Mike Delaney

But I will say, Mike, the conversations I've had recently with the meat side of the house, I think JBS really shook them up differently because it happened on their watch and their industry that I've had several conversations in the last month alone that they're worried about their supply chain and really worried about what they're going to do about it.

But I will say, Mike, the conversations I've had recently with the meat side of the house, I think JBS really shook them up differently because it happened on their watch and their industry that I've had several conversations in the last month alone that they're worried about their supply chain and really worried about what they're going to do about it.

And my response back always is awareness is the first step. So what are we going to do after this? Don't try to boil the ocean, just make a cup of tea. You don't need to take on the whole system. There's no way you're gonna do that.

And my response back always is awareness is the first step. So what are we going to do after this? Don't try to boil the ocean, just make a cup of tea. You don't need to take on the whole system. There's no way you're gonna do that.

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Now let's get back to the conversation with Mike. If you're talking about the grocery side, what can you guys do? You know, if you're talking about the actual ranchers, what are you doing? A lot of times ranchers don't have a lot of tech. Some of them do. It's not all like Yellowstone, right? They're not always flying helicopters. They're not always flying drones.

Now let's get back to the conversation with Mike. If you're talking about the grocery side, what can you guys do? You know, if you're talking about the actual ranchers, what are you doing? A lot of times ranchers don't have a lot of tech. Some of them do. It's not all like Yellowstone, right? They're not always flying helicopters. They're not always flying drones.

But sometimes their biggest equipment is the wheelbarrow that they take in and out of the barn. It just depends. I think we have to not oversell tech in places that doesn't need it yet. I think we need to button up what we've got out. and chaos. But I don't want people to think that it's all that all the time. It's not. Sometimes it's really fun.

But sometimes their biggest equipment is the wheelbarrow that they take in and out of the barn. It just depends. I think we have to not oversell tech in places that doesn't need it yet. I think we need to button up what we've got out. and chaos. But I don't want people to think that it's all that all the time. It's not. Sometimes it's really fun.

Sometimes you're eating buttercream and like 10 a.m., you know, or you're eating a cookie. That's just the best part. You got the taste test. Yeah, I know. I mean, some of the some of the cookies were amazing. Some of the cakes were amazing. But I'll tell you, Mike, you're probably like me. You can't you can't unsmell that particular frosting and you can't unsmell that cake.

Sometimes you're eating buttercream and like 10 a.m., you know, or you're eating a cookie. That's just the best part. You got the taste test. Yeah, I know. I mean, some of the some of the cookies were amazing. Some of the cakes were amazing. But I'll tell you, Mike, you're probably like me. You can't you can't unsmell that particular frosting and you can't unsmell that cake.

I walk into a grocery store and I can't eat a store bought cake anymore because I had it too much. Like,

I walk into a grocery store and I can't eat a store bought cake anymore because I had it too much. Like,

Yeah, I always used to call it when they'd be doing icing days and also the filling days, the fruit filling, you could smell the sugar in the air. I used to call it diabetes air. And something I didn't know that I learned on the job was that sugar dust is actually highly flammable.

Yeah, I always used to call it when they'd be doing icing days and also the filling days, the fruit filling, you could smell the sugar in the air. I used to call it diabetes air. And something I didn't know that I learned on the job was that sugar dust is actually highly flammable.

There were days, there were days where I'm like, I don't, I don't know how we're going to get through this. Like there were, um, so many crazy things. I got sent to factories after they just bombed for flower mites and it was nuclear material and project managers during like that whole refresh thing we did. And I got sent out for almost two years on the road. Yeah.

There were days, there were days where I'm like, I don't, I don't know how we're going to get through this. Like there were, um, so many crazy things. I got sent to factories after they just bombed for flower mites and it was nuclear material and project managers during like that whole refresh thing we did. And I got sent out for almost two years on the road. Yeah.

They're like, oh yeah, you could come back as like a superhero. And I'm like, it's not funny. You're paying my medical bills. Like, yeah. Do I need to call the corporate lawyer? Cause I will. I mean, we got to travel all over the world for that.

They're like, oh yeah, you could come back as like a superhero. And I'm like, it's not funny. You're paying my medical bills. Like, yeah. Do I need to call the corporate lawyer? Cause I will. I mean, we got to travel all over the world for that.