Food & Beverage - Consumer Products & Retail

Avoid the headaches of downtime with lean manufacturing strategies

January 27, 2026

Unplanned downtime is silently draining profitability from consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers. Every minute of halted production can lead to missed delivery…

By Kevin Hoorne

4 MIN READ

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How much more could product teams accomplish if they stopped starting from scratch?

January 15, 2026

Product development teams in consumer packaged goods are under constant pressure to move faster. New SKUs. New formulations. Packaging updates. Regulatory changes that…

By Tyler Newcombe

3 MIN READ

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How to optimize your spray drying process with digital twins

August 25, 2025

Why spray drying still matters Did you know that up to 15% of the energy used in dairy plants is…

By Lorraine Abazeri

5 MIN READ

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Turning shop-floor insights into competitive edge in food & beverage manufacturing

August 18, 2025

Every production line tells a story — in numbers, patterns and signals. For food and beverage manufacturers, the challenge is…

By Christian Wendt

2 MIN READ

When Innovation Speed Beats Innovation Volume: The New CPG Reality

June 11, 2025

For more than three decades, from 1980 to 2012, consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies consistently outperformed the S&P 500 (McKinsey)….

By mariovollbracht

6 MIN READ

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Sustainable from the start: Leveraging shift left in consumer goods

May 28, 2025

In today’s fast-paced consumer products industry, digital transformation has become a key driver of success. As companies strive to optimize…

By Volker Albrecht

4 MIN READ

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From months to seconds: validate virtual recipes and ensure brand quality

April 1, 2025

When consumer trends can change overnight or supply issues pop up at any moment, Consumer Products and Retail (CP&R) executives…

By Steve Hartman and Lorraine Abazeri

3 MIN READ

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Re-use innovation assets: Unlocking speed and efficiency in consumer product development

February 17, 2025

Maximize the potential of existing innovations to speed development, reduce costs, and drive sustainability What if your next breakthrough product…

By Lorraine Abazeri

7 MIN READ

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Leaner operations through integrated consumer packaged goods manufacturing

February 3, 2025

How can your consumer packaged goods (CPG) company efficiently develop and produce higher quality, more sustainable goods faster? Though this…

By Christian Wendt

3 MIN READ