Food & Beverage Manufacturers Race to Scale AI Beyond the Pilot Stage
Rockwell Automation published a research analysis arguing food and beverage manufacturers are struggling to scale AI beyond pilot projects, drawing on its 2026 State of Smart Manufacturing Report. Key survey findings include ~90% of food and beverage manufacturers using or planning AI, yet only ~45% of collected data effectively utilized, with AI-supported processes expected to grow from ~37% to over 60% by 2030.
Key figures
- Employee count
- 26000
- Pct reskilled past year
- 40%
- Ai supported processes today
- 37%
- Ai supported processes by 2030
- 60%+
- Pct expecting workforce reshaping
- 93%
- Pct collected data effectively used
- 45%
- Pct fab manufacturers using or planning ai
- 90%
AI analysis
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