The Stockout

In this episode of The Stockout, Mike Baudendistel will discuss the recovery from the JBS cyberattack which shut down much of the country’s meat processing. Plus, Mike breaks down Thursday’s results from the J.M. Smucker Company which is performing well in the face of rapidly rising input costs.   Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

In this episode of The Stockout, Mike Baudendistel discusses the many ways that consumer behavior now resembles pre-pandemic. Plus, Mike discusses the latest transportation rate increases including parcel surcharges for retail deliveries and other trends in e-commerce.    Visit our sponsor, Echo Global Logistics Sign up for The Stockout newsletter Apple Podcast Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts L...

The biggest event in the CPG industry this week was Oatly’s IPO and the warm response so far from investors. In this episode of The Stockout, Mike Baudendistel discusses the impact plant-based dairy alternatives may have on CPG supply chains. Plus, Mike discusses the just-published FreightWaves report on refrigerated trucking for food products. Finally, Mike takes a look at how some CPG companies...

This week was defined by inflation data and the corresponding sell-off in the stock market. In this episode of The Stockout, Mike Baudendistel discusses the impact that inflation will have on freight markets and CPG companies. Plus, Mike discusses the latest spikes in freight rates and discusses recent CPG company news.  Visit our sponsor, Echo Global Logistics Sign up for The Stockout newsletter...

In this episode of The Stockout, a show about CPG companies and their supply chains, in honor of Mother’s Day, Mike Baudendistel discusses the rapidly declining birth rate in the U.S. and why that is a big deal for CPG companies and freight transportation. Mike then discusses recent thoughts on inflation trends impacting CPG supply chains including soaring chicken prices. In addition, Mike goes th...

In this episode of The Stockout, a show about CPG companies and their supply chains, in honor of earth day, Mike Baudendistel discusses the challenges and opportunities that CPG companies face when looking to reduce their carbon footprint by converting rail intermodal to truckload. Mike also discusses the biggest transportation news this week, Canadian National’s bid to acquire Kansas City Souther...

In this episode of The Stockout, a show about CPG companies and their supply chains, Mike Baudendistel discusses potential upcoming IPOs in the CPG industry including The Honest Company, which was founded by actress Jessica Alba. On the topic of IPOs, Mike also discusses why we might see Impossible Foods go public later this year. He also provides an update on Pepsi and L’Oreal’s, two large cap CP...

In this inaugural episode of The Stockout, Mike Baudendistel explains why FreightWaves is launching yet another show, this one focused on consumer packaged goods, or CPG.  Mike then discusses recent articles written for The Stockout newsletter which touch on major CPG industry themes including: adapting to post-covid lifestyles, substitution of animal-based products for plant-based ones, inflation...

This is Mike Baudendistel. I’m an analyst and Market Expert at FreightWaves, the leading media and data company focused on freight transportation. I’m also the author of a bi-weekly newsletter called The Stockout that 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, cleaning supplies and...