Mr. David Maloni
Principal, ARA Trading Inc.
Member of the Food & Beverage Council
Council Member Biography
David Maloni is Principal for American Restaurant Association Inc., a food commodity research, forecasting, consulting, and contract risk management organization founded in 1996 specifically advising the US restaurant and hotel industry and supply chain. American Restaurant Association also specializes in assisting restaurant and hotel companies navigate and contract in the volatile food commodity markets through its two sister firms ARA Trading and ARA Hedging. ARA Trading is a licensed Commodity Trading Advisory Firm (CTA) specifically directed to the US hotel/restaurant industry for commodity risk management consulting. ARA Hedging is a commodity merchandising company offering flexible commodity contracting to clients. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2007 - Unspecified
- Principal, ARA Trading Inc.
- 1996 - Unspecified
- President and Chief Commodity Strategist, American Restaurant Association Inc.
GLG NewsSM Analyses by David Maloni
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Have the Commodity Markets Topped?
March 17, 2011
The Continuous Commodity Index set record highs pretty much from December through February but the trend has recently changed.
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December 22, 2010
The coffee market has been trading at 13 year highs as of late around $2.30 a bushel. Chart models are suggesting the next step for the coffee market may be $2.75.
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December 9, 2010
I noticed recently that gasoline prices in our neck of the woods are nearing $3 a gallon. And it’s likely that we will surpass $3 in the coming weeks due to the recent run up in crude oil. It surprises me that I haven’t heard more push back on the elevated gasoline prices and their potential draw on the US consumer.
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More on Protein Supplies for 2011
December 2, 2010
This model gives us an indication of hog farmer profitability which, as one can tell, has declined sharply in recent months. If I included charts for chicken producers, milk farmers and various other protein producers they would be similar.
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November 18, 2010
A lot of attention has been given to China during the past week with the news that they will attempt to slow their economy to mitigate inflation which has had a bearish influence on the commodity markets.
GLG Study Groups with David Maloni(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| Prime Brokerage Services Experts | 254 |
| Commodity, Equity, Bond, and Forex Trading Experts | 209 |
| Experts in the Food & Beverage Council | 53 |
GLG Live Meetings with David Maloni(?)
Recent Seminars
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August 13, 2009 | Boston
Seminar: The Changing Supply and Demand of Commodities (Boston) -
August 12, 2009 | New York
Seminar: The Changing Supply and Demand of Commodities (New York) -
May 30, 2008 | Boston
GLG Seminar: Rising Commodity Costs - For Restaurants the Worst May Be Yet to Come -
May 29, 2008 | New York
GLG Seminar: Rising Commodity Costs - For Restaurants the Worst May Be Yet to Come
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