Recall Liability: Who Should Be Held Responsible?
The recent ByHeart infant formula recall exposed severe supply‑chain communication breakdowns, allowing contaminated product to remain on store shelves and endangering 48 infants. While the manufacturer originated the contamination, distributors and retailers that continued shipping the product faced liability, highlighting that responsibility extends across the entire chain. The episode underscores the need for proactive, shared recall systems and coordinated response protocols. Experts argue that shifting focus from blame to collective responsibility is essential for resilience.
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[Webinar] From System of Record to System of Action: Rethinking ERP and AI in Food & Beverage and Consumer Products...
The upcoming webinar spotlights a paradigm shift from traditional ERP as a passive system of record to an AI‑driven system of action for food‑and‑beverage and consumer‑products manufacturers. It showcases QAD Adaptive ERP and Champion AI’s ability to turn real‑time operational...
Why Most ERP Modernization Projects Die Before They Start
Food manufacturers recognize legacy ERP systems erode profitability, but most modernization projects stall before funding. The primary obstacle is translating operational pain points—such as manual workarounds and slow closes—into a concrete financial case that satisfies CFOs and boards. Without a...
How Passover Foods Appeal to Gluten-Free and Health-Conscious Shoppers Year-Round
Passover’s strict dietary rules are turning the holiday into a year‑round driver of gluten‑free demand. Kosher‑for‑Passover certification now touches roughly 35 million non‑Jewish consumers, prompting manufacturers to swap wheat for almond, potato and coconut flours. This reformulation expands the shelf of...
Building Resilient Food and Beverage Operations Through Digital Thread Strategies
The article explains how food and beverage manufacturers can boost resilience by adopting a digital thread—a unified, real‑time data flow linking formulation, packaging, quality, and regulatory systems. Disconnected legacy systems create risks such as mislabeling, compliance failures, and supply‑chain disruptions....
What March Madness Teaches Food Manufacturers About Workforce Development
Food manufacturers face a talent crunch similar to March Madness, where turnover and skill gaps threaten operational momentum. The article argues that championship-level workforce development hinges on three pillars: protecting the roster through clear career pathways, modernizing learning with bite-sized...
CPG Supply Chain Digital Transformation: What’s Working in 2026 and What’s Still Theory
CPG food manufacturers are midway through digital transformation, with foundational projects delivering measurable gains while advanced AI and autonomous supply chains lag. Real‑time production and warehouse visibility, clean‑data AI demand forecasting, and digital traceability are showing up to 20% output...
After a Year of Recalls and Outbreaks, the Food Industry Confronts a Cold Chain Visibility Gap
After a year marked by more than 30 multistate food‑borne outbreaks, the food industry has identified a cold‑chain visibility gap that allows temperature excursions to go undetected during system handoffs. Ambient IoT, using battery‑free BLE tags, offers continuous, real‑time temperature...
The 25 Most Influential Executives in Food and Beverage (2026)
The 2026 list of the 25 most influential food‑and‑beverage executives replaces revenue‑centric rankings with a seven‑signal influence model, measuring LinkedIn reach, earnings‑call narrative, M&A activity, conference keynotes, trade‑press visibility, policy shaping, and transformation impact. The list highlights leaders from both...
Are Your Cost-Cutting Initiatives Actually Saving You Money?
Food manufacturers are feeling a sharp cost squeeze, with 78% reporting a 13% average rise in per‑product expenses. Common cost‑cutting tactics—deferring maintenance, slashing training budgets, and postponing visibility investments—often generate hidden expenses that outweigh the intended savings. The article argues...
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[Business Case Builder] The High Cost of Doing Nothing
Food manufacturers facing the FSMA 204 deadline are urged to modernize legacy ERP systems, which silently generate costs in inventory waste, recall exposure, compliance labor, manual workarounds, and slow financial closes. QAD’s sponsored Business Case Builder provides fill‑in worksheets, KPI‑to‑dollar translation,...
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[Webinar] Firefighting Vs. Foresight: AI and the Industry 5.0 Shift in Food & Beverage
Frost & Sullivan and Aptean are hosting a webinar on March 26, 2026 to discuss the Industry 5.0 shift in food and beverage. The session highlights how AI‑embedded, unified platforms can replace fragmented, reactive processes across production, quality, supply chain, and finance. Speakers will illustrate...
The 4-Stage Integration Gap Holding Food Manufacturers Back in 2026
Food manufacturers are largely stuck in a hybrid, partially connected integration state, where systems like ERP and MES exchange data inconsistently. A 2025 survey shows nearly 70% of firms cite cost as the primary obstacle to deeper digital transformation, yet...
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[EBook] Winning the Shelf Playbook
Tastewise’s new eBook, “Winning the Shelf Playbook,” argues that point‑of‑sale data alone can no longer secure shelf space in 2026. Brands must leverage real‑time consumer signals—claims, usage occasions, prep contexts, and basket behavior—to craft SKU stories that resonate with empowered...