Manufacturing Benchmarks in Food and Beverage Operations

Over the past few decades, the food & beverage industry has experienced a huge surge in demand. Former mom-and-pop businesses have turned into global operations that produce everything from cereals to pop drinks. As demand continues to increase, it is important for companies to have the necessary analytics to efficiently and profitably supply the market.

From March to September 2009, Informance studied 725 global manufacturing operations worldwide. Researchers used The Informance Plant Reporting Module (including patented analytics) to collect data, derive insight and discover correlations to operational success of tactical and strategic actions. Below are some statistics from the food & beverage segment of the study.

Best in Class manufacturers in the food and beverage industry outperform their peers based on a number of key performance indicators. For more detailed information, read our Food & Beverage Packing Benchmark Study.