Enterprises' Quest to Find Data Visibility Across Multiple Sites
After years of mergers and acquisitions, large food and beverage companies seek operational data visibility across multiple plants to drive efficiencies.
Chocolate producer Barry Callebaut AG produces more than 2.2 million tons of confectionery annually, while Carlsberg Group, a global brewer, has 78 facilities. During the last ten years, large food and beverage operations have been under pressure to improve yields as lighter system software platforms and practical industrial networking solutions have made data visibility economical.
FOOD ENGINEERING’s 2023 State of Food Manufacturing report backs this up. With a 50% or better response, respondents said these productivity-related improvements were of “great-need” or “some need”: equipment upgrades, improved engineering/IT communication, improved supply chain management, improved reporting of overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and process control/platform upgrades.