Automating Complex Food Industry Challenges

Transform your operation and unlock deep insights in your food business

The world we live in today requires business processes that are transparent and simplify decision-making so you can accelerate your business. Because of the unique characteristics in the food industry there are some challenges when it comes to food production, regulatory requirements and consumer demands. Automating complex operational tasks will transform your operations and give you insights into your suppliers and customers.

Bite-sized innovation: how AI revolutionizes the food industry

In this e-book, we’ll explore the key trends, insights, and breakthrough developments that are setting the table for a smarter, more efficient, and personalized culinary world.

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Beverage industry

Bread, biscuits & pasta

Bulk, whole ingredients and process milling

Chocolate and sweets

Dairy

Food wholesale

Fruits and vegetables

Meat and fish

Download our leaflet for professionals in the food industry

Explore key insights in the food industry with our leaflet, which covers emerging trends such as conscious consumer buying behaviors demanding R&D innovations, the influence of social media on marketing strategies, and lifestyle changes affecting packaging and distribution. Explore future opportunities to maintain competitive advantage and learn how to navigate the evolving landscape of the food industry effectively.

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3 key challenges for food businesses in the digital age

In addition to the universal digitization and automation challenges of complex processes, stock management, regulations and logistics, food companies must tackle industry-specific hot topics such as:

Ensuring transparent, consistent

information about every step of the production process.

Shelf life compliance

planning and customer fulfilment taking into account shelf life limitations.

Quality-based pricing: managing pricing

based on specific item characteristics.

Poppies Bakeries launches its future with spot-on ERP solution

If you’re into cakes, pastries and other bakery products, there’s a good chance Poppies Bakeries rings a bell. The family-owned company is closing in on its 50th anniversary and has steadily spread its wings. For perspective, it produces treats in 13 bakeries and facilities across Europe and the United States, employing over 1,300 colleagues. To maintain momentum, Poppies Bakeries is digitally transforming its business, with a new ERP solution as its showpiece.

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Dream big, act smart - Manna Foods dreams big

Facing accelerated growth, Manna Foods recently implemented SAP S/4HANA ERP alongside delaware’s experts. With the solution driving more mature, streamlined processes, the food firm set its sights on a groundbreaking supply chain transparency solution – choosing delaware’s unique ‘innovation-as-a-service’ approach.

Manna Foods has a dream: complete transparency over its supply chain, from the farmer raising crops and livestock to the end consumer selecting the product from the grocery store shelf. This transparency would enable not only the company, but also the end consumer to accurately trace ingredients – for detailed insights into origin, transport, temperature, processing status, and more.

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Nurturing a healthy partnership with Alpro

Alpro is an international plant-based food manufacturer that creates naturally-healthy products that are good for the planet too. They are a dynamic company that continually tries to improve in terms of process optimizations and its IT environment.

Over the years, delaware has delivered projects that optimize Alpro’s forecasting, its integration with external partners, and its shop floor operations, among others. In another ambitious project, Alpro moved to automated warehousing as a next step in achieving the most optimal workflow. This project trimmed down the costs of the supply chain process significantly.

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How La Lorraine Bakery Group uses IoT to grow sales

Does this sound familiar to you? After a long work day, you’re rushing to the supermarket to get some bread, only to arrive at an empty shelf. For La Lorraine Bakery Group (LLBG), these missed sales are a major source of frustration as well. LLBG IT manager Bart D’haese went looking for ways to improve the coordination between supply and demand. The company’s goal is to improve its sales by at least 5%.

If you, like most people, regularly eat bread, chances are you’ve already had a taste of LLBG’s passion for baking. Every day, this bakery company provides countless supermarkets and bakeries with breads and pastries. “Clients can send in their orders until 3:30 PM the day before,” explains Bart. “Our team then makes sure we deliver early the next morning, so stores can greet their customers with that delicious scent we all love.”

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FAST CX Food

Deliver a consistently great experience at every touchpoint, channel & device.

Nutri-Score Calculator

Automatically calculate the Nutri-Scores of products to offer customers greater transparency,

FAST-FOOD

For ambitious mid-market companies looking for a state-of-the-art platform for growth.

SAP Shopfloor Cockpit

Enhance shopfloor operations with our user-friendly Shopfloor Cockpit, integrating real-time data to simplify processes, reduce errors, and boost efficiency.

companies at every step of the food product value chain, from ingredient manufacturers to trading partners, will be confronted with the trials of digital transformation. delaware has the solutions and the expertise to guide your food business into the digital age

Optimizing collaboration across food, retail, and wholesale

We provide integrated solutions that connect the food, retail & consumer markets, and wholesale sectors, ensuring a seamless journey from production to the customer. Our expertise helps food producers maintain high-quality standards, empowers retail businesses to elevate customer experiences with innovative tools, and enables wholesalers to optimize supply chains for maximum efficiency. By bridging these sectors, we support operational excellence, enhanced collaboration, and sustainable growth across the entire value chain.