How To Improve Food Manufacturing Safety By Increasing Asset Reliability

By Dan Miklovic

Since LNS Research and Schneider Electric has surveyed the industrial markets over the past few years, the number one issue facing the food and beverage sector has remained compliance with the Food Safety and Modernization Act.  Of approximately 700 responses (one-third from the beverage sector and two-thirds from food) just over 60% rank it as key issue. The impact of supply chain issues, customer preferences, raw material prices, social media and other factors range from 10% to 40% depending on industry, region, and company size.