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[Business Case Builder] The High Cost of Doing Nothing
Sponsored by QAD
The ERP modernization business case builder for food manufacturers facing the FSMA 204 deadline
Legacy ERP is costing you more than you think, especially in five places that never show up as named line items.
Inventory waste. Recall exposure. Compliance labor. Manual workarounds. Slow...
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Food Exec Brief: Portfolio Pruning, UPF Countdown, Tariff Reality, and the Niche Brand Threat
Welcome to this week's Food Exec Brief, your strategic intelligence roundup on portfolio pruning as a growth strategy, the federal UPF definition arriving by April, tariff-driven supply chain recalibration, precision fermentation's commercial moment, retailer-led...
Are Your Cost-Cutting Initiatives Actually Saving You Money?
Key takeaways:
Cost pressure is real and intensifying: Food Engineering's 2025 State of Food Manufacturing found that 78% of food manufacturers reported higher total cost per product last year, with a mean increase of...
[Business Case Builder] The High Cost of Doing Nothing
Sponsored by QAD
The ERP modernization business case builder for food manufacturers facing the FSMA 204 deadline
Legacy ERP is costing you more than you think, especially in five places that never show up as named...
[Webinar] Firefighting vs. Foresight: AI and the Industry 5.0 Shift in Food & Beverage
Sponsored by Aptean
Featuring Frost & Sullivan
Reacting to short-term disruption is no longer sustainable in the food and beverage industry. Demand volatility, fragile supply chains, labor shortages, and margin pressure have made delayed decision-making increasingly risky.
Industry 5.0...
Food Exec Brief: Tariff Whiplash, Reformulation Pressure, and the GLP-1 Mandate
This week's Food Exec Brief covers the Supreme Court's landmark tariff ruling and the rapid workaround, a reformulation race triggered by the FDA's updated "healthy" definition, and the food industry's full-court press to adapt...
The 4-Stage Integration Gap Holding Food Manufacturers Back in 2026
Key takeaways:
Most food manufacturers operate in a hybrid state of partially automated processes, and understanding where your operation sits on the integration spectrum is the first step toward smarter 2026 technology investments.
Nearly...
[eBook] Winning the Shelf Playbook
Sponsored by Tastewise
Why POS Data Alone Won’t Win You Shelf Space in 2026
Retail buyers aren’t asking what sold. They’re asking why it will keep selling. And in 2026, point-of-sale data alone is a lagging...