The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index | Methodology

The Recipe for Better Food Cost Insight The new DecisionNext Finished Goods Index (FGI) gives you a monthly look at the ingredient costs behind value-added food products—all benchmarked to 2025 prices. Designed for retailers, foodservice operators, processors, and industry analysts, it shows how raw material prices are changing the cost of everyday finished goods. In addition to tracking historical cost changes, the Finished Goods Index includes a forward-looking six-month forecast for each item as well as all raw material inputs.