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Title
Utilising data in the meat industry to create better business outcomes
When
10:30 AEDT March 9th, 2021
Speakers
Will Barton & Adam Sharp
Description
With over 100 years’ experience spanning three generations, Gundagai Meat Processors (GMP) have evolved into a market leader in the meat processing industry. Together with Toustone, leading business intelligence experts in Agriculture, they have implemented a productivity solution that has revolutionised the GMP business and changed how the meat packing industry views data and analytics.
Join Toustone and CEO of GMP – Will Barton, to learn first-hand how they have implemented a robust and game changing data solution, that has fundamentally changed the way they do business.
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