Digital product passport

Digital product passports: Why product data readiness matters more than the deadline

A digital product passport looks like a QR code. The hard work is making sure the record behind it still…

Five strategies every executive should know to unlock transformative value in CPG manufacturing

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers are operating in one of the most demanding environments the industry has ever faced. Expectations…

cpg closed loop manufacturing ai. 2 people in front of supply chain line of oranges

Get the most out of AI in CPG manufacturing: Start with a closed loop

For CPG leaders under pressure to launch faster, protect margins, and manage rising complexity, AI delivers the most value when…

PRODUCT CHANGE | Food and beverage products with digital lines around signifying connectedness

Build the IT environment that keeps product change under control 

The food and beverage industry is full of challenges. But there are three that I can observe again and again when talking to the leaders…

Lean manufacturing

Avoid the headaches of downtime with lean manufacturing strategies 

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

product teams asset reuse food and beverage engineering

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

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

spray drying process in food and beverage

How to optimize your spray drying process with digital twins

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

Woman with tablet doing quality inspection at a production line with bottles

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

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

When Innovation Speed Beats Innovation Volume: The New CPG Reality 

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