2024 Technology Outlook

© Olemedia/iStock/Getty Images Plus Share Around 60 years into the Information Age, it’s perhaps no wonder that the near-term forecast for technological advances—for the food industry and beyond—revolves around just that: making effective use of data like never before. The speed at which data is now collected is driving rapid development of high-tech intelligent solutions designed to help companies sort, manage, and analyze troves of information that can be used to optimize processes and address challenges varying from the complex to the mundane. Key Takeaways Digital transformation in the food supply chain will advance as technologies including artificial intelligence and machine learning, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and tech-enabled traceability move beyond their infancies. AI applications focused on sustainable manufacturing and distribution represent growth areas as the food industry works toward more climate-friendly operations. IIoT developments will accelerate in the next five year as software capabilities grow. Tech-enabled trace-and-track solutions will enable companies to meet new traceability mandates, which become effective in 2026. Whether it’s automated technologies that help strengthen supply chain procurement, inventory management, or logistics processes, intelligent traceability software that enables more efficient tracking of potentially contaminated or spoiled foods, or smart manufacturing systems that help […]

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