Food & Beverage Supply Chain Trends: 2027

The food and beverage industry enters 2027 under sustained pressure. Uncertain demand, new standards, rising cyber risk and the rapid advance of AI are changing what it takes to run a resilient supply chain. When hackers took control of the refrigeration systems in hundreds of French supermarkets in October, a cyber attack became a food safety incident overnight. The businesses that thrive next year will be the ones that prepare now.

Our new report, ‘Food & Beverage Supply Chain Trends 2027’, brings together insights from five industry leaders at BSI, Slimstock, SCALA, WMG at the University of Warwick and Balloon One. This practical guide explores the four areas that will shape the year ahead.

Inside the Report, You’ll Discover:

• Resilience & Demand: Learn why planning isn’t dead but rigid planning is, why data is ageing faster than ever, and why value and volume need to be read together now that growth is driven more by price than by volume.
• Trust, Traceability & Standards: Understand what 2D barcodes at the point of sale mean for your systems, what food can learn from other sectors about collaboration, and why cyber security is now a food safety and brand trust issue.
• Preventing Food Loss & Waste: Discover how ISO 20001, the first international management system standard for food loss and waste, will change how waste is measured and managed, and how shelf-life data can help you act before stock is wasted.
• AI, Automation & the Data Foundation: Find out where AI is already adding value, why it should recommend rather than run your processes, and why governance and clear data ownership must come before scale.

Featuring insights from: David Food (WMG, University of Warwick), Richard Werran (BSI), Mike Donnelly (Slimstock), Chris Clowes (SCALA) and Craig Powell (Balloon One).

The food and beverage industry of 2027 will reward the businesses that get the basics right. This report offers more than analysis: it closes with seven practical recommendations to help you focus on the few things that will make the biggest difference.

Download your free copy of ‘Food & Beverage Supply Chain Trends 2027’ today and make sure your supply chain is ready for the year ahead.