Digital transformation has been one of the key themes within the food processing sector for several years, but recently it has become a major strategic priority for most organisations. As an impact of the pandemic, and the operational and IT weaknesses that have been brought into sharp relief as a result, digital transformation of legacy systems and processes is now seen as a critical and urgent requirement. Indeed, many industry analysts and pundits suggest that we may see decades of innovation in this area occur over the next five years. While we are seeing more and more manufacturers invest in digital transformation initiatives, the reason for them doing so is shifting. Prior to the pandemic, it was almost entirely focused on business performance outcomes - improvements in efficiency and productivity, for example - and the impact of those on the bottom line. In other words, the motives where solely framed around mostly commercial benefits.
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