17 Feb Staying Ahead of the Curve: Insights from BEMA Intel 

Ferris Bueller once said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Ferris Bueller’s Day Off hit movie screens in 1986, but those words still ring true nearly 40 years later, especially when it comes to the baking industry.

The pace of change in the industry and the world has only increased since Ferris and his friends ditched school for the day, and keeping up with those changes can be a full-time job.

In this age of rapid technological innovation and information overload, it can be difficult to “stop and look around” to identify important trends and data that can inform your company’s future.

At BEMA, we want to help our members sort through the overflow of information to find the data that makes a difference, which is why we offer BEMA Intel, curated data that provides key insights into the current and future state of the baking industry.

What is BEMA Intel?

BEMA Intel is critical business intelligence that improves your decision-making capabilities. There are three unique components:

Industry Summary: This quarterly report provides an overview of macroeconomic trends that affect the baking industry, providing high-level insights to inform strategic planning and decision-making.

Industry Indicators: A report that contains detailed current and historical trends for industry indicators that encompass developments in production, consumption, and market trends.

Pulse Survey: Our confidential survey highlights global and U.S. industry outlooks, company outlooks, and top business challenges, allowing members to keep their fingers on the pulse of innovation and obstacles in the industry.

Why BEMA Intel?

BEMA Intel provides concise, accurate, data-driven insights for strategic decision-making that empowers business leaders to choose the right course for their company.

BEMA Intel offers the information business leaders need in a form that isn’t available anywhere else.

“Developing the BEMA Intel survey and report was essential because, as an industry executive for over 20 years, I had relied on multiple sources to assess the health of the industry—a time-consuming process that included extensive data collection and personal interviews with executives,” says Tim Cook, BEMA Board of Directors past chairman. “It became clear that if BEMA could compile and standardize this information, both bakers and suppliers would gain valuable insights to better plan their businesses, staffing, resources, and budgets. With the collaboration of a dedicated group of industry professionals and the support of BEMA and Cyprus Research, we created what is now known as BEMA Intel.”

Whether you need current, historical, or forward-looking data that highlights trends and economic and baking indicators, BEMA Intel offers something for you.

BEMA Intel Helps Industry Leaders Plan for the Future

Industry leaders use BEMA Intel to inform decision-making and set the course for the future. With an understanding of key economic indicators, the current and historical trends in the industry, and the advances and challenges facing the industry, business leaders gain the ability to anticipate industry shifts, allowing them to be at the forefront of change instead of reacting to it.

Companies use BEMA Intel to guide operational and strategic planning to better position their business to compete in the ever-changing landscape of the baking industry.

“BEMA INTEL has become an indispensable tool in our day-to-day operations,” says Eric Cruse of Middleby Baker Group. “The platform’s comprehensive data and insights provide a clear picture on the state of the baking industry, helping me stay informed on key trends and emerging opportunities. I regularly use BEMA INTEL to identify shifts in the market and share these critical insights with my sales team. This enables us to anticipate changes, adapt strategies, and remain competitive in this dynamic industry. The actionable intelligence from BEMA INTEL is a game changer for making informed decisions and success in our business.”

Clay Miller of Burford Corp/Middleby Bakery Group agrees.

“I’ve seen a direct correlation between the outlook provided by BEMA Intel and what actually transpired in various areas of our business. These connections have strengthened my trust in the data, allowing me to rely on it more confidently. For example, in Q1 of 2023, BEMA Intel projected a 90% positive outlook for the bakery equipment manufacturing industry, and the following quarter turned out to be one of our biggest ever. Later that year, Q4 data predicted a jump in confidence from 73% to 85%, and that next quarter became our strongest on record. Similarly, Burford’s backlog trends aligned closely with BEMA Intel’s projections over the same period.”

Discover Q4 Insights

Want to see what BEMA Intel is all about for yourself? Check out the latest BEMA Intel report to get a high-level overview of the economic picture from the fourth quarter of 2024 that you can use to inform your Q1 and Q2 decision-making.

Want to know more about BEMA Intel? We’d love to answer your questions and talk about how BEMA Intel can make a difference for your company in the year ahead. Reach out to Kelly Allen for detailed information on BEMA Intel.

Committed to Serving You

In today’s constantly shifting economic landscape, if we “don’t stop and look around,” we could miss the impactful insights necessary to making good decisions for our businesses and industry. BEMA Intel makes it easy to do just that.

As we head into 2025, let’s use the right data to embrace the new challenges and opportunities that come with the fast pace of innovation.