)... It might be time to ask yourself: 👉 Are you showing up for your buyers and category managers as a data-driven partner? 👉 When a retailer needs to make room on shelf during resets, are you giving them confidence in your numbers that proves you’re a committed, professional, and reliable long-term brand partner? At Modus, we help CPG brands of all sizes plan like pros, delivering the professionalism and precision buyers expect to help get you on shelf, And the team alignment and operational efficiency to keep you there. #cpg #tradespend #salesforecasting #retailexecution #demandplanning #tpm #promoplanning

If you work in CPG #sales or #finance, or have ever spent your entire day building out one sales scenario, surely you can relate to Victoria Perez from STRONG ROOTS! 🙋 🫠 Victoria shares how invaluable it is to create scenarios directly in Modus, saying: “If I were doing it offline, I’d be spending eight hours just to build one scenario. And the moment there’s a follow-up question, that becomes another multi-hour project for me.” 🤯 With Modus, all of those scenarios live in one system, no more spreadsheets or manual pivots. She can instantly see: 💪 What sales and trade rates look like under each scenario 💪 How trade rates shift by distributor, customer, or key SKU 💪 How promotions impact margin and overall performance For finance and sales teams like Strong Roots, that means less time maintaining the plan, and more time optimizing it. At Modus, we love hearing stories like this and we’re proud to help #CPG brands move from disconnected spreadsheets to a single source of truth, so teams can focus on: 💡 Strategy 💰 Margin improvement 📈 Future growth If these are key priorities for your brand heading into 2026 ~ we'd love to hear from you! DM or book a discovery call to learn more 📩 #tradepromotionmanagement #tradepromotionoptimization #tpm #tpo #cpgindustry #brandgrowth #scenarioplanning

Walking around NFRA today, I've ambiently heard the dreaded term, "allocation" at least a dozen times. It seems like supply constraints are the new normal for brands of all sizes. Given this, wanted to provide some actionable steps that can help brands manage through these constraints. 1) Cut orders based on consumption If you're cutting product based on order proportionality, you're gonna have a bad time. In a supply constrained environment, customers will know about it and sandbag orders. This results in inefficient inventory placements. Brands need to look at the consumption out of each ship-to as a basis for order allocation. If done properly, I've seen brands fill at 70%, but only see a negligible blip on their consumption data, which is massive to avoid delisting. 2) Understand customer DC inventories If a customer is sitting on 50 days of supply in their west coast warehouse, while they're cutting in the east, that's a problem - you must have a robust dialogue with the customer procurement contacts to ensure that every case is put in the appropriate warehouse. 3) Focus on the core and streamline the run strategy. When in a supply constrained environment, complexity is a killer - frequent changeovers to build tail-SKUs obliterate efficiencies and create outsized waste. Suddenly, you're eating line time to sell less, while incurring more expenses. Depending on the constraints, consider (at least temporary) SKU rationalization and work with the retailer to potentially double-face vanilla while you work on getting Mocha-Guava-Pear back in the rotation. 4) The best time to start qualifying backup co-mans and ingredient suppliers is NOW. Often, the best way out of allocation is to spin up a whole new line - of course this is a big decision, so you have to make sure your forecasting is tight in the near-term, with solid long term capacity planning layered on top. Additionally, if you're single-sourcing ingredients, have contingencies in place. 5) Involve Sales early and be transparent with your retail partners. This was stressed by the Kroger team here at NFRA. Retailers need to know what's going on, CMs know supply chains can be fragile, but the brands reaction to the issue is everything. Pro-active communications are critical. On the sales side, go back to the drawing board on your promotional schedule - if you don't have the stock to drive the trial, don't promote! Your net sales will thank you. Did I miss anything? Is there anything you disagree with? Let me know in the comments!

We’re thrilled to welcome Ryan Byrd as our new Executive Director of Business Operations at Modus Planning! 👏 👏 👏 With over 20 years of leadership in operations and supply chain across food, beverage, and emerging CPG brands, Ryan brings deep expertise in S&OP design, commercialization, and integrated supply-chain management. A proven builder of scalable systems and cross-functional alignment between manufacturing, sales, finance, and marketing (in addition to being a longtime Modus superuser ⚡ ), Ryan is perfectly aligned with our mission to help brands plan smarter and grow with clarity. Ryan believes great operations are built around people, not just process. He’s known for bringing clarity, cadence, and accountability to every team he leads — balancing analytical rigor with a human-centered approach that fuels innovation and sustainable growth. At Modus, Ryan will: 👉 Oversee Business Operations, integrating implementation, customer success, and product feedback loops 👉 Act as a supply chain subject matter expert, ensuring our platform always reflects the real-world needs of operators 👉 Lead initiatives around capacity utilization and operational excellence 👉 Build scalable systems that enable Modus to continue delivering white-glove service at scale We’re beyond excited to have Ryan on board as we continue to scale and serve the growing CPG community. His ability to turn strategic vision into operational rhythm is already helping elevate how brands we partner with are planning, forecasting, and executing with #ModusPlanning. Welcome to the team, Ryan! 

🚨 #NFRA is just around the corner! At Modus, we empower CPG teams with the data, visibility, and analytics they need to make smarter, faster, and more strategic decisions that drive sustainable growth. 📈 If you’ll be in Orlando next week, let’s connect to talk all things sales forecasting, demand planning, and trade promotion optimization 💫 For frozen and perishable brands, better planning means: ✔️ More efficient distributor reorders and fewer out-of-stocks ✔️ Less spoilage, shrink, and excess inventory ✔️ Clear visibility into pre- and post-promotion performance — knowing which trade events truly move the needle ✔️ Demand and supply plans that stay fully aligned with the sales forecast We’ll be on site and would love to meet! Send us a DM to set up a time to connect in person 🙋♀️🙋 Look forward to seeing you in Orlando! National Frozen and Refrigerated Foods Association, Inc.