Beyond the Lab: How the F&B Industry Uses Real-Time Data to Drive Quality

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Brandon Henning: Yeah, that's another thing we're seeing, to your point. We're witnessing the idea of the lab change from being a specific location to everywhere. This means conducting in-process testing at the point where I add a sweetener to increase the bricks of my product. For example, I can test that right there to see if I'm getting the sweetener profile after a certain amount of cooking, instead of waiting until I bring that into the lab for some kind of flavor test or specification test. This allows me to gather more data in real time and know if I need to make batch changes while those batches are being produced.
In the past, when I first started, sampling would come into the lab, which didn't always mean we met our specifications. We would re-dose over time with new formulations, which was expensive and not very effective. This approach drove up the cost of manufacturing. Now we're seeing a lot more real-time data collection during the process.
Lee Reece: The other thing I've seen is the shift towards using data to predict failures rather than just reacting to them after the fact. We can start to see problems coming in advance. We’re beginning to notice processes starting to drift and can react to that and correct it before it goes out of specification and becomes a problem, which is a huge advantage for us.
Brandon Henning:
Yeah, we're seeing that too. We're noticing a significant increase in customers wanting Statistical Process Control (SPC) linked to their sampling and things like that, so they can do predictive analysis instead of just the traditional reactive sample hold analysis.
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Watch the full webinar to hear how F&B manufacturers are addressing this pressing issue in their labs. Thank you to New Food for hosting this discussion!
Featuring:
🔹 Brandon Henning - Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer at STARLIMS
🔹 Lee Reece - Global Food Safety and Quality Improvement Manager, The Kraft Heinz Company
🔹 Adeniyi Odugbemi - Global Director of Food Safety, ADM
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