Nestlé Is Cutting 16,000 Jobs and Promising Robots. Its Capital Budget Says Otherwise.
Key takeaways:
Nestlé's capital spending fell as fast as its headcount. Capex dropped from 6.0% of sales in 2024 to 4.8% in 2025, and...
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Nestlé Is Cutting 16,000 Jobs and Promising Robots. Its Capital Budget Says Otherwise.
Key takeaways:
Nestlé's capital spending fell as fast as its headcount. Capex dropped from 6.0% of sales in 2024 to 4.8% in 2025, and...
Food Manufacturers Are Buying More Tech Than Their Workers Can Learn
Manufacturers are spending like the future is already here. A recent Fluke Corporation survey found 72% of organizations plan to sink 16% to 30%...
For the First Time, Grain, Freight, and Factory Input Costs All Moved the Same...
Grain, freight, and factory input costs all fell together this week. In 15 weeks of tracking the Food Industry Executive Input Cost Index, that's...
Winning a Proposition 65 Food Case: It’s All About Averaging
By Dennis Raglin, Shareholder, Carlton Fields
Key takeaways:
Most enforcers calculate exposure as daily consumption of the maximum serving size on the label, inflating violation...
Start With the Problem, Not the Tool: A Q&A With Aptean’s Jack Payne on...
AI is on the plant floor now, but there's a big difference between experimenting with it and getting real value from it. Some projects...
[Webinar] Beyond Spreadsheets: Fast-Track FSMA 204 Compliance & AI Readiness
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You have two years to ensure your data is compliant with the FSMA 204 deadline, and the age of AI...
Food Exec Brief: Grocery Contraction, Ransomware Hits $3B Brand, and Senate Clears UPF Warnings
Welcome to this week's Food Exec Brief, your strategic intelligence roundup for food and beverage manufacturing leaders. This week, we're covering:
Grocery unit sales...