Food & Beverage Manufacturers Race to Scale AI Beyond the Pilot Stage
Rockwell Automation released an analysis of how food and beverage manufacturers can scale AI beyond pilot projects, drawing on its 2026 State of Smart Manufacturing Report. The survey found nearly 90% of food and beverage manufacturers are using or planning AI, but only about 45% of collected data is effectively used, and AI-supported processes are expected to rise from roughly 37% today to more than 60% by 2030.
Key figures
- Pct reskilled past year
- 40%
- Ai supported processes today
- approximately 37%
- Pct expect workforce reshape
- 93%
- Ai supported processes by 2030
- more than 60%
- Pct collected data effectively used
- about 45%
- Pct manufacturers using or planning ai
- nearly 90%
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